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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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Nov 14, 2023 • 5min
Carrier Update - Dry van freight volumes increase, rejection rates follow slowly
Donny Gilbert - Director of Customer Solutions - FreightWaves
Tony Mulvey - Senior Analyst - FreightWaves
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Nov 14, 2023 • 9min
Top Story - Congressional bill could make drivers eligible for overtime pay
John Gallagher - Washington, Correspondent - FreightWaves - Washington, DC
Congressional bill could make drivers eligible for overtime pay:
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/bipartisan-bill-introduced-to-guarantee-truck-drivers-overtime-pay
FMCSA reaction:
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/advisers-to-fmcsa-waver-on-support-for-trucker-overtime-pay
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Nov 13, 2023 • 4min
Carrier Update - Lanes of the Day
Donny Gilbert - Director of Customer Solutions - FreightWaves
Tony Mulvey - Senior Analyst - FreightWaves
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Nov 13, 2023 • 12min
Round Table - The best of F3 2023
Kaylee Nix - Freightcaster - FreightWaves
Anthony Smith - Chief Economist - FreightWaves
Tony Mulvey - Senior Analyst - FreightWaves
Bill Priestley - Producer - FreightWaves NOW
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Nov 13, 2023 • 7min
Heads or Tails - Some motion in the ocean
Michael Rudolph - Research Analyst - FreightWaves
Bill Priestley - Producer - FreightWaves NOW
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Nov 13, 2023 • 9min
“Sense Per Mile” debuts this week on FWTV
Charles Gracey and Paul Gibson - Hosts - Sense Per Mile
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Nov 13, 2023 • 6min
Carrier Update - Diesel fuel prices continue to fall, but so do spot rates
Donny Gilbert - Director of Customer Solutions - FreightWaves
Tony Mulvey - Senior Analyst - FreightWaves
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Nov 13, 2023 • 8min
Walmart’s Mean Girls ad aimed at gaining Walmart+ subscribers
Grace Sharkey - Stockout Community Host - FreightWaves - Lansing, MI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfX-brlBH18
Walmart Black Friday
Opened up Wed Nov 8, three hours early to Walmart+ subscribers
Walmart+
$98 per year or $12.95 per month
Around 12-20 million users based on various reports
About 17% of US household penetration
Prime is at 170 million
is their Amazon Prime
Made up 4% of the company’s “Other” income in the previous quarter
Is their marketing focus as of last year
Over the Summer, food stamp holders get it for half the rate
Over 41 million ppl in US in 2022
Perks
Free shipping online, free grocery delivery on $35, fuel discounts, free Paramount+
Whats the point: All the data can be used for Walmart Connect
Walmart Ads
Walmart Connect
Revenue up 36% year over year in Q2
Advertisers were up 60% in Q2 vs Q1
See a 30% return on digital ads
Ties to revenue for e-commerce up 24% year over year in Q2
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Nov 13, 2023 • 6min
Carrier Update - Capacity tightens in the Pacific Northwest
Donny Gilbert - Director of Customer Solutions - FreightWaves
Tony Mulvey - Senior Analyst - FreightWaves
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Nov 13, 2023 • 10min
Independent Contractor law debate gets set for a showdown
John Kingston - Editor-At-Large - FreightWaves - Carle Place, NY
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/lawyers-will-square-off-on-california-truckings-latest-ab5-exemption-request
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