trucking capacity
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Chart of the Week
Load rejections signal tightest market since 2018, but for how long?
Trucking capacity is the tightest it has been in 17 months thanks to the surging volumes, but all signs point to this being a short-lived…
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Weather and Critical Events
Blizzard closing in on tight-capacity markets out west
Blizzard conditions could tighten capacity more in strained Denver, Salt Lake City markets.
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Passport Research
Trucking markets: Reefer madness
Transportation providers are now rejecting 10.69% of contracted loads as capacity tightens around the country.
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News
Coronavirus will test supply chain partnerships
In partnership with Arrive Logistics... shippers should communicate with their partners and stay focused on long-term strategy.
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Business
Solving the trucking profitability paradox
Profitability is the key to any business staying in business. In trucking it is harder than in many other businesses. Chris Henry explores the "trucking…
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News
Uncertainty hangs over trucking markets
Will capacity tighten and raise rates, or will volumes evaporate and crash them again?
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News
FreightWavesTV: Coronavirus Special Report
The World Health Organization on Friday raised its assessment of the global coronavirus risk from “high” to “very high,” the most serious assessment in its…
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Business
Trucking carriers call for a second half recovery, but does the data support it?
We examine two historical freight market troughs, 2011 and 2013, to understand current dynamics.
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Redwood Logistics
U.S.-Mexico freight dynamics in times of contracting capacity
The bankruptcy of several trucking firms has impacted capacity and U.S. trailer availability in Mexico, forcing companies to look at different ways to keep freight…
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Trucking
Capacity needs of long-haul trucking and last mile are diverging faster than ever
While capacity utilization in long-haul trucking is going down, the capacity needs of last-mile delivery are increasing due to the rise of e-commerce.
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