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High truck rates keep intermodal rail competitive as volumes surge
Intermodal growth is expected to be solid for the remainder of 2021, according to the Intermodal Association of North America.
By Max Garland • Aug. 9, 2021 -
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YRC/Yellow's survival taleYellow focuses on LTL yield in push to profitability
Leaning into yield shifts the emphasis away from adding capacity to carry more tonnage in a driver-constrained market.
By Jim Stinson • Aug. 6, 2021 -
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Daseke: Infrastructure bill would keep capacity tight, rates up
Executives said the industrial market has improved to near pre-pandemic levels, and a federal bill would keep the momentum going.
By S.L. Fuller • Aug. 6, 2021 -
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The TForce to-do list: 12 things TFI wants to fix about UPS Freight
UPS' freight segment was not its priority, which meant some things fell through the cracks. Now, as the division's new owner, TFI must roll up its sleeves.
By S.L. Fuller • Aug. 3, 2021 -
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Schneider's containers struggle to flow through clogged intermodal networks
The average unload dwell time for customers has increased 70% from the 2019 comparable period, President and CEO Mark Rourke said.
By S.L. Fuller • Aug. 2, 2021 -
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Deep Dive // XPO Logistics splits in twoFrom sapling to pure-play LTL: The story of XPO Logistics under Jacobs
Bradley Jacobs is a relentless numbers man and a serial entrepreneur. And he's one thing neither XPO nor GXO can replace.
By Jim Stinson • July 30, 2021 -
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Nikola to pay $125M to settle fraud charges
The fraud charges, announced in July, dealt a blow to Nikola's reputation.
By Jim Stinson • Updated Dec. 21, 2021 -
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Old Dominion limits 'harder-to-handle' loads to reserve capacity
Spillover freight from the TL market isn't necessarily sticky, and ODFL wants to prioritize long-term market share.
By S.L. Fuller • July 28, 2021 -
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LTL, TL freight spending reaches record high: US Bank
The driver shortage has tightened capacity, leaving fleets unable to meet growing demand.
By Max Garland • July 23, 2021 -
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M&A intensifies as carriers seek ‘holistic’ portfolio
Uber Freight, Knight-Swift and others are making moves toward bigger books of business.
By Jim Stinson • July 23, 2021 -
"JB Hunt semi-tractors at the company's intermodal facility in Chicago, IL 08-19-2017" by Richard Hurd is licensed under CC BY 2.0
Capacity crunch prompts JB Hunt to limit service
Detention of trailing equipment in the intermodal and truck segments led the carrier to levy fees.
By Jim Stinson • July 20, 2021 -
Higher contract rates pull volume from spot truck market
DAT Principal Analyst Dean Croke said carriers are securing higher contract rates, which reduces the incentive to focus on the spot market.
By Matt Leonard • July 19, 2021 -
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Uber Freight leaps into LTL load-matching
The company envisions its digital brokerage platform being a one-stop shopping center for TL, LTL and logistics.
By Jim Stinson • July 15, 2021 -
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Detention and demurrage were hotly debated pre-pandemic. Congestion made it worse.
The average charge more than doubled from 2020, increasing 104%, Container xChange found.
By Matt Leonard • July 13, 2021 -
2020's market swings led to slight dip in trucking costs
A lack of inventory may have caused supply chain challenges, but it also led to a 15% decrease in logistics costs last year, according to CSCMP's Annual State of Logistics Report.
By Edwin Lopez • July 12, 2021 -
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Freight brokerage gets boost from pandemic-induced digitization
The brokerage market is expected to more than double by 2024, as technology improves service levels, the annual State of Logistics report said.
By S.L. Fuller • July 9, 2021 -
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Knight-Swift becomes LTL competitor with $1.35B acquisition
CEO Dave Jackson said his firm will benefit from more favorable driver retention and lower equipment costs.
By Jim Stinson • July 7, 2021 -
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Freight overflows push LTLs to make tough decisions
FedEx Freight admitted to "temporary targeted volume control" as shippers rush to fill inventories.
By Jim Stinson • July 7, 2021 -
Retrieved from Werner on July 06, 2021
Werner buys ECM Transport for $142M in first TL acquisition
The purchase increases Werner's exposure to high-velocity shipments and shorter hauls, at a time when carriers are eager to hold on to drivers.
By Jim Stinson • July 6, 2021 -
Courtesy of UPS
FedEx, UPS take divergent LTL freight paths
As UPS sold off its Freight unit to TFI this year, FedEx doubled down on Freight and called its commitment to the segment "absolute."
By Jim Stinson • July 2, 2021 -
M&A will be hard to derail this year, specialists say
Well-capitalized companies, private equity firms and special purpose acquisition companies are expected to be active through year's end.
By Ted Knutson • June 28, 2021 -
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Trucking mulls impacts on drivers, equipment with infrastructure bill on the horizon
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework allocates $109 billion for roads, bridges and "major projects." But more construction could take flatbeds out of circulation.
By Amanda Loudin • June 25, 2021 -
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Deep DiveTransport execs confront high-stakes decision: remote, office or hybrid work?
USA Truck's business boomed as employees worked from home during the pandemic. Bringing them back means weighing safety, culture and productivity.
By Shefali Kapadia • June 23, 2021 -
Supply chain constraints, spot posts push up trucking rates
Capacity has been tight for months, and executives don't anticipate it will loosen any time soon.
By Matt Leonard • June 23, 2021 -
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Brokers, living in a carrier's market, turn attention to relationships
Rebounding volumes and rates benefit brokers and fleets. But capacity constraints give drivers the advantage.
By Jim Stinson • June 22, 2021
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