David Roush is the president of KSM Transport Advisors and he’s been watching trucking markets for a long time. As a result, he’s well positioned to talk about how long he thinks the current bull freight market can keep roaring…
Every Friday, FreightWaves takes a look at the past week or so in social media, highlighting trucking, transportation and weather. This week features a funnel spawned by a wildfire, a trucker who drove his rig into a river and a…
In an increasingly competitive space, Cowen Equity Research has initiated coverage of Electric Last Mile Systems (ELMS) with an outperform rating, setting a per-share price target of $14. ELMS (NASDAQ: ELMS) closed Thursday at $9.15, down 6% from the open.…
Another brutal heat wave will develop across several Western states this weekend, lasting for several days in some areas. Cities like Las Vegas, Phoenix and Salt Lake City have already set new daily record highs at times this spring and…
The Daily Dash is a quick look at what’s happening in the freight ecosystem. In today’s edition, we offer up hot opinions regarding Knight-Swift’s move into the LTL market, another investigative piece involving a double-brokerage scheme and more. The High…
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Supply chains in 2021 are living in an alternate dimension. Up is down and down is up. That’s what happens when container shipping rates exceed $20,000 per box and air cargo, normally used for high-value goods and perishable products for…
Approximately 51,000 motor carriers have already received common or contract carrier authority through June, making 2021 likely to surpass 2020’s calendar-year record of 59,000, according to transport consultancy FTR, which analyzed data from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA).…
Deciding the future of the Port of Oakland’s Howard Terminal and whether it might disappear to make way for a baseball stadium is in what looks like the end game of the long process. The freight terminal is where the…
DriverReach founder and CEO Jeremy Reymer chatted with Travis Overton, president and owner of CDLLife on this week’s episode of the Taking the Hire Road podcast. CDLLife is an online initiative dedicated to improving the quality of life for truckers.…
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