Truck capacity
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News
J.B. Hunt sees elevated demand through at least Q1
Management from J.B. Hunt sees the current inventory replenishment cycle sustaining a high freight demand environment through the first quarter of 2021.
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Trucking
The Daily Dash: $411 million nuclear verdict; holiday shipping delays
In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, a Florida jury awards a plaintiff $411 million in the latest nuclear verdict. Plus, a lack of freight…
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Trucking to see ‘more of the same,’ says Ryder’s Belter (with video)
FreightWaves Chief Strategy Officer JT Engstrom chats surface transportation outlook with Ryder’s head of transportation management at The Future of Logistics Real Estate summit.
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Landstar joins rising tide and raises guidance
Landstar System raises earnings outlook on higher truck volumes and pricing improvements. New third-quarter expectations are 25% higher than the midpoint of the previous guidance…
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Analysts continue to raise the bar for trucking companies
Deutsche Bank’s Amit Mehrotra becomes increasingly bullish on the future of trucking. The analyst is forecasting earnings growth at the publicly traded carriers much higher…
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Daseke shares up 20%; restructuring progress seen in Q2 report
Shares of Daseke surge 20% as the company’s overhaul appears to be ahead of schedule. Second quarter results were better than expectations.
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Werner model stands up during downturn
Werner Enterprises’ second-quarter result was much better than expected, with the carrier providing a favorable rate outlook.
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AskWaves
Why tracking tender reject rate is important
Tender rejections are often a leading indicator of spot rates and thus contract rates at a lag.
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Trucking Regulation
HOS emergency waiver easing truck capacity crunch
Relaxing of driver work restrictions provides breathing room to handle volume surge.
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Driver issues
Study finds no racial bias in hair testing drivers for drugs
Trucking Alliance-backed analysis supports group’s push for federal testing changes.
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