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Articlesby Deborah LockridgeMarch 24, 2020

COVID-19 Triggers Economic Storm for Trucking

The looming business and economic impact on the trucking industry from COVID-19 pandemic is “kind of like there’s a big hurricane coming in, and it’s one of the nastier storms in history. But so far you’re just seeing some waves on the shore.”

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Newsby StaffFebruary 27, 2020

Kingsgate Logistics Joins Pilot Predictive Rates Program

Kingsgate Logistics has joined a pilot program that provides early access to a suite of predictive rates and analytics tools from DAT Solutions.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeFebruary 13, 2020

Growth in Truck Freight, Rates to be Slight in 2020: FTR

Barring the unexpected, trucking can generally expect flat to moderate growth in demand and rates in 2020, with most of the growth in the second half of the year.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 4, 2020

Transport Pro Launches E-Signature Tool for Drivers and Brokers

Transport Pro has announced a new e-signature tool to make it easier for brokers to share electronic rate confirmations with carriers.

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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 StaffDecember 18, 2019

Convoy Claims Fully Automated Brokering Success in Top Freight Markets

Digital freight-matching company Convoy said it’s achieved a trucking-industry first: 100% automated brokering of loads to carriers, including matching and pricing, on lanes in top freight markets.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeDecember 13, 2019

FTR: 2019 Freight Market 'Steadier' Than it May Seem

While it’s been a challenging year for the trucking industry in some ways, comparisons to the runaway market of 2017-2018 may make it seem worse than it is. In their monthly State of Freight webinar Dec. 12, the transportation intelligence analysts at FTR discussed the top trends affecting freight volumes and rates.

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All That's Truckingby Deborah LockridgeSeptember 30, 2019

What Are Fleets Saying About the Fourth Quarter?

Will the fourth quarter be a field goal or a fumble? How does 2020 look from here? HDT Editor in Chief Deborah Lockridge talked to the HDT Editorial Advisory board for a snapshot of conditions and concerns.

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Newsby StaffAugust 23, 2019

Loadsmart Announces Simple Quote Freight Digitization Pricing

A new add-on from Loadsmart allows users of its freight digitization technology to price and book truckload shipments in seconds.

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