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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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Dec 1, 2023 • 11min
Round Table - Could the Panama Canal become a liability for shippers?
John D. McCown - Center for Maritime Strategy - Pound Ridge, NY
Sal Mercogliano - Associate Professor of History - Campbell University - Buies Creek, NC
Kaylee Nix - Freightcaster - FreightWaves
The rainy season in Panama won’t come until next year, when will it become cost prohibitive for shippers to use the Panama Canal - or is it already?
What’s the added cost right now to waiting for a passage through the canal (in terms of waiting or going around S. America or the Suez?
Given the problems in Panama and in Israel where fighting resumed, how much tension is there in the ocean shipping world that the two major canals are chokepoints or risks?
How will rates change to reflect these problem areas - US to Chile and Peru have doubled according to Greg Miller.
Is building another channel for the canal an option - all be it for the distant future to deal with future Panamanian droughts?
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Dec 1, 2023 • 8min
Is the Biden administration’s plan in the best interest of the supply chain?
Mike McClelland - Senior VP of Transportation - Kenco Group - Chattanooga, TN
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Dec 1, 2023 • 5min
Carrier Update - Spot rates continue to climb
Donny Gilbert - Director of Customer Solutions - FreightWaves
Tony Mulvey - Senior Analyst - FreightWaves
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Dec 1, 2023 • 9min
What is the quality of your panels in your refrigerated trailer?
Mary O’Connell - Running on Ice Community - FreightWaves - St. Louis, MO
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Dec 1, 2023 • 5min
Carrier Update - Midwest has the highest volumes for Dry Van and Reefer freight
Donny Gilbert - Director of Customer Solutions - FreightWaves
Tony Mulvey - Senior Analyst - FreightWaves
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Dec 1, 2023 • 9min
Drama between Berkshire Hathaway and Haslam family over Pilot gets personal
John Kingston - Editor-At-Large - FreightWaves - Carle Place, NY
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/berkshire-haslam-made-secret-payments-for-quick-financial-boost-at-pilot
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Dec 1, 2023 • 6min
Carrier Update - Van rejection rates pick up as November ended, Reefer and Flatbed decline
Donny Gilbert - Director of Customer Solutions - FreightWaves
Tony Mulvey - Senior Analyst - FreightWaves
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Dec 1, 2023 • 9min
Top Story - Ponzi scheme accruing $40M exposed in Michigan
Clarissa Hawes - Senior Editor - FreightWaves - Grain Valley, MO
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/michigan-trucking-fraudster-sentenced-to-17-years-for-40m-ponzi-scheme
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Nov 30, 2023 • 6min
Carrier Update - Lanes of the Day
Donny Gilbert - Director of Customer Solutions - FreightWaves
Tony Mulvey - Senior Analyst - FreightWaves
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Nov 30, 2023 • 12min
Round Table - Reaction to the Biden Administration’s supply chain resilience plan
Randy Mullett - Senior Advisor - Imaginnovate - Washington, DC
Loren Smith - President - Skyline Policy Risk Group - Manassas, VA
Bill Priestley - Producer - FreightWaves NOW
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