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Transport Topics: Freight Rate Rebound Timeline Remains Muddy

A timeline for a rebound in freight rates and market conditions remains muddy into the second half of 2024, according to executives and analysts, with November’s presidential election further obfuscating the outlook.

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Land Line Now: Podcast: OOIDA’s Morris on broker report: ‘nothing but giving lip service’

An FMCSA report to Congress says the agency lacks the data and authority to do much of anything to combat illegal broker activity.

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BusinessWire/Morning Star: ICMI Reveals 2024 ICMI Global Contact Center Awards Finalists

ICMI's Contact Center Expo, which brings contact center industry professionals together to tackle the challenges and opportunities that will enable growth and change in the industry, today announces the finalists for the ICMI Global Contact Center Awards.

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The Trucker: ACT Research says freight market facing overcapacity; spot rates slightly raised over 2023 lows

The freight market continues to be characterized by overcapacity, and with private fleets engaging in spot activity more than in past cycles, spot rates remain only slightly above the late-2023 lows, according to the latest release of the Freight Forecast: U.S. Rate and Volume OUTLOOK report.

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American Journal of Transportation: DAT spot rates and load-to-truck ratios, week 29

The number of loads posted on DAT One decreased by almost 12% to 1.87 million last week, a sign of summer seasonality. The total number of loads was 2% higher year over year. Total truck posts increased 0.7% to 330,208.

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The Trucker: DAT One load posts dip; truck posts unchanged

According to the latest numbers from DAT One and DAT IQ, load posts on DAT One dipped by 12% and truck posts were virtually unchanged for the week of July 14-20.

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Logistics Management: DAT Truckload Volume Index is mixed with spot rates up and volumes down

Following May, which saw volume gains help to bump up spot truckload rates, the June edition of the DAT Truckload Volume Index, was somewhat different, in that spot truckload rates were up, while the actual number of loads moved headed down, DAT Freight and Analytics recently reported.

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Transport Topics: Freight Recession Still Squeezing Marten’s Profits, Margins

Profits and margins at Marten Transport continued to weaken in the second quarter of 2024, dented by the ongoing industrywide supply-demand imbalance, higher costs and softer freight rates.

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American Journal of Transportation: Trucking Industry’s only cybersecurity conference set in Cleveland

The National Motor Freight Traffic Association, Inc. (NMFTA™) announced today this year’s Cybersecurity Conference, is set for October 27-29 in Cleveland, OH. As North America’s premier cybersecurity event for the trucking industry, security professionals will have a unique opportunity to learn, network, and gain valuable insights from leading experts and peers.

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Truck News: Trailer orders weaken, but trucking conditions improving

The trucking market continues to improve, with the Trucking Conditions Index returning to positive territory and Motive declaring an approaching end to the persistent freight recession.

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