Intermodal Saves Up to 49% vs. Truckload on East Coast Lanes
Harrisburg-Atlanta van spot rates up 42%, intermodal up just 16%. Contract truckload climbs while rail pricing holds flat, opening the widest savings window in…
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J.B. Hunt Adds Recruiters as Driver Market Tightens, Intermodal Bids Surge
Large carrier reports highest driver recruitment needs since 2022 while intermodal pricing lags truckload by 34%, creating what one exec calls 'the summer of…
U.S. Trade Deficit Narrows to $73.3B as Imports Drop 1.8% in June
The gap shrank 5.6% from May as computer and semiconductor imports slowed. Capital goods imports fell for the first time since September.
Capacity Crunch, Not Demand, Drives Spot Rates to $3.53/Mile
JB Hunt and Knight-Swift beat Q2 earnings on double-digit contract rate gains and 15.44% tender rejections as regulatory barriers keep new carriers out and…
Rail Volume Up 2% to 6%, Intermodal Gains Drive Truck-to-Rail Shift
Four Class 1 railroads raised guidance after Q2 earnings showed broad-based volume growth. Union Pacific domestic intermodal set a fourth straight quarterly…
Tender Lead Times Hit 3.74 Days, Up Six Years Running
Shippers are booking trucks further in advance even when capacity is loose. That's changing how freight moves and who gets it.
Why AI logistics software fails: bad container data, not bad models
Gnosis Freight CRO says most AI pilots in supply chain fall apart in production because shippers skip the data foundation and go straight to the model. One…
Freight Rates Hit Record High in May Despite Soft Demand
FTR's Trucking Conditions Index surged to an all-time high in May, driven by tight capacity and fuel cost recovery, not volume growth.
Drayage Operators Turn to Automation as Margins Shrink and Congestion Persists
FreightWaves and CargoWise survey finds manual dispatch no longer sustainable under driver shortages and terminal delays.
Schneider Names New Truckload, Intermodal Chiefs as Filter Takes CEO Role
Green Bay carrier promotes from within as Mark Rourke moves to executive chairman. Steve Wells, who ran Cowan Systems, now leads the $2.5B truckload unit.
M&A Multiples Jump 321% as Buyers Chase Tech, Not Truckload Scale
Average transportation deal size has more than tripled since 2023. Buyers are paying premiums for AI automation and scarce border infrastructure, not…
Intermodal Volume Up 10.9% as Truckload Rates Push Freight to Rail
Domestic intermodal jumped 10.9% in the week ending June 13 as rising truckload rates and trans-Pacific frontloading drive the biggest rail-truck modal shift…