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Equipment Finance News: Used-truck inventory drops despite day-cab market woes

Used heavy- and medium-duty truck inventory declined in November, signaling recovery on the horizon for the beleaguered transportation finance sector.

Transport Topics: AI Rollouts Depend on People as Much as Technology

Transportation Leaders Gearing Teams for Success in AI Implementation

Transport Topics: Putting AI to Work in Trucking

Artificial Intelligence Is Quickly Changing Freight Operations, but Success Hinges on Tangible Results

Fleet Owner: Spot market rates rise for dry van, refrigerated, and flatbed loads after holiday week surge

Refrigerated loads hit their highest weekly level since International Roadcheck, with rates rising more than 15% from last year.

Journal of Commerce: US truckload rates jump on poor weather, shorter holiday shopping season

US truckload spot rates have surged in recent days as cold weather, snowstorms and a compressed holiday shopping season tighten capacity ahead of Christmas, analysts say.

Supply Chain Dive: Compete or complement? Trucking foresees mixed intermodal impact from merger of rail giants

Winners and losers will emerge in road transport as Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern join forces, according to industry experts

Fleet Owner: Dry van spot market rates rise during Thanksgiving

Though spot market loads fell for all three major equipment types during Thanksgiving week, national rates were particularly strong for dry van hauls.

Journal of Commerce: Broker association to aggregate truckload theft, fraud information for FBI

The Transportation Intermediaries Association (TIA) has established a partnership with the Federal Bureau of Investigation to aggregate truckload cargo theft and fraud incident information from its nearly 2,000 members.

TMSA Today: TMSA’s On the Move Podcast – Dean Croke

In this economic-update episode of On the Move, Jen sits down with freight-market authority Dean Croke of DAT to break down what’s really happening in the transportation economy, and what’s coming next. Dean shares the key data points that matter most right now, the early signals pointing to the next market turn.

The Trucker: DAT One: Load posts down 48% during Thanksgiving week

The Thanksgiving holiday took a bite out of the spot market last week with load posts on DAT One down 48% week over week to 1.3 million.