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FreightWaves NOW is your daily source for the most impactful news in logistics. We break down the complex world of freight—covering trucking, rail, air, and ocean markets—to bring you actionable insights. Whether you are a carrier, shipper, or broker, we provide the data-driven context you need to navigate a volatile market.

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Carrier Update - Diesel declines 1 cent this week 15.06.2023 5:50

Donny Gilbert - Director of Customer Solutions - FreightWaves Tony Mulvey - Senior Analyst - FreightWaves Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New data does not mean old problems are gone 15.06.2023 9:24

Thomas Wasson - Loaded and Rolling Host - FreightWaves - Chattanooga, TN Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carrier Update - Run to the blue 15.06.2023 5:58

Donny Gilbert - Director of Customer Solutions - FreightWaves Tony Mulvey - Senior Analyst - FreightWaves Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Trends to watch out for in freightech in 2023 15.06.2023 9:52

Grace Sharkey - Point of Sale Community - FreightWaves - Lansing, MI https://www.freightwaves.com/news/3-emerging-freighttech-trends-in-2023 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carrier Update - Three greens in Springfield 15.06.2023 5:50

Donny Gilbert - Director of Customer Solutions - FreightWaves Tony Mulvey - Senior Analyst - FreightWaves Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Top Story - ILWU and PMA come to labor agreement for west coast ports 15.06.2023 12:10

Greg Miller - Senior Writer - FreightWaves - New York, NY Sal Mercogliano - Associate Professor of History - Campbell University - Buies Creek, NC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carrier Update - Lanes of the Day 14.06.2023 5:47

Donny Gilbert - Director of Customer Solutions - FreightWaves Tony Mulvey - Senior Analyst - FreightWaves Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Round Table - The macroeconomic trends at play in today’s economy 14.06.2023 14:42

Andrew Lockwood - Senior Director of Managed Logistics - Suddath Global Logistics Sam Martinez - Vice President of Strategic Solutions - Redwood - Chicago, IL Bill Priestley - Producer - FreightWaves NOW Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carrier Update - Los Angeles rejection rates climb back above 4% 14.06.2023 5:42

Donny Gilbert - Director of Customer Solutions - FreightWaves Tony Mulvey - Senior Analyst - FreightWaves Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

CH Robinson retains debt rating, gains negative outlook 14.06.2023 8:29

John Kingston - Editor at Large - FreightWaves - Carle Place, NY https://www.freightwaves.com/news/c-h-robinson-hangs-on-to-sp-debt-rating-but-outlook-now-negative Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carrier Update - Ocean TEU rejection rates near 8% 14.06.2023 5:57

Donny Gilbert - Director of Customer Solutions - FreightWaves Tony Mulvey - Senior Analyst - FreightWaves Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why are more companies relying on supply chain financing? 14.06.2023 9:06

Adam Josephson - Senior Vertical Expert - FreightWaves - Baltimore, MD https://www.freightwaves.com/news/corporate-disclosures-highlight-heavy-use-of-supply-chain-financing U.S. corporate debt excludes a widely used tool called supply chain financing (SCF) that’s come to light thanks to a recent rule from the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) effective in the first quarter of this year....

Carrier Update - LMI: Inventory Levels index drops below 50 14.06.2023 5:43

Donny Gilbert - Director of Customer Solutions - FreightWaves Tony Mulvey - Senior Analyst - FreightWaves Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Top Story - Startups continuing to struggle to find financial footing 14.06.2023 9:01

Alan Adler - Midwest Bureau Chief - FreightWaves - Nunica, MI https://www.freightwaves.com/news/lightning-emotors-struggles-to-hang-on-in-brutal-market Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carrier Update - Lanes of the Day 13.06.2023 5:24

Donny Gilbert - Director of Customer Solutions - FreightWaves Tony Mulvey - Senior Analyst - FreightWaves Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Round Table - Impact of new truck orders on capacity in 2023 and beyond 13.06.2023 12:03

Alan Adler - Midwest Bureau Chief - Nunica, MI Kenneth Vieth - President and Senior Analyst - ACT Research - Columbus, IN Bill Priestley - Producer - FreightWaves NOW Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Research Corner - Is the increased investment in construction spending a positive for freight in the future? 13.06.2023 7:20

Tony Mulvey - Senior Analyst - FreightWaves Joe Antoshak - Senior Editorial Researcher - FreightWaves Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Are the “no-shows” legal at west coast ports during labor negotiations? 13.06.2023 11:18

Lauren Beagen - The Maritime Professor - Boston, MA Matt Leffler - The Armchair Attorney - Chicacgo, IL The PMA says that these are coordinated efforts, the ILWU disputes that - what are the legal ramifications here and are ILWU workers creating a hostile working relationship? Can the federal government force these workers back on the docks? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adc...

Carrier Update - Markets deteriorate in the Midwest and Southeast, but positive signs seen in Dallas 13.06.2023 5:19

Donny Gilbert - Director of Customer Solutions - FreightWaves Tony Mulvey - Senior Analyst - FreightWaves Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Double Brokering and the possible solutions to a worsening problem 13.06.2023 9:16

Mary O’Connell - Check Call Community Host - FreightWaves - St. Louis, MO Double brokering is something that everyone has really started talking about and it seems that everyone has a good starting point to fixing the problem but no one has the perfect solution. Why do you think it’s so hard to find the fix that makes this not a problem anymore? How does double brokering impact the relationship be...

Carrier Update - NTI remains at $2.26 as rejection rates climb back up to 2.60% 13.06.2023 5:15

Donny Gilbert - Director of Customer Solutions - FreightWaves Tony Mulvey - Senior Analyst - FreightWaves Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

NHTSA positions on underrides and seat belts 13.06.2023 10:23

John Gallagher - Washington Correspondent - FreightWaves - Washington, DC The opinions about underrides are quite diverse - one group saying the cost benefit is too low, another saying the implementation of underrides would result in more fatalities. How did each side get to their conclusion? Why was an underride rule on the table in the first place? What are the timetable steps going forward if...

Carrier Update - Dry van freight volumes decline after holiday peak 13.06.2023 5:41

Donny Gilbert - Director of Customer Solutions - FreightWaves Tony Mulvey - Senior Analyst - FreightWaves Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Top Story - FedEx Pilots to ratify labor deal, news and notes from Orlando 13.06.2023 9:23

Eric Kulisch - Air Cargo Editor - FreightWaves - Northern Virginia If the pilots ratify this deal, is this the new benchmark for freight pilots moving forward? How big a deal is it that the increase is 30% in this economy - as opposed to 2022 or 2021 when things were good for every form of freight? YOu recently returned from a conference in Orlando - what wwere some of your big takeaways from the...

Carrier Update - Lanes of the Day 12.06.2023 5:44

Donny Gilbert - Director of Customer Solutions - FreightWaves Tony Mulvey - Senior Analyst - FreightWaves Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices