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  • Trucking Market Update: Is a Strong Retail Peak Season Inbound?

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freightwaves.com /3 weeks ago

Inside Univar Solutions’ Carrier Kickoff

FreightWaves Today broadcast live from the Westin in downtown Chattanooga, Tennessee, for Univar Solutions’ annual Carrier Kickoff event, where roughly 100 transportation providers...

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freightwaves.com /5 days ago

Cheapest Freight Isn’t Best When Delays Cost Millions

Cheapest freight isn’t always best, especially when a late shipment can cost millions. ShipStation Global CEO Tom Madine breaks down why SMB shippers need parcel, LTL and truckload...

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freightwaves.com /1 month ago

Trucking Market Update: Is a Strong Retail Peak Season Inbound?

SummaryView Transcript FreightWaves CEO Craig Fuller reports LIVE from the world’s largest airshow with critical insights into the tightening freight market. Discover how internati...

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freightwaves.com /4 weeks ago

Samsara’s Tiny Tracker Offers 45-Day Visibility for Any Shipment

SummaryView Transcript Samsara introduces a groundbreaking paper-thin sticker designed for real-time cargo tracking, offering up to 45 days of shipment visibility. This disposable...

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freightwaves.com /1 month ago

J.B. Hunt Earnings: The NEW Freight Market Barometer?

SummaryView Transcript J.B. Hunt’s Q2 earnings are a crucial barometer for the entire freight market. This deep dive into J.B. Hunt’s intermodal, dedicated, and last-mile operation...

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freightwaves.com /5 days ago

Arrive Logistics Deal: No Debt, More Growth

Arrive Logistics’ new majority-owner deal comes with no debt and a plan to push growth harder. CEO Matt Pyatt breaks down why the company took Mubadala Capital’s investment, what c...

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freightwaves.com /1 month ago

The ‘Capacity Tax’: How AI Data Centers Alter Freight Markets

SummaryView Transcript The freight market is behaving unusually, and AI data centers are a major reason why. IntelliTrans’ Blake Ezell explains how this ‘silent competitor’ for spe...

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freightwaves.com /1 month ago

Freight Market: July Doldrums or Goldilocks Zone?

SummaryView Transcript Is the freight market in a ‘Goldilocks scenario’? July may be seasonally slow, but underlying conditions suggest a significant shift towards quality and cont...

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freightwaves.com /1 month ago

Knight-Swift Q2: Why This Carrier’s Profit Beat Signals Market Shift

SummaryView Transcript Knight-Swift’s Q2 earnings blew past expectations, driven by an impressive surge in truckload rates. Our Finance Editor, Todd Maiden, breaks down how this si...

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freightwaves.com /1 week ago

Autonomous Trucks Are Here: Einride’s 27% Revenue Jump

Autonomous trucking is moving from pilot talk to real freight ops. Einride CEO Roozbeh Charli breaks down 27% revenue growth, a 60% jump in driverless hours, the Amazon middle-mile...

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freightwaves.com /1 month ago

Daimler Truck Finance: Navigating the Freight Downturn & AI Boom

SummaryView Transcript After four years of shrinking capacity, is the trucking industry finally seeing the end of the longest freight recession on record? Daimler Truck Financial l...

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freightwaves.com /1 month ago

Modal Shift: Why Shippers AVOID Cheaper Intermodal | FreightWaves Today

SummaryView Transcript Nicholas Shipe from Circle Logistics reveals critical shifts in automotive logistics and the factors influencing intermodal vs. expedited freight decisions....

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freightwaves.com /1 month ago

Unpacking Rail Earnings: How Volume Growth Fuels Merger Talks

SummaryView Transcript Railroads are seeing a significant upturn in Q2 earnings, with most Class 1 carriers raising their guidance. But the big story is the revelation of strategic...

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freightwaves.com /1 month ago

Freight Efficiency: How to Solve the “Dumb Box” Problem in Trucking

SummaryView Transcript The logistics industry has a dirty little secret: trailers sit idle for 30-40% of their lifespan, costing carriers and shippers millions. Chris Hines, CEO of...

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freightwaves.com /2 weeks ago

Private Fleets: The Hidden $100B Capacity Solution for Brokers

Private fleets face mounting costs while carrying over $100 billion in empty backhaul capacity. Russell Jones, CEO of Private Fleet Net Zero, explains how his platform unlocks this...

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freightwaves.com /1 month ago

Carriers Gain Leverage: Become a Shipper of Choice to Win Capacity

SummaryView Transcript In today’s evolving freight market, gaining carrier loyalty means becoming a true “shipper of choice.” Covenant’s Tyson Wimberly shares actionable insights f...

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freightwaves.com /1 month ago

Last-Mile Delivery: The Hidden Costs of Poor Reliability | FreightWaves Today

SummaryView Transcript Last-mile delivery is more complex than ever, and consumer expectations are rapidly evolving. Jake Stein, VP of Retail Growth at Burq and former Uber Direct...

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freightwaves.com /5 days ago

ShipStation Global Brings Freight Into the Same Lane as Parcel

ShipStation Global CEO Tom Madine explains the thinking behind the platform’s newly launched LTL offering and the broader push to bring parcel, freight and truckload under one roof...

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freightwaves.com /2 weeks ago

Freight Pricing: Who REALLY Holds the Power?

Tabi’s Rush Feldhacker breaks down who currently holds the pricing power in the unpredictable freight market using their new Pricing Pressure Index. Learn how brokers are leveragin...

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freightwaves.com /1 week ago

Freight Market Talk: Pawan Joshi of E2open

Supply chain strategy and freight market risk with Pawan Joshi of E2open. In this FreightWaves Today interview, Joshi breaks down what logistics operators need to watch and how sup...

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freightwaves.com /1 month ago

Is LTL the NEW King? Market Shift & Carrier Investment Explained

SummaryView Transcript The freight market is seeing a major shift as rising truckload prices push shippers towards LTL solutions. Brad Hadley, VP of National Accounts at Saia, join...

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freightwaves.com /18 hours ago

Shipping Volatility: Are Freight Markets Balancing?

The latest freight market update reveals Labor Day tender rejections surged significantly, marking the strongest increase since 2021. Dive into the numbers on truckload rejections,...

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freightwaves.com /5 days ago

ShipStation LTL Launch: The Time-Saving Play for SMBs

ShipStation’s LTL launch could be a real time-saver for SMB shipping teams. In this discussion, Spiceology and ShipStation break down how manual shipping tasks eat up hours, how la...

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freightwaves.com /4 weeks ago

Freight & Industrials Outlook: What’s Driving Growth into 2027?

SummaryView Transcript The US industrial sector is experiencing its strongest growth in years, with the ISM index hitting 55.6 for the seventh consecutive month. We dive into the s...

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