Trucking rates
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Chart of the Week
Fuel costs push rates higher faster in 2021
The truckload spot market appears to have hit another peak, but quickly rising fuel costs make this appear much larger than it is.
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Chart of the Week
Rate increases drive trucking compliance higher in May
Shippers may have had a little more success with contracted carriers in May, but it came at a high cost.
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Visibility Tech
Automating rate contract management illuminates pathway to profitability
Shippers will never lose a document, driver or client through an automated rate contract management system.
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Chart of the Week
Transportation costs keep rising as service deteriorates
Transportation rates continue to climb while service is at an all-time low. Shippers will have to be aggressive in devising new strategies to keep costs…
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Tender volumes rebound as winter starts to fades
The story last week was the huge rebound in tender volumes against a very depressed weather-influenced comparison from a snowstorm blanketing most of the U.S.
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Truckload
Truckload contract rates up double digits in Q4
Shippers spent 12% more per mile for dry van truckloads on average through most of the fourth quarter of 2020 than they did in 2019.
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Trucking
The Daily Dash: A wild Q4 and even better times ahead?
In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, Knight-Swift sees a strong 2021 ahead; experts are predicting a wild Q4; and Kenan Advantage Group could be…
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Chart of the Week
Are spot rates peaking before the peak?
Transportation costs are hitting record levels as companies struggle to grab capacity amidst an unusually early peak season.
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Signs of positive rate news for carriers as volumes start increasing
Even as volumes slowly begin to return, carriers are still not in an advantageous position when it comes to pricing, although there is some positive…
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Truckload
Volumes tick up, but shippers remain in control of pricing
The capacity picture is still lagging and continues to be at historically loose levels, but even though spot rates bounced in a few markets, overall…
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