Uber Freight Expands to Canada
Since the announcement yesterday, there\'s been a number of articles, posts, and opinions on this topic. An article of my own will be coming, but until then, some quick thoughts:…
Freight Brokers Bashed, do Some Bashing in Return
Frieghtwaves recently published two commentary articles with opposing viewpoints regarding the economic effects of freight brokers on carriers, and shippers. The Demise of the Freight Brokerage is an asset-based carrier\'s…
US Freight Market Takes a Nosedive: Sweet Charts
Some awesome-looking charts on freightwaves.com have indicated the freight market dips in May 2019, and their correlation to the USA-China tariff-related announcements and implementation dates. The report nearly draws a…
Shortage! What Driver Shortage? Bureau of Labor Statistics
There, I told you so. Though the ATA disputes the validity of some of the data used in a recent BLS study, and that lack of differentiation between long haul…
Amazon Launches Freight Brokerage; Spreads Terror in 3PL, Trucking Communities
An annual freight spend of $28B makes Amazon one of the big players in transportation procurement. Last week, Amazon Logistics launched Amazon Freight, \"a free, marginless brokerage\". \"Disintermediate, monetize, innovate\"…
