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网页3 天之前 · Election will revamp loophole that allows lower-value imports to avoid scrutiny. FreightWaves is the most trusted provider of global supply chain market intelligence. Our high-frequency price, demand, and capacity data and analysis allow our customers to benchmark, analyze, monitor and forecast the global physical economy.
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网页2 天之前 · A strike and the aftermath of a major hurricane are looming disruptors but probably not enough to sustainably shift the market. But the data still points to the end of this historically loose environment. ... Stay up to date on your No. 1 source for the latest logistics, freight and transportation news from FreightWaves, your award-winning ...
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网页2024年10月3日 · Longshoremen port strike unlikely to hinder holiday retail season, expert says. While a potential East and Gulf Coast port strike likely won’t hamper the holiday shopping season, industries such as automotive and food and beverage could be negatively affected, a transportation lawyer says. American Shipper.
Leading Trucking News - Award Winning - FreightWaves
网页2 天之前 · Feds award trucker $30,000 in back pay and damages. A driver blew the whistle on a trucking company that fired him for refusing to haul an oversized load without a safety escort. Read More ». Ashley Coker Prince Monday, September 30, 2024.
Railroad Freight Industry News | FreightWaves
网页2024年10月4日 · Railroads continue to play a significant role in North America’s economic infrastructure. According to the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Railroad Administration, the U.S. rail freight network covers almost 140,000 route miles and is generally considered the largest, safest, and most cost-efficient freight system in the world. In addition, says the FRA, the almost $80 billion rail ...
Why Walmart pays its truck drivers 6 figures - FreightWaves
网页2024年1月23日 · The uber-retailer says truck drivers can make up to $110,000 in their first year at the company. That’s twice the nationwide median pay of a truck driver, and certainly above the $17.50 an hour that the average Walmart associate earns. Home time, paid vacation and good health insurance are also guaranteed for Walmart company drivers.
Container shipping outlook 2024: Rising risk of delays, disruptions
网页2023年12月7日 · The supply chain crisis is long over, but America’s importers still have a lot to keep them up at night as they plan for 2024. Two key container shipping “chokepoints” — the Panama Canal and the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait in the Red Sea — are simultaneously under threat. Container-line financials are under severe pressure, forcing ever more ...
FedEx fleet restructure poses threat to freighter operators
网页2024年2月1日 · FedEx, UPS and DHL Express offer excess capacity on their airlines at bargain rates compared to for-hire freighter operators because the main parcel product covers the fixed cost base — much like passenger airlines enhance margins by selling available belly space to shippers. All-cargo airlines are challenged to compete with widebody ...
Layoffs and bankruptcies pile up in logistics amid shocking …
网页2023年11月17日 · Oct. 23: After its founder embezzled $25 million to purchase a G-550 jet and a $5 million mansion in Texas, Goldman Sachs-backed Slync wound down operations and hopes to sell its proprietary technology, as Hawes reported. Oct. 22: Fort Worth-based SEL Supply Chain Solutions shut down, Hawes reported. Closure of the freight brokerage — that at one time had $65 million in revenue — left 125 ...
By the numbers: Shipping’s unparalleled year in 10 charts
网页2021年12月23日 · Capital Link’s container shipping index outperformed the pack, up 242% year to date as of Tuesday. Chart: American Shipper based on index data from Capital Link. The Capital Link Maritime Index, which covers stocks of all vessel segments, was up 138%, while the dry bulk index was up 97%. Tankers and gas carrier stocks lagged.