FreightWaves SONAR

JULY 26, 2021

Despite the revenue declines posted by the industry in 2020, we believe that industry freight spend is just as high as pre-pandemic levels due to growth in packaging demand and higher freight rates. Like many industries, 2020 was challenging for the paper and packaging industry. Request a SONAR Demo.

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FreightWaves SONAR

JANUARY 5, 2021

With the havoc 2020 caused, can shipping trends get any worse? And demands for 2021 already reveal strife in procurement in the shipping industry and visibility through all operations, including carrier troubles. But with the wave that was 2020, 2021 could show an exciting scenario for those applying. Request a SONAR Demo.

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FreightWaves SONAR

JULY 28, 2021

Despite revenue declines across the industry in 2020, we estimate that freight spend was as high as pre-pandemic levels due to growth in packaging demand and elevated freight rates. Request a SONAR Demo. Request a SONAR SCI Demo. Last year, FreightWaves estimated that the top five paper and packaging companies in the U.S.

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FreightWaves SONAR

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Therefore, the intermodal volume trajectory in the fourth quarter may more closely resemble 2020 (rising in November and December) rather than 2018-2019 (declining in November and December from October levels). Request a SONAR Demo. Request a SONAR SCI Demo. FILL OUT THE FORM BELOW TO DOWNLOAD THE FREE WHITE PAPER.

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FreightWaves SONAR

DECEMBER 22, 2020

With that in mind, the trucking RFP has come into play as a more significant undertaking for 2021 contracts as the freight market saw volatility in 2020 on the spot market due to historic tender rejections and volumes adding to increased prices. Shippers and carriers have taken a beating throughout 2020. Request a SONAR Demo.

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FreightWaves SONAR

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

The effects of the disruptions over the past year have likely forever changed the industry, requiring shippers to scale and evolve operations radically seemingly overnight. With all the pressure for more and faster service among shippers, dropshipping has seen a renewed focus within the industry. Request a SONAR Demo.

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FreightWaves SONAR

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Those that held on in 2020 continue to face obstacles as recovery begins. And there remain significant problems within the industry. One of the biggest challenges facing the industry right now is deadheading. Waste matters in the shipping industry because every instance leads to higher freight costs. Request a SONAR Demo.

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FreightWaves SONAR

JANUARY 20, 2021

Some are expecting the favorable truckload fundamentals that were in place in the back half of 2020 to continue unchanged through 2021. Request a SONAR Demo. Pricing uncertainty in the first half of 2021. Shipping volume expectations and the risk of increased tender rejections.

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FreightWaves SONAR

MARCH 1, 2021

Contract rates account for a considerable percentage of trucking industry loads. Spot rates make up a minor part of the industry. The astounding growth of e-commerce has created a significant strain on the industry, and even with ample drivers, capacity is a finite resource. Request a SONAR Demo.

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FreightWaves SONAR

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

It is considerably more important to find talent quickly to fill the ever-growing needs of the freight and shipping industry. The industry is growing and will only continue to suffer from finite trucking capacity. Driver retention is a growing issue as the industry expands. Request a SONAR Demo.

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FreightWaves SONAR

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

While the industry moves toward more cohesive programs to track performance, including profitability per load, the need to boost benchmarking through freight KPIs is absolute. The sudden surges of 2020 are not one-off scenarios. They will recur and create a new index for measuring industry growth. Request a SONAR Demo.

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FreightWaves SONAR

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

The freight transportation industry has always been slow to adopt new advances in tools, software and automation. However, 2020 helped shed light on just how behind the industry is compared to others. Industry expert guidance as a best practice. Request a SONAR Demo. Tracking and applying equipment data insights.

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EazyStock

DECEMBER 13, 2020

You already know the biggest supply chain disruption of 2020: the COVID-19 pandemic. The prevailing effects of COVID-19 are uncertainty and disruption; the key to planning ahead for 2021 will be to analyze the effects of 2020. The pandemic has impacted industries differently across the board. But ‘back to normal’?

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FreightWaves SONAR

JUNE 3, 2021

In 2020 (yellow line below), automotive rail carloads, which primarily consist of finished vehicles, fell off a cliff in March before recovering to seasonal norms in July. Motor vehicle shipments on the Class I railroads are shown for 2021, 2020, 2019 and 2018 in blue, yellow, green and orange, respectively. Request a SONAR Demo.

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FreightWaves SONAR

JANUARY 27, 2021

The societal and economic challenges of 2020 have constructed a positive outlook for transportation in 2021. It would be an oversight to kick off a 2021 outlook without addressing the structural changes to supply and demand as a result of what 2020 materialized into. Request a SONAR Demo.

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FreightWaves SONAR

JANUARY 28, 2021

Surviving the tumultuous year of 2020 represented the most critical challenge shipping leaders had to face in years. The remainder of 2021 will be subject to continuous spot versus contract balancing 2020 showed the industry that adaptability remains critical during times of disruption. Request a SONAR Demo.

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FreightWaves SONAR

DECEMBER 4, 2020

On LinkedIn , I asked my network what they thought were the top freight podcasts in the industry. Over 20,000 views, hundreds of reactions and comments later, it was clear the industry had a bunch of great favorites. . This show is hosted by FreightWaves market expert Zach Strickland and economist Anthony Smith. Listen on FreightWaves.

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FreightWaves SONAR

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

That might include collecting both internal data and using the resources available in SONAR, such as SONAR InGauge, to compare carrier data against the industry. . And 2020 taught the logistics industry that disruption is indeed the new normal. Request a SONAR demo online to get started. Request a SONAR Demo.

