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The question on every trucking carrier and freight broker's mind: "is this surge just normal seasonality, or something more?" Answering that question is difficult because of the number of unknown variables in the marketplace and how they interact. It's impossible to get a precise measure of...

U.S. weekly rail traffic inched higher sequentially last week as nationwide retail figures and housing starts showed glimmers of increased economic activity. U.S. rail volumes for the week ending June 13 totaled 449,291 carloads and intermodal units, which is 14.9% lower than the same period in...

Daseke Inc. (NASDAQ: DSKE) announced progress on a few key financial metrics. The company reported that it expects to be operating and free cash flow-positive and to "further strengthen" its liquidity position during the second quarter. In a June 18 press release, the nation's largest flatbed...

As the coronavirus pandemic continues to hit auto supply chains hard, trucking capacity has been volatile at key ports of entry along the United States-Mexico border. In Laredo, Texas, outbound tender volume (OTVI.LRD) has fallen slightly over last week, while outbound tender rejections (OTRI.LRD...

Make no mistake – freight volumes are on the rise, but the movement of goods appears to be rooted in warehouse and inventory redistribution instead of a consumer-facing activity. Rates are therefore still suppressed, and capacity remains loose. To improve their operations, carriers are accepting...

Volumes now only 11% off all-time high, but capacity has been slow to react This week's DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index: 35 (Shippers) Last week's DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index: 30 (Shippers) Three-month DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index Outlook: 60 (Carriers) The DHL Supply...

Rail volumes could rebound in the second half of the year, but the pace of a rebound will depend largely on consumer confidence, executives from several Class I railroads cautioned at recent investor conferences. There is still little visibility "in terms of how the consumer is going to reengage...

The number of trucks crossing the U.S.-Canada border reached its highest level since late March, Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) data shows. Nearly 86,000 truckers entered Canada from the U.S. during the week ending May 31. That represents a decline of almost 22% compared to a year ago, the...

Despite double-digit percentage drops in May, U.S. rail volumes on a weekly basis have been narrowing their declines over the same periods in 2019 as North America slowly opens up following COVID-19 pandemic closures. Weekly U.S. rail traffic totaled 395,714 carloads and intermodal units for the...

On today's Midday Market Update, Michael Vincent and Kevin Hill are talking about the SONAR powered data, issues, and news that moves you.  On this episode they're joined by Jason Roberts, President at Avenger Logistics; John Godfrey, AVP Reconditioning Production Operations at Cox Automotive; and...