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[WHITE PAPER] The 2021 freight market outlook forecast

FreightWaves SONAR

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. Fill out the Form Below to Access a COPY of the White Paper.

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2021: A Year of Strength, Innovation and Resilience

3PL Insights

The Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) has released its Annual State of Logistics Report for 2021. Download this whitepaper to see the trends that will have the biggest impact on the supply chain over the next year. Download the white paper by completing the form on the right.

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5 shipping trends for 2021 for carriers to know

FreightWaves SONAR

Congratulations and welcome to 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. Download the White Paper. The short answer?

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[WHITE PAPER] Carrier asset utilization and allocation best practices to reduce operating costs

FreightWaves SONAR

Maximizing asset utilization will remain key in 2021. And to help carriers achieve that goal, this white paper will explore a few best practices to reduce operating costs, including: The importance of meaningful data capture. Prioritizing moves based on inbound and outbound data trends. Visualization capabilities.

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[WHITE PAPER] Housing affordability issues put brakes on flatbed demand

FreightWaves SONAR

Meanwhile, the lack of available lots, expensive building materials and labor availability issues have slowed recent construction trends. To illustrate, flatbed tender rejection rates increased from a low of less than 1% in April 2020 to 30% in June 2021 before retreating to 26%. Request a SONAR Demo. Request a SONAR SCI Demo.

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[WHITE PAPER] Shippers pay more for packaging while paper and packaging companies face rising input and freight costs

FreightWaves SONAR

One year ago, we wrote a white paper in which we estimated that the top five paper and packaging companies in the U.S. In contrast to the softer packaging prices experienced in 2020, companies have experienced considerable inflation rates in 2021, which has made packaging an area of greater focus for shippers.

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2021 Logistics Outlook: LTL Industry Trends

GlobalTranz

For 2021, expect the Less Than Truckload (LTL) freight market to remain volatile due to the impact of COVID-19. Many LTL industry trends, such as capacity constraints , rising rates, and changing consumer buying patterns, will continue through 2021. Let’s look at top LTL industry trends for 2021.

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