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FreightWaves NOW is your daily source for the most impactful news in logistics. We break down the complex world of freight—covering trucking, rail, air, and ocean markets—to bring you actionable insights. Whether you are a carrier, shipper, or broker, we provide the data-driven context you need to navigate a volatile market.
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May 5, 2023 • 10min
Top Story - April jobs report released
John Kingston - Editor at large - FreightWaves - Carle Place, NY
Down, then up: BLS number on March truck transportation jobs revised down 2,500 jobs to 1,609,500 jobs. But April number came in hot at 1,612,500 jobs. End result: we're only up 500 jobs from the initial March figure, but up a solid 3,000 jobs from revised March. #trucking
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May 4, 2023 • 5min
Carrier Update - Lanes of the Day
Donny Gilbert - Director of Customer Solutions - FreightWaves
Tony Mulvey - Senior Analyst - FreightWaves
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May 4, 2023 • 12min
Round Table - How much of the Q1 losses was preventable?
Tony Mulvey - Senior Analyst - FreightWaves
Bill Priestley - Producer - FreightWaves NOW
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May 4, 2023 • 8min
On The Spot - How is the macroeconomy faring?
Tony Mulvey - Senior Analyst - FreightWaves
Anthony Smith - Chief Economist - FreightWaves
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May 4, 2023 • 8min
How to find transparency in sales
Kevin Hill - Managing Partner - OTR Advisors - Fort Worth, TX
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May 4, 2023 • 5min
Carrier Update - Retail to Wholesale fuel spread increases to $1.57
Donny Gilbert - Director of Customer Solutions - FreightWaves
Tony Mulvey - Senior Analyst - FreightWaves
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May 4, 2023 • 10min
Predatory lease purchases and double brokering challenges
Thomas Wasson - Loaded and Rolling Host - FreightWaves - Chattanooga, TN
FMCSA predatory truck leasing task force
- where the large carrier folks at?
- what makes it predatory
- how is it normally done?
- SiriusXM drivers talk about it
Double brokering challenges
- was not really something I noticed until becoming a broker
- large carriers typically work with only a handful of trusted brokers
- Why does it happen and what can folks do about it? .
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May 4, 2023 • 5min
Carrier Update - Freightos Baltic daily index declines to $1527.38
Donny Gilbert - Director of Customer Solutions - FreightWaves
Tony Mulvey - Senior Analyst - FreightWaves
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May 4, 2023 • 10min
Scheduling Standards Consortium builds towards release
Grace Sharkey - SiriusXM Radio Host - FreightWaves - Lansing, MI
Topic: Scheduling Standards Consortium builds towards release
The consortium is growing - for those that don’t know, what is the consortium and who is in it?
Who is looking to become part of this group?
What will be the effect of a new API they want to build?
How feasible is it?
Is this one step of a larger goal?
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May 4, 2023 • 5min
Carrier Update - Import volumes remain low, but stable
Donny Gilbert - Director of Customer Solutions - FreightWaves
Tony Mulvey - Senior Analyst - FreightWaves
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