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March’s freight trends throw seasonality out the window

The spot market rollercoaster ride is unprecedented in many ways, with 2021 already beating records set in 2020. March is

Mini-bids have been around for decades, but transportation procurement teams have used them more and more in recent years. The

February’s damaging cold temperatures looks to be impacting the supply of cabbage for next week’s St Patrick’s Day celebrations. Even

While supply chain disruptions continue to create tight truckload freight markets, there are signs that the markets will soften in

Last week, two data points and one jaw-dropping chart suggested that there’s still no end in sight to the ongoing

Procuring truckload capacity is unique compared to other commodities, which adds challenges to creating a successful transportation budget. With most

Overall, the manufacturing industry accounts for 67% of ton-miles for motor carriers. Even though manufacturing shipments of durable goods were

Out of more than 40 vegetable crops grown in the Rio Grande Valley in the McAllen, TX, freight market, only

The American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased 1.4% in January after rising 1.2% in

At the start of the pandemic last year, supply chain expert Daniel Stanton – aka Mr. Supply Chain – spoke

While supply chain disruptions continue to create tight truckload freight markets, there are signs that the markets will soften in

In the volatile truckload freight marketplace, transportation costs can change rapidly. And when the spot market surges, like we’ve seen