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Newsby StaffJanuary 23, 2020

ACT Research: Freight Rates Slide, 2020 Outlook Improves

The latest reports from ACT Research show improvement in for-hire freight volumes, but also a slide in the Freight Rate Index in December and a slight improvement in the economic outlook for 2020.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 6, 2020

Knight-Swift, DAT Team up for Predictive Rate Forecasting Pilot

DAT Solutions is supplying Knight-Swift Transportation with a new rate forecasting tool to provide actionable short-term and long-term insights into transportation markets.

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Newsby StaffNovember 26, 2019

Schneider Offers Instant Load Booking for Third Party Carriers

Schneider has launched an automated tool that enables third party carriers to instantly book loads at the click of a button.

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Newsby StaffNovember 22, 2019

Cost Cutting, Lower Rates Keep Brokers Profitable

Gross margins and revenues were down for freight brokers in the third quarter of 2019, but cost reductions and lower rates allowed them to stay profitable.

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Newsby StaffNovember 18, 2019

FTR: Freight Environment is Weak, But Unlikely to Get Worse in the Near Future

FTR’s Trucking Conditions Index slipped into negative territory again for September when it hit its lowest point since May, reflecting a relatively weak environment for carriers.

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ProductsNovember 15, 2019

Truckstop.com Freight Marketplace Features Instant Booking

The Book It Now feature allows freight brokers and 3PLs of any size to add instant load booking functionality to their business and carriers will be able to see Book It Now loads from freight brokers they know on Truckstop Mobile.

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Newsby StaffOctober 29, 2019

EKA Solutions Launches Enterprise Broker TMS Solution

EKA Solutions, provider of a cloud-based freight integration ecosystem platform, has launched its Enterprise Broker Omni-TMS solution.

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Newsby StaffOctober 22, 2019

Truck Tonnage Index Sees Slight Increase in September

American Trucking Associations’ seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index saw a slight gain in September after falling 4% the month before.

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Articlesby Jeff KauffmanOctober 21, 2019

What Can Purchasing Managers Tell Us About Truck Tonnage?

In early October, we received a series of weaker-than-expected consumer and industrial data. Whether or not this data proves to be an outlier because of trade concerns and the strike at General Motors remains to be seen.

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Newsby StaffOctober 17, 2019

Class 8 Truck Sales Hit High Point, But Leading Indicators Point to Downturn

Class 8 truck sales hit an all-time high last month, but other important metrics seem to be indicating an imminent downturn.

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