Prioritizing your day with SONAR – Freight Forecasting (video)
Zach Strickland, FreightWaves’ Director of Freight Market Intelligence (and the “Sultan of SONAR”), joins Freight Forecasting host Michael Vincent on this episode. Zach and Michael discuss how shippers, carriers and brokers can (and many do) use FreightWaves SONAR to prioritize their days and make themselves more effective and efficient. Watch the Full Episode Below Michael […]
Charting Load Volumes and Capacity Fluctuations – Freight Forecasting (video)
Anthony Smith, FreightWaves’ Lead Economist, and Zach Strickland, FreightWaves’ Director of Freight Market Intelligence, join Freight Forecasting host Michael Vincent on this episode. They talk about the state of current freight markets and how SONAR can be utilized to learn what the near-term future might hold. Watch the episode below: Michael, Zach and Anthony also […]
Truckload volumes and warehousing – Freight Forecasting (video)
Lead Economist Anthony Smith joins Freight Forecasting host Michael Vincent on this episode. They discuss the current spike in volumes and warehouse inventories as they relate to imports. Watch the episode below: Examples include comparisons of volume in Los Angeles to the rest of the nation, the year-over-year increase in intermodal rail out of Los […]
How to develop freight forecasts using SONAR
Forecasting trucking rates is one of the most important roles for all freight forecasters. Load volumes and truck capacity for individual markets are the primary drivers in developing freight forecasts. Each individual freight market has its own unique load demand and truck capacity cycles. These cycles are most often linked to seasonal demand patterns and the ratio of outbound to inbound freight volumes in each market.
