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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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Photo Galleriesby Stephane BabcockAugust 21, 2019

2019 Fact Book: Trucking Industry Stats

HDT’s fifth annual Fact Book is a fascinating overview of our industry by the numbers. The first section deals with statistics about the industry itself including costs, revenues and the volume of available work.

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Newsby StaffAugust 20, 2019

During Rollercoaster Year, Truck Tonnage Recovers in July

ATA's advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index saw a nice increase in July and despite a rollercoaster-like movement the past few months, it continues an upward trend this year.

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Newsby StaffAugust 19, 2019

Uber Freight Improves Portal and App Experience for Carriers

Uber Freight announced a new web portal and redesigned app that aims to streamline the booking experience for carriers of all sizes.

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Newsby StaffAugust 13, 2019

Overall Trucking Conditions Improve but Remain Negative in FTR’s Index

FTR’s revised Trucking Conditions Index showed significant improvement for the month of June thanks to strengthening freight demand and lower fuel prices, but other factors are likely to keep things subdued through the rest of the year.

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ProductsAugust 13, 2019

Uber Freight Brings Real-Time Rates to MercuryGate TMS

Transportation management system provider MercuryGate announced a partnership that will make Uber Freight’s carrier network available on MercuryGate’s TMS platform.

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Newsby StaffAugust 9, 2019

Freight Rates Expected to Fall, But Truck Production Remains at All-Time Highs

In its latest Freight Forecast, ACT Research maintained its view that truckload and intermodal rates will fall this year due to overcapacity and weak freight demand.

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Newsby StaffAugust 8, 2019

Loadsmart and Starsky Robotics Make First-Ever Digital Freight Delivery Via Autonomous Truck

Digitized freight developer Loadsmart and Starsky Robotics say the announcement marks the first time an autonomous company and a digital broker have collaborated to price, book and load a shipment without any human involvement.

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Newsby StaffAugust 6, 2019

Riteload Hires New Chief Revenue Officer

The online freight matching platform Riteload, formerly Myriteload, has named transportation industry veteran Justin Kreimer as its chief revenue officer.

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Newsby StaffAugust 6, 2019

Transportation Industry Lags Behind Overall GDP Growth

While the overall economy grew at a steady rate in the second quarter, the transportation segment lagged behind as demand for goods and their subsequent transportation of goods was much weaker than in other sectors.

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