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Horticulture is demanding logistically compared to other types of freight, as hauling plants or supplies is different from moving a load of dish soap or t-shirts. Multi-stop routes and special handling requirements present unique challenges alongside broader concerns like finding qualified drivers, note industry onlookers.
Leading real-time supply chain visibility provider FourKites today published its global Premier Carrier List (PCL), recognizing the growing community of brokers, carriers and 3PLs who are achieving the highest standards of visibility-related operational excellence across all modes of transport.
As the trucking industry navigates through a prolonged down cycle, the latest data from DAT Freight and Analytics reveals a significant drop in load posts on its platform, marking a challenging period for carriers.
The trucking spot market has remained in a down cycle for more than a year as the number of trucks and drivers diminished — albeit at a slower rate than the decline in overall freight demand.
Load-to-truck ratios are approaching an all-time low. We’ll speak with Robert Rouse of DAT about similarities between now and how things looked during the pandemic.
Number of loads posted to DAT’s spot market truckload load board the week ending Feb. 24, down 8.6% from the week before and 59% behind the same week last year to the lowest level since April 2020, according to DAT Solutions.
Much remained the same in the OOIDA Foundation’s January market update. Rates are flat, capacity is loose, operating costs are high and volume/demand is soft, according to the report. Consequently, the overall outlook is still negative.
Shippers, know thyselves. That is the core message to shippers preparing to engage in the Request for Proposal (RFP) process with carriers. A shipper’s instinct can be to look out at the vast landscape of carriers without gazing inward first, but they cannot afford to skip the critical initial step of thoroughly understanding their own profile before negotiating a transportation contract with a carrier.
Ikea's bombshell lawsuit against Convoy, the dead and now back again digital freight brokerage, revealed not only that many carriers remain unpaid by Convoy, but also how much Convoy charged Ikea to run certain lanes.