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Trucking Dive: Negative PPI trend for TL slows while LTL’s index gets another boost

LTL pricing in July had some of its highest year-over-year upticks of 2024.

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Fleet Owner: Fleets Explained: How do freight rates work?

Freight rates are the lifeblood of the for-hire trucking industry. Determined by supply and demand, rates work differently among trucking segments and between spot and contract freight.

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Overdrive: Trucking conditions remained slightly positive in June

Market conditions for trucking companies stayed in positive territory in June, but weakened from May, according to FTR’s monthly Trucking Conditions Index (TCI).

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The Wall Street Journal Logistics Report: Canada Braces for Rail Stoppage; Bangladesh Repairs Supply Chains

The first moves to close down much of Canada’s rail operations in a labor dispute are underway. Canadian National Railway is starting a phased shutdown of its network with a halt to the movement of hazardous cargo.

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Truck Parts and Service: ACT switches up forecasts as inventories hit new high

ACT Research reported Tuesday its medium- and heavy-duty truck forecast for 2025 shifted down sharply this month, even as 2024 forecasts push higher.

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Fleet News Daily: DAT Rates & Ratios, Aug 4-10 2024

Last week’s lower volumes and flat rates showed a typical mid-August pattern for truck demand on the spot market

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Journal of Commerce: US shippers resisting truckload rate hikes amid ongoing market softness

Fewer US shippers are expecting significant rate increases from truckload carriers in early 2025 as economic indicators and reports point to slower economic growth than recently anticipated and uncertainty about freight demand.

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Land Line Now: Podcast: Clearing up confusion over beneficial ownership information

Many owner-operators don’t know what beneficial ownership information is or why they have to file it, so Land Line Now gets answers from two experts.

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American Journal of Transportation: DAT Freight & Analytics partners with Orderful to enhance supply chain intelligence

DAT Freight & Analytics, a leader in transportation and logistics data, has announced a strategic partnership with Orderful, an advanced Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) vendor specializing in end-to-end document management for enterprise-level shippers.

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Air Cargo Update: Optimism Grows in US Trucking Sector Amid Anticipated Uptick in Freight Rates

US trucking executives are expressing optimism that their recession may soon end as freight rates are poised to increase for the first time in nearly two years. The average cost of transporting goods by truck is expected to rise by 0.2% year-over-year this month, following 27 consecutive months of decline, according to freight marketplace DAT Solutions. Demand appears to be returning to pre-pandemic levels, with trucking executives predicting a recovery as their stock prices climb.

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