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FreightWaves SONAR

JANUARY 28, 2021

Few areas of the economy carry more confusion or misconception than the for-hire trucking industry. The for-hire industry comprises independent contractors, owner-operators, small brokerages, subregional carriers and more. Another trend within the for-hire trucking industry surrounds the need to speed delivery times.

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FreightWaves SONAR

JANUARY 25, 2021

Today, freight load management is a major trouble area for carriers and logistics managers within the shipping industry. And the overall industry trucking trends imply an absolute need to grow more strategically. For managers in the transportation industry, freight load pricing accuracy remains a source of confusion and disruption.

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FreightWaves SONAR

AUGUST 18, 2021

Current market conditions are among the most difficult that the industry has faced in recent years. has been trending higher since mid-June 2020, likely setting new all-time highs in the coming weeks. Request a SONAR Demo. Request a SONAR SCI Demo. China, which is the largest trade partner with the U.S.,

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FreightWaves SONAR

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Enterprise shippers have always been an integral part of the maritime shipping industry and its partnership with truck fleet management. New blood helps keep the maritime shipping industry-relevant and moving forward. Get started by requesting a FreightWaves SONAR demo via the button below. . Request a SONAR Demo.

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Locus

MAY 2, 2023

When it was first launched in 2019, Mexico-based Jüsto was an e-grocery platform that wished to disrupt the consumer industry and become Latin America’s favorite supermarket by 2030. With 2020 came the new realities of the pandemic, and suddenly, Jüsto found itself dealing with unforeseen levels of adoption.

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Locus

MAY 25, 2022

The American customer satisfaction index customer experience benchmarks for timeliness of delivery fell drastically from 82 in 2020 to 76 in 2022. The American customer satisfaction index customer experience benchmarks for ease of tracking shipment fell to 81 in 2022 from 83 in 2020 in the US. Try a demo with Locus now!

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Blue Grace Logistics

JULY 6, 2021

What this blog is about: Using automation and digital disruption to transform supply chains. In the last two decades, digitalization has had a seismic impact in the world, including the logistics industry. Streamlining and digitizing data and automating internal and external operations increases the efficiency of the whole industry.

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Blue Grace Logistics

JULY 6, 2021

What this blog is about: Using automation and digital disruption to transform supply chains. In the last two decades, digitalization has had a seismic impact in the world, including the logistics industry. Streamlining and digitizing data and automating internal and external operations increases the efficiency of the whole industry.

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FreightWaves SONAR

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Companies in various industries and regions often have very different needs that require a varying array of solutions. . Sifting through conference agendas for specific industries is another method for sourcing freight broker leads. Quite a few shippers and consignees are located in industrial areas. Request a SONAR Demo.

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FreightWaves SONAR

JANUARY 26, 2021

In today’s world, a delay in data processing and analysis will lead to massive opportunities for overlooked industry dynamics. Obviously, during periods of high-demand, as seen throughout 2020, carriers are likely to take and accept as many loads as possible. Request a FreightWaves SONAR demo by clicking the button below to learn more.

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FreightWaves SONAR

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

And 2020 proved that a major external issue could certainly cause immense trouble in the trucking industry. In addition to improved truck and trailer forecasting, data-driven asset management also helps with other industry practices. More industry executives understand that data applications are a clear competitive advantage.

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FreightWaves SONAR

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

from 2020 to 2027.” That couldn’t be more accurate than looking at the industry as it prepares for another wave of COVID-19 vaccine distribution challenges and the lasting effects of winter weather-related disruptions. Request a FreightWaves SONAR demo , via the button below, to better navigate the freight market today.

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FreightWaves SONAR

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

When planning for the future, industry players should thus use insights from commodity-based modeling. For example, as seen in scenario A1, the global unconstrained demand for air cargo will fall by 14% of pre-crisis volumes in the second quarter of 2020 and will not rebound to 2019 levels until around mid-2022.”

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FreightWaves SONAR

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

The SONAR chart above shows OPRAT chart for 2020 as compared to the past three years. You notice another spike as the industry saw increased volatility in Spring of 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The formula applies to a trucking business with fleets of any size and provides an industry standard for benchmarking.

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Shipchain

JUNE 25, 2019

We must embrace the possibilities of Big Data, the Internet of things, blockchain technology, predictive analytics, and the growing unrest that these things bring to the industry. According to Richard Howells of Forbes, industry lines are blurring in light of new technologies within the future of the digital supply chain.

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FreightWaves SONAR

MARCH 11, 2021

According to Richard Howells of Forbes , the 2020 Oxford Economics survey found “49% of supply chain leaders (the top 12 % of respondents) can capture real-time data insights and act on them immediately, while 51% use AI and predictive analytics to capture insights.

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FreightWaves SONAR

JULY 10, 2023

That pattern changed in 2016 as the industrial economy hit a stumbling block after the oil markets collapsed but the economy. Trucking costs and volumes moved predictably from 2020 to 2016. Sign up for a SONAR demo. This led to a softening of the freight market as goods demand waned. appeared first on SONAR.

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Locus

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Set in motion by the Chinese e-commerce giant, Alibaba, Singles’ Day shopping festival made the company a whopping $115 billion dollars in sales in 2020. Continued spending on wellness: The wellness industry has seen a boom since the pandemic. Schedule a demo now ! appeared first on Locus Blog. Share and Enjoy !

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FreightWaves SONAR

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

The state of logistics in 2021 continues to undergo transformation and disruption (continued from 2020), and while companies are looking for new logistics strategies to stay proactive, there comes a point at which supply chain leaders need a simple, fast way to view market conditions. These factors are further seen in top-industry trends.

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