SONAR highlight reel: Intermodal congestion worsens
This “SONAR highlight reel,” which we plan to publish every other week, is intended to concisely hit data highlights and ...
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SONAR SCI: use for daily load planning
FreightWaves SONAR Supply Chain Intelligence (SCI) platform is designed to evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of a shipper’s freight spend ...
SONAR highlight reel: Shippers have already experienced the worst
This “SONAR highlight reel,” which we plan to publish every other week, is intended to concisely hit data highlights and ...
Housing affordability issues put brakes on flatbed demand
Throughout the period of economic recovery following the early 2020 recession, the growth in new and existing home sales seemed ...
Mo’ inflation, mo’ problems for CPG companies
Even with inflationary pressures pervading nearly every aspect of the economy, consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies are somewhat uniquely exposed ...
Cold comfort: Food companies can benefit from using reefer data as their costs for freight (and everything else) rise
We didn’t need to see acceleration in the Consumer Price Index last week to tell us that inflation is becoming ...
Trucking when the economy sizzles:An update on asset-based carriers
We challenge you to name the price of something that isn’t inflating. While we follow freight rates most closely, it ...
Retail disruption and K-shaped recovery highlight importance of freight data
The pandemic has sent the retail industry on a K-shaped trajectory — the final straw that has sent many retail ...
Not easy being green: Finding truckloads to convert to intermodal when the low-hanging fruit is already picked
With shippers ramping up sustainability efforts, the conversion of truckloads into intermodal units seems like a natural place to start. ...
Smaller fleets leading the charge in terms of industry growth
Last week we took an in-depth look at capacity and what a mosaic was saying about how the supply side ...