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The post-July Fourth trough didn't stay for long, as tender rejection rates have climbed back to 15.9%. While this is good news for carriers, consumer spending remains cushioned only temporarily by unemployment checks, which extend only until July 31. In regions where COVID-19 cases continue to...

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U.S. weekly rail traffic is still facing double-digit percentage declines, with carloads once again down by over 20% since the same period in 2019. U.S. rail volumes on a weekly basis totaled 449,092 carloads and intermodal units for the week ending July 11, according to the Association of American...

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Nasty storms will probably delay truckers again Tuesday from the Great Plains to the Great Lakes, across parts of the Mountain Prairie and Midwest freight regions. Freight regions. (Source: FreightWaves) Storms have been relentlessly battering parts of these regions for weeks, causing damage...

FreightWaves, a provider of media and analytics for the transportation and shipping industries has partnered with news and data solution Benzinga in producing a series of actionable, logistics-driven, economic insights. The following will look at the economic recovery following the recent COVID-19...

Tropical Storm Fay is unleashing flooding rains and gusty winds in the mid-Atlantic, disrupting supply chains. APM Terminals announced Friday afternoon it is temporarily closing Port Elizabeth, New Jersey, to incoming freight. This is the entire statement sent to FreightWaves: "Due to the...

This week's DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index: 55 (Carriers) Last week's DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index: 55 (Carriers) Three-month DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index Outlook: 60 (Carriers) The DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index uses the analytics and data contained in FreightWaves...

Triple-digit heat will bake areas of the southwestern United States beginning this weekend. It could also bake temperature-sensitive freight if drivers aren't extra careful. SONAR Critical Events and radar: Friday, July 10, 2020, 8 a.m. EDT; Excessive heat The heatwave will hit all or portions of...

A 7.7% increase in weekly intermodal traffic gave U.S. rail traffic its smallest year-over-year decline in months. U.S. rail traffic for the week ending July Fourth totaled 437,989 carloads and intermodal units, a 2.4% drop from the same period in 2019, according to the Association of American...

Spot rates in the trans-Pacific ocean trade continue to reach epic new heights, leading to talk of price gouging. "Container lines have done well during the global pandemic, but are they profiteering from the crisis?" asked U.K.-based consultancy Drewry. "Perversely, lines look set to make more...

After some very rough weather Monday, some Plains states will take another beating from severe thunderstorms today and tonight. SONAR Critical Events and radar: Monday, July 7, 2020, 8 a.m. EDT; Severe thunderstorm risk areas Severe storms struck from the Plains to the Northeast on Monday, July...

This week's DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index: 55 (Carriers) Last week's DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index: 50 (Balanced) Three-month DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index Outlook: 60 (Carriers) The DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index uses the analytics and data contained in FreightWaves...

U.S. railroads' total rail traffic was 14.3% lower year-over-year at 1,799,189 originations in the month of June according to the Association of American Railroads (AAR). Total carloads declined 22.4% year-over-year with intermodal container and trailer traffic moving only 6.6% lower. "June was a...

U.S. rail traffic on a weekly basis is still lower than the same period in 2019, although that gap is narrowing, particularly for intermodal volumes. U.S. rail volumes for the week ending June 20 totaled 457,278 carloads and intermodal units, a 12.9% decline from the same period in 2019 and a 1.8...