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Projected 2023 Recession Could Weaken Freight Market

December 19, 2022 Gina Clark freight, supply chain, International Trade, Recession

The U.S. economy in 2023 will start with weak demand met with mostly adequate inventories. Shippers can expect sufficient freight capacity and lower rates as well as improved distribution center and warehousing availability.

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Regulators Propose Rule Change to Get Freight Moving

April 27, 2022April 27, 2022 Vernon Schmidt freight, logistics, Railroad

Regulators move to make it easier for shippers to get government intervention when freight railroad service is delayed, in a bid to resolve supply chain woes in the rail industry.

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Spot Rates on Freight Break Record at Close of ’21

January 19, 2022January 19, 2022 Kristi Ruggles freight, spot rate

Truckload spot van freight hit an all-time high at $3.16 per mile as a weekly average, up 12 cents compared to the previous week.

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Shipping Costs Create Pricing Problems in Every Sector

June 15, 2021June 15, 2021 Kristi Ruggles freight

The surge is the cost of freight is threatening to boost the price of products across virtually all sectors. One analyst suggests that the longer these extreme shipping freight rates last, the more companies will take measures to shorten their supply chains.

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Trucking Market Expected to Expand Capacity in 2021

January 26, 2021January 26, 2021 Kristi Ruggles freight

Freight volumes have expanded beyond pre-pandemic levels. The trucking workforce, meanwhile, has contracted. Still, companies are investing in more trucks and plan to expand.

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COVID-19 Disrupts Freight, Shifts Driver Demand

July 28, 2020July 28, 2020 Kristi Ruggles freight, COVID-19

As the coronavirus pandemic took hold, it disrupted freight demand, forcing some carriers to furlough drivers while others were quick to hire those drivers as a way to swiftly onboard experienced commercial vehicle operators.

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Truckload Market Changes May Lift LTL Market

March 3, 2020March 3, 2020 Kristi Ruggles freight, LTL, YRC

A YRC executive says a ripple in the massive truckload market can create a tidal wave in the less-than-truckload market, and such a wave may be surging.

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Changes in Freight May Upend How America Moves Its Stuff

April 17, 2019April 26, 2019 Kristi Ruggles freight, logistics

A chronic logjam in a freight yard in Central Illinois has led Norfolk Southern Corp. to rethink how it moves

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