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Rate Trend of the Week: Van Rates Begin the Road to Recovery
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01-27-2012
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Mark Montague
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Earlier this week Trendlines reported a decline in freight as capacity rose. I'm seeing this activity reflected in the rates that I captured from the past week. Van rates hit rock-bottom this past week but I expect to see them rebound soon. Flatbed...
Live Discussion is Moving to Twitter!
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01-23-2012
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Frank Normandin
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I have some great news... We're taking our live discussion forum to Twitter! Follow #freighttalk every Monday at 4:30pm (Pacific) for the latest discussion with Mark Montague, industry expert. We ( @transcorefs ) will be tweeting rates, freight trends...
Week in Review: 1/20/2012
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01-23-2012
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Frank Normandin
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I'm still trying to dry off from all the rain we've been getting here in Portland. Here are a few articles that caught my eye. I'll have more for you next week! Do you think the driver shortage a myth? Jim Park from Trucking Info thinks it...
2011 in the Rear View Mirror: Extreme Weather Affects Seasonal Shipping
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01-22-2012
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Peggy Dorf
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In addition to supply chain disruptions caused by the Japanese earthquake and flooding in Thailand , the U.S. was wracked by regional droughts, hurricanes, tornadoes, tropical storms and floods in 2011. Domestic weather events added up to 14 disasters...
Rate Trend of the Week: Rates Decline Seasonally in Mid-January
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01-20-2012
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Mark Montague
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Rates for all equipment types dipped as recorded on Truckload Rate Index , in major markets, in the seven days ending January 18. Let's drill down and find out what happened: Van : Van rates from major markets all declined in the past week but nationally...
New Year’s Resolution: Save on your insurance, 8 ways
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01-19-2012
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Kathi Marth
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2012 is a brand new year, full of new beginnings! So what are your New Years resolutions? Being the insurance geek that I am, I start to daydream: if I didn't have to pay insurance premiums (any of them, car, house, business, life, health, dental...
2011 in the Rear View Mirror: More Freight, More Emphasis on Intermodal and Spot Market
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01-18-2012
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Mark Montague
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Shippers tried some new tactics in 2011, in an effort to cut costs and streamline the supply chain. Some of the changes will likely persist and become trends; others were just one-time adjustments to an industry in transition. Here are a few supply chain...
2011 in the Rear View Mirror: Fuel Costs Rise 28%
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01-18-2012
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Scott McCollister
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The national average price for diesel in 2011 was $3.84 per gallon, up 28% from the 2010 average of $2.99. Even the low price for 2011 was not all that low compared to the previous year. In the first week of January 2011, the national average price was...
2011 in the Rear View Mirror: Trucking Rules! CSA, HOS, Phones
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01-18-2012
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Kevin Scullin
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Trucking regulations were in the news throughout 2011. The big ones, including CSA, the new HOS and the ban on handheld phones, had less of an impact than many people expected or feared. Headlines in 2012 are likely to focus on the impact of those rules...
2011 in the Rear View Mirror: Capacity Dwindles, Due to Lack of Trucks and Drivers
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01-17-2012
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Michele Greene
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Freight volume increased throughout 2011, but the excitement of new business was accompanied by a constant drumbeat of concern about capacity shortages. That’s because the industry lost as many as 325,000 trucks, representing 18% of available capacity...
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