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Freight Market Update and Q2 Trucking Outlook

Zipline Logistics

Following an unprecedented downturn, the freight market has posted an almost full calendar year of impressive growth spurred by demand from a few sectors of the domestic economy. The second half of the past quarter was highly atypical and posted freight volumes that vastly exceeded those generally seen during peak season.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 8-12, 2018)

Talking Logistics

Transplace Acquires Yusen Logistics’ Intermodal & Freight Brokerage Group. Freight trucking startup Shipwell gets a $10 million boost (TechCrunch). Transplace Acquires Yusen Logistics’ Intermodal & Freight Brokerage Group. Amazon Patents Drone Chute For Quiet Deliveries (CB Insights).

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This Week in Logistics News (April 22 – 28)

Logistics Viewpoints

US homes 8 retailers keeping Earth Day alive through a commitment to sustainability Ground parcel delivery costs reached a record high in Q1, although pricing discounts from carriers softened the blow, according to the TD Cowen/AFS Freight Index. tractor fleet and sourcing 100 percent renewable energy by 2030, according to the press release.

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All The Supply Chain News You Need To Know 3.11-3.15

Freight Plus

Lanes from Dallas to Los Angeles, Memphis to Atlanta, and Philly to Boston all gained ground. Truck manufactures reap spoils of robust economy. 310,000 Class 8 truck orders in 2018 marked the fourth strongest year for heavy duty truck purchases on record. Meanwhile, in this week's, "Where's my freight?!". Spotify. ,

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Top 25 3PL warehousing companies in 2020 (by revenue)

6 River Systems

Revenue data is sourced from the companies’ websites and market research platforms such as Macrotrends. A behemoth in the logistics industry, UPS has operations in shipping, air freight, trucking, last-mile delivery and drone delivery. FedEx set out to become a global logistics player as a full-service freight operator.

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Have Spot Market Rates Bottomed Out?

DAT Solutions

Yet the freight surges that many of us have been accustomed to seeing at this time have been noticeably absent. For multiple reasons, spot market freight volumes and rates have been trending down for most of 2015 -- van rates since March, and flatbed and reefer rates since June. PMI Sectors Produce More Freight Than NMI Counterparts.