Why The Freight Bull Market May Continue (video)
On this episode of #WithSONAR, co-hosts Luke Falasca and Kyle Taylor discuss why the freight bull market may hold the current elevated levels through the end of the year. Luke and Kyle also look at how SONAR freight volumes reflect consumers’ new buying patterns and where those patterns are likely to head. Watch the episode […]
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4 Top Challenges for Shippers in Capturing Freight Market Rate Deviations
Understanding true freight market rates remains deceptive for shippers. Carriers realize that regardless of what contracts exist, it all comes down to carriers and drivers. Drivers in certain parts of the market, particularly driving on high-profit lanes, will choose freight based on their preferences. It’s evident by looking at the current rate of tender rejections […]
What is driving the current freight market? – Freight Forecasting (video)
Freight Forecasting host Michael Vincent is joined by Anthony Smith, FreightWaves’ Lead Economist, and John Kingston, FreightWaves Editor at Large to discuss what is driving the freight market. Primarily because of the pandemic (but there are other contributing factors), the 2020 freight market to-date has been very different from any other year since the trucking […]
Let SONAR help you level the playing field!
(Photo: East Bay Times) As you probably remember, “Moneyball” tells the story of Billy Beane, the general manager of the Oakland A’s. After losing the 2001 World Series and also losing key players to better-financed teams, Beane came to the realization that he had to do something different to win. Oakland was and is one […]
Fragmenting freight markets and the domino effect (Video)
Kyle Lintner, Principal and Managing Partner at K Ratio and Zach Strickland, FreightWaves’ Director of Freight Market Intelligence, join host Michael Vincent on this episode of Freight Forecasting. As a full-service risk management firm, K-Ratio provides solutions for shipper customers, carriers and 3PLs by implementing aligned strategies to reduce the price volatility associated with the […]
Why relying only on historical freight market data provides an incomplete view of forecasted freight demand and market dynamics
There are nuances in the economy that weren’t variables a decade or even a year ago. The landscape is ever-changing despite a few core fundamentals that hold everything together. This holds true for various industries, including freight. Although historical freight market trends give a general direction of what to expect and typical seasonality, it doesn’t […]
