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Overdrive: Werner CEO shocked by small fleets’ resilience amid trucking’s ‘bloodbath’
Aug 22, 2023
It's no secret that 2023 has laid out a hard road for many in trucking, with large fleets in both Q1 and Q2 reporting collapsing revenues and profits, but one mega fleet CEO recently expressed surprise at just how well small and medium fleets have held up.
Heavy Duty Trucking: DAT Truckload Volume Index: Volume Falls in July
Aug 21, 2023
Truckload freight volumes fell last month and national benchmark spot rates for dry van and refrigerated loads retreated from their gains in June, reported DAT Freight & Analytics.
The Wall Street Journal: Ozempic, Weight-Loss Drugs Carry Costly, Complicated Logistics
Aug 21, 2023
The popular medications are driving big revenue gains, but distributors say the specialized handling requirements eat into profit margins
Supply Chain Dive: Shippers pushing former Yellow freight across LTL market
Aug 18, 2023
As much as half of Yellow’s freight could go to carriers outside the top 10, analysts wrote in a research note.
AJOT: DAT Truckload Volume Index: July freight volumes, rates chilled by seasonality
Aug 18, 2023
Truckload freight volumes fell last month and national benchmark spot rates for dry van and refrigerated (“reefer”) loads retreated from their gains in June, reported DAT Freight & Analytics, which operates the industry’s largest online freight marketplace and DAT iQ data analytics service.
Supply & Demand Chain Executive: Truckload Freight Volumes Fell in July
Aug 18, 2023
Truckload freight volumes fell last month and national benchmark spot rates for dry van and refrigerated (reefer) loads retreated from their gains in June, reported DAT Freight & Analytics.
Land Line Now: The summer freight slump is here
Aug 16, 2023
The bad guys, as Brent Hutto of Truckstop likes to call them, have been active of late trying to steal money from hard-working truck drivers.
The Dickinson Press: Manufacturing affected by supply chain ‘hangover’
Aug 16, 2023
The pandemic is safely behind manufacturers, but the after-effects haven’t faded just yet.
Supply Chain Dive: Navigating the evolving freight market: The power of accurate data and analytics
Aug 14, 2023
Success in the ever-changing truckload market depends on having accurate, relevant, and timely rate data and analytics to help guide actions – so how do you find the right partner to procure that data?
Food Logistics: State of Transportation: In the Driver’s Seat and Bracing for Impact
Aug 14, 2023
Sometimes even the most cutting-edge technology can’t predict what’s going to happen next in the transportation industry. That’s why trucking and transportation sectors are bracing for impact and in the driver’s seat for what’s ahead.