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“Normal seasonality” was the best truckload carriers could muster when describing the current freight environment at an investor conference this week. While freight demand is seeing more typical ebbs and flows from month to month, which is an improvement from a year ago, the fluctuations are occurring at a low starting point – the trough…
On this episode of Tracks Through Time, Deputy Editor Brielle Jaekel dives into the tragic crash of a Navy airship, the USS Akron, in which numerous men lost their lives. It was the first of two major airship crashes in New Jersey, during a time when some believed airships were the future of travel. Caroline…
In tight freight markets, it can be challenging for motor carriers to maintain high safety standards while ensuring their companies are staffed appropriately. Trucking companies must carefully balance the need to fill vacant positions with hiring qualified, responsible drivers. Those hiring decisions can affect a carrier’s insurance rates. Currently the only requirement the Federal Motor…
The Suez Canal has been extremely important in the world of transportation and supply chains since its creation in 1859. But in 1956, a conflict changed the dynamic of the canal and its impact on countries that use it. Join Deputy Editor Brielle Jaekel and fellow FreightWavesTV host Mary O’Connell as they dive into the…
By Ted Spaulding The views expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of FreightWaves or its affiliates. For nearly a century, Georgia has stood as one of only four states to allow plaintiffs to sue insurