trucking capacity
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AskWaves
What is Total Cost Per Mile for truckload carriers?
Chris Henry runs fleet profitability benchmarking and analytics for FreightWaves and facilitates the TCA’s TPP program. If you are interested in benchmarking your fleet’s performance…
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Trucking
Commentary: Responding to readers’ reactions
A number of readers responded to Brian Aoaeh's 12/26/19 "Commentary: Trucking industry observations heading into 2020." His current commentary features some of those responses and…
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Truckload
Commentary: 2019 ends with less profit/more problems for truckload carriers
FreightWaves Market Expert Chris Henry provides a look into truckload’s year that was and commentary on a possible path toward consistent profitability.
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Driver issues
US drug clearinghouse predicted to launch 2020 capacity shakeout
Database of test results seen as rate booster while unseated trucks pose risk to operations.
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Chart of the Week
Shippers gave carriers less notice in 2019
Lead times fell throughout 2019 as shippers became accustomed to excessive capacity.
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Trucking
2019 was a winless season for trucking…2020 will feel like winning the Sugar Bowl
FreightWaves founder and CEO Craig Fuller writes about the issues the trucking industry dealt with in 2019 and what is ahead in 2020.
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Trucking
Commentary: Trucking industry observations heading into 2020
Brian Aoaeh writes about key trucking events in 2019 and looks ahead to 2020.
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Chart of the Week
2019 closing on a strong note for trucking, but will it last?
The truckload sector has had a breakout December thanks to a booming holiday peak. Is this a signal of a long-term shift to the over-supplied…
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Freightonomics podcast
What’s 10th century Korean pottery got to do with it? – Freightonomics [podcast]
Anthony and Zach discuss the recent Celadon shutdown and how it lines up with current freight market conditions; a disappointing manufacturing sector; consumers appear to…
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Chart of the Week
Freight volumes fall to new heights
Freight volumes took a nosedive to this past week, which led to the biggest difference in annual freight volumes this year.
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