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Kevin Hill and Anthony Smith dive into which markets are showing tightening capacity in the Carrier Update presented by PowerFleet, Luke Falasca examines where volumes are beginning to gain steam in the Broker Update, then Anthony Smith and Mike Baudendistel discuss rail and intermodal volumes...

Weekly U.S. rail traffic continued to tumble as sheltering-in-place mandates and structural declines for U.S. coal consumption dragged volumes lower. U.S. rail volumes slipped 22.4% to 414,123 carloads and intermodal units for the week ending April 25, according to the Association of American...

Freight Futures data to watch today:Spot National Contract In a recurring theme, Trucking Freight Futures were lower across the board for a fifth consecutive session on Tuesday, as freight volumes and the uncertainty of economic recovery weighed on the market. The spot National contract (FUT....

Good day, A key measure of Canadian truckload freight on FreightWaves' SONAR platform has recovered by roughly 27% since hitting a low two weeks ago. The Outbound Tender Volume Index – Canada (OTVI.CAN) hit 9,631.88 on Tuesday, April 28. The index has trended higher since reaching its April 15...

Zach Strickland dives into the northwestern markets rising in volume in the Carrier Update presented by PowerFleet, then Anthony Smith and Andrew Cox discuss first-quarter GDP numbers in the Shipper Update.

Freight Futures data to watch today:East Regional and the Individual Lane Contracts Trucking Freight Futures were lower across the board for a fourth consecutive session on Monday, as freight volumes and the uncertainty of economic recovery weighed on the market. The spot National contract (FUT....

On today's episode, Dooner and The Dude are talking about a first quarter that may have been even worse without the coronavirus, the uphill battle many retailers face when reopening, and we'll highlight some of the great things companies have been doing to pay it forward. Joining them will be, CEO...

Freight Futures data to watch today:Week-over-Week Spot Month Futures Price Change For a third straight session on Friday, Trucking Freight Futures were lower across the board, capping one of the worst weekly performances since the contracts began trading, as volume concerns weighed on the market...

Freight Futures data to watch today:Spot Month Futures Settlement Prices It was down session for Trucking Freight Futures as the market fell across the board for the second consecutive day on Thursday. The spot National contract (FUT.VNU202004) fell 0.9% to $1.367 per mile, driven lower by...

On today's Coronavirus Freight Market Update, Michael Vincent and Kevin Hill will be talking about the economic impact that COVID-19 is having on freight and the transportation industry. They'll cover the latest news and freight flows backed by data driven insights powered by SONAR. On this...

This week's DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index: 15 (Shippers) Last week's DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index: 25 (Shippers) Three-month DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index Outlook: 50 (Balanced) The DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index uses the analytics and data contained in FreightWaves...

U.S. Bancorp (NYSE: USB) Freight Payment Indexes, which track shipments and spending, moved lower during the first quarter of 2020 compared to the fourth quarter of 2019. From the report: "Despite the strong movement of consumer staples during the second half of March, both the shipment and spend...

Freight Futures data to watch today:Individual Freight Futures Lanes Trucking Freight Futures were lower across the board on Wednesday as the overall health of the economy weighed on rates. The spot National contract (FUT.VNU202004, FUTC1.VNU) fell $0.012, or 0.9%, to $1.375 per mile. The East...

The "snapback" in freight markets is going to be hard and fast, driven by tighter capacity as drivers leave the current falling market, according to the chief economist of the leading third-party logistics providers' (3PLs) trade association. Longtime industry economist Noel Perry, now chief...

U.S. weekly rail traffic sank nearly 23% last week as COVID-19 pandemic woes put pressure on rail volumes for the second quarter. For the week ending April 18, U.S. rail volumes slipped 23.3% compared with the same period in 2019, to 403,283 carloads and intermodal units, according to the...