freight volumes

This week's DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index: 75 (Carriers) Last week's DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index: 75 (Carriers) Three-month DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index Outlook: 65 (Carriers) The DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index uses the analytics and data in FreightWaves SONAR to...

The gap between this year's U.S. intermodal volumes and last year's on a weekly basis is narrowing, with last week's volumes only 1.7% lower than the same period in 2019. U.S. intermodal units for the week ending July 18 totaled 266,912 containers and trailers, which is 1.7% lower than the same...

The Port of Oakland this week reported June loaded import volume grew 1.9% year-over-year.  "The gain was unexpected given that shipping lines canceled 10% of their scheduled Oakland visits due to the trade-related impact of the coronavirus," the port said.  The port attributed the uptick in...

JP Hampstead and Zach Strickland sit down to talk about freight volumes and reefer in the Sun Belt. Apple Podcasts Spotify Watch the LIVE video More FreightWaves Podcasts

Volumes across the Southeast and Gulf took a breather this week as demand softened, while California and Florida heated up. Produce season is here, and reefer rates out of southern California repeated last week's performance, jumping another ~9%.  It's vital to remember that going forward, week-...

This week's DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index: 15 (Shippers) Last week's DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index: 10 (Shippers) Three-month DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index Outlook: 50 (Balanced) The DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index uses the analytics and data contained in FreightWaves...

U.S. rail traffic tumbled about 21% in April as falling volumes for coal, motor vehicles and parts, and chemicals contributed to a "historic" monthly decline, according to the Association of American Railroads (AAR). U.S. rail volumes totaled nearly 2.1 million carloads and intermodal units in...

Andrew and Kevin discuss the first few transportation companies reporting earnings during the COVID-19 outbreak and what it means for the rest of the industry. Also, we weigh in on the freight volume debate and question whether oil prices will ever fully recover. Thanks as always to the research...

Zach Strickland identifies volume increases in several key markets in the Carrier Update presented by PowerFleet and Andrew Cox discusses record drops in key economic data sets with Anthony Smith in the Shipper Update.

Zach Strickland talks about volumes hitting a floor over the weekend in the Carrier Update presented by PowerFleet, and then in the Rail and Intermodal Update, Anthony Smith and Mike Baudendistel discuss how the railroad markets are improving efficiency without volume growth.

This week's DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index: 25 (Shippers) Last week's DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index: 45 (Shippers) Three-month DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index Outlook: 50 (Balanced) The DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index uses the analytics and data contained in FreightWaves...

Zach Strickland discusses import volumes in the Carrier Update presented by PowerFleet, Luke Falasca discusses a slow down in the fall of volumes and rejections in the Broker Update, and Andrew Cox examines the Case Freight Indices with Anthony Smith in the Shipper Update.

Cross-border freight volumes across Mexico are suffering due to a significant drop in demand, according to transportation officials. The decline is linked to the closure of truck-making and auto parts plants across Mexico to contain the coronavirus, as well as the March 30 executive order by...

This week's DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index: 45 (Shippers) Last week's DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index: 60 (Carriers) Three-month DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index Outlook: 50 (Balanced) The DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index uses the analytics and data contained in FreightWaves...