FreightCost

06/05/2020

What is The Future of Freight?

The freight industry is rapidly evolving. Rising consumer expectations have had a ripple effect throughout the supply chain, driving the need for greater efficiency. Technology in warehouses, onboard trucks, and on smartphones is automating critical processes, improving visibility into the shipment lifecycle, and enabling faster decisions. Sustainability has become a part of every shipper’s triple bottom line.

05/22/2020

In order to remain competitive and access consistent and reliable supply, smart shippers are streamlining their supply chains and creating more carrier-friendly processes.

The trucking capacity crunch, driver shortage, and electronic logging device (ELD) mandate are working together to create a carrier’s market right now.

05/15/2020

Supply chains have tended to lag behind other corporate divisions in sustainability because their operations require collaboration with many partners and visibility into those moving parts can be limited.

Large corporations are more committed than ever to ambitious sustainability initiatives that they believe can simultaneously help the brand, company profitability, the environment, and the communities in which they operate.

05/08/2020

The Trucking Freight Futures markets appear to have found their footing on Wednesday after falling off a cliff earlier this week.

The Trucking Freight Futures markets found their footing on Wednesday after falling off a cliff earlier this week as the spot National contract rose a fraction to $1.358 per mile

04/29/2020

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the CARES Act) includes $2 trillion in economic stimulus funds. Included in the relief package is funding for state and local governments and industries hit hard by COVID-19, such as hospitals and airlines. But what's in it for carriers, brokers, and owner-operators?

The $2 trillion CARES Act provides stimulus funds for both businesses and individuals. See what's in it for you.

04/17/2020

Supply Chain Technology Allows for Fast, Data-Based Dispute Resolution

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Modern technology is the cornerstone of successful supply chain risk management. Learn how new tech improves risk management processes across the industry.

04/08/2020

First-quarter Likely Good for Trucking Companies🚛

While transportation industry participants have an abundance of questions loaded for management teams this earnings season, answers on the future will be tough to provide.

04/02/2020

Will the economy suffer a major hit or bounce back quickly based on the trillions of dollars in stimulus money being awarded by the government?

What might a post COVID-19 world look like for financially viable carriers that have managed through the uncertainty? Nobody knows for sure, but here are some possibilities.

03/27/2020

The volume surge in freight primarily as a result of restocking store shelves is continuing and has reached a significant milestone in a key supply/demand metric.

FreightWaves’ OTRI is now higher than it was a year ago

03/20/2020

In the midst of the COVID-19 emergency, see the waiver to the Hours of Service Rule for commercial vehicle drivers transporting goods, and how it affects freighting.

The waiver will run through April 12 or the end of the emergency, whichever is first

03/14/2020

In a times of crisis the government can suspend hours of service rules (logbooks) for truckers. It looks like the FMCSA is getting ready to do this on a federal level after numerous states already imposed their own suspensions. A suspensions of HOS rules in a time like this would not be for all drivers. Instead, it would be specific to those hauling loads of specific items. A move like this will help with restocking stores with essential items currently in high demand due do COVID-19.

ATA says it expects a waiver. States are already granting them.

03/12/2020

Lower Freight Costs With Often Overlooked Areas!

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These 6 often overlooked areas in your freight and transportation departments will allow you to lower freight costs in total.