A new freight management platform created by third-party logistics provider Choptank Transport allows fleets to track and analyze many operational factors based on their own shipping history.
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.
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.
Schneider has launched an automated tool that enables third party carriers to instantly book loads at the click of a button.
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.
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.
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.
EKA Solutions, provider of a cloud-based freight integration ecosystem platform, has launched its Enterprise Broker Omni-TMS solution.
American Trucking Associations’ seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index saw a slight gain in September after falling 4% the month before.
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.