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Freightonomics podcast
How the COVID-19 outbreak is hitting supply chains
Anthony and Zach have special guests Former Flex CEO and current strategic adviser to Clear A.I. Mike McNamara and FreightWaves Chief Strategy Officer JT Engstrom…
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Freightonomics podcast
Every day is a new day
Anthony and Zach discuss the swelling unemployment numbers as well as the plummeting freight volumes and what the endgame might look like for the COVID-19…
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American Shipper Infographics
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Freightonomics podcast
Will the cure be worse than the disease?
With unemployment levels skyrocketing and a stimulus package on the table, Anthony and Zach are joined by Andrew Cox as they debate how the U.S.…
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Today's Pickup
Today’s Pickup: China opens factories as the world closes them
China opens its factories; 3.28 million U.S. workers apply for unemployment benefits; U.S. seeks to convince Saudi Arabia to end oil war.
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Business
The U.S. economy has a leak, and freight is getting soaked (with video)
With the passage of time and the context it brings, anyone can point to the moment before markets crashed over the last 100 years and…
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Economics
Job growth tumbled to lowest point on over a year, but trucking hires push on
Job growth fell well short of expectations in February, as the economy added the fewest workers to payrolls since 2017. Hiring slumped in several industries…
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News
Prologis launches internship program to source, train warehouse workers
Prologis is making further investments in the communities it has developed by launching an internship program for high schoolers from under-served areas to enter the…
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Economics
Job openings reach a new record, continuing to outpace the number looking for work
U.S. job openings rose in July to a new record, adding to signs of labor-market tightness that may push wages higher. Within the transportation and…
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Economics
Trucking hires dropped in April as job growth rebounded modestly
he pace of hiring improved slightly in April as the unemployment rate fell below 4% for the first time since the end of 2000. Trucking…
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