FreightWaves

FreightWaves Today

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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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FreightWaves

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Jul 10, 2026

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Rail service remaining stable, will volumes go up? 16.05.2023

Harris Ligon - CEO - Telegraph - Chicago, IL Service + Volume: Still seeing soft volumes across most commodities with service remaining stable (Question here: can it get much better from here?) Outlook: is there any reason to believe we will see an uptick in volume in the broader freight markets in the second half? (Conflicting reports from media outlets) Mohawk’s letter to the Federal Maritime Co...

Carrier Update - NTID increases to $2.19 rpm 16.05.2023

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

The future of AI in 3PLs 16.05.2023

Mary O'Connell- 3PL Expert - FreightWaves - St. Louis, MO The one thing that the world has said is coming for our jobs, Artificial intelligence. How is artificial intelligence being utilized in the freight broker industry, and what benefits does it offer over traditional methods? What time savings are brokers able to realize from implementing Ai, like ChatGPT or Ai documentation tools, into their...

Carrier Update - Several markets experience week over week changes in rejection rates 16.05.2023

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

Could trucking possibly get less volatile? 16.05.2023

Rachel Premack - Editorial Director - FreightWaves - New York, NY Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carrier Update - Dry van rejection rates increase to 2.41% 16.05.2023

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

Top Story - An Unusually terrible freight may get a lot worse 16.05.2023

Tony Mulvey - Senior Analyst - FreightWaves Anthony Smith - Chief Economist - FreightWaves Zach Strickland - Head of Freight Intelligence - FreightWaves - Chattanooga, TN Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carrier Update - Lanes of the Day 15.05.2023

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

Round Table - Recruiting is one thing, Turnover is another 15.05.2023

Charlie Saffro - CEO - CS Consulting - Chicago, IL Marilyn Surber - Advisor Team - Tenstreet - Tulsa, OK Bill Priestley - Producer - FreightWaves NOW Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Several other states join the AB5 fight 15.05.2023

John Kingston - Editor-At-Large - FreightWaves - Carle Place, NY New case is Olson vs. California Olson plaintiffs’ request for a preliminary injunction was first rejected by a federal district court. But it then won a  partial victory when a federal appeals court ruled in March that the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California improperly dismissed the Olson claims that the patch...

Carrier Update - Rejection rates pick up slightly in the Southeast as produce volumes increase 15.05.2023

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

Trends and volatility in subscription services 15.05.2023

Mike Baudendistel - Head of Intermodal Solutions - FreightWaves - Dallas, TX Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carrier Update - NTI rebounds to $2.13 rpm as DOT week begins 15.05.2023

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

Raising the bar on supply chain solutions 15.05.2023

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/archlynk-acquires-wcs-consulting-to-raise-bar-on-supply-chain-solutions Grace Sharkey - SiriusXM Radio Host - FreightWaves - Lansing, MI Sekhar Puli - CEO - Archlynk - Chantilly, VA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carrier Update - Average truck stop diesel fuel prices fall to $4.08 cpg 15.05.2023

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

Top Story - What are the new challenges in rail freight? 15.05.2023

Joanna Marsh - Staff Writer - FreightWaves - Falls Church, VA Issues include Train length Rail service Automation Quality of Life Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carrier Update - Lanes of the Day 12.05.2023

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

Round Table - Are we ready for electrification? 12.05.2023

Alan Adler - Midwest Bureau Chief - FreightWaves - Nunica, MI John Kingston - Editor at Large - FreightWaves - Carle Place, NY Bill Priestley - Producer - FreightWaves NOW Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Meet Women in Trucking’s new CEO 12.05.2023

Jennifer Hedrick - CEO - Women in Trucking - Washington, DC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carrier Update - The decline in diesel fuel prices slows, may increase by Monday 12.05.2023

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

Building a winning culture at Jarrett 12.05.2023

Mary O’Connell - Running on Ice Community - St. Louis, MO Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carrier Update - NTIL continues to fall, currently $1.50 rpm 12.05.2023

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

Electrification Hesitation Edition 12.05.2023

Alan Adler - Midwest Bureau Chief - FreightWaves - Nunica, MI What are Paccare and Peterbilt’s strategies for going electric as opposed to Volvo? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carrier Update - Freight volumes pick back up to 10,586 index points 12.05.2023

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

Top Story - U.S. Xpress’ latest earnings call paints a dark picture 12.05.2023

John Kingston - Editor at large - FreightWaves - Carle Place, NY The numbers from Q1 2022 to Q1 2023 were not impressive - what was your takeaway from the drop in revenue (CHART AVAILABLE FOR THIS QUESTION) There were two big issues after that - the first was layoffs, something that the company denied but you found evidence of about 150 workers laid off. The other issue was a 10-Q filing with the...

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