Trucking spot rates
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2022 opens with East Coast vs. West Coast battle for truckload capacity
Carriers are working hard on covering the high-priced West Coast freight, leaving shippers in the Northeast wanting.
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AskWaves
AskWaves: What is a trucking spot rate? What is a trucking contract rate?
People use the term "contract rate" in trucking and think that it is binding. It is not. In reality, it just means a prenegotiated rate…
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Truckload
There is never a bad load, just a bad rate
There has never been more attention paid to freight transportation than what we are experiencing now. And like the Wall Street Bets crowd on Reddit,…
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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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West vs. East coasts: The battle for trucking capacity escalates
Capacity is retightening in California as demand surges once again. There are new patterns emerging that may lead to a battle for capacity between the…
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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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Spot market rates set to resume slow downward trend after wild winter
The underlying fundamentals of the market are showing signs of moving slowly back toward a more stable scenario and spot rates may be unable to…
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Winter storms blow freight market back into disarray
The latest round of winter weather hit transportation hard. How does this compare to other events?
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Trucking contract rates up 12% year-over-year
Companies are paying significantly more for transportation than they were a year ago with many contracts yet to be implemented.
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Flatbed is making a comeback
Although many questions remain for trucking in 2021, flatbed appears to be poised for a much stronger year.
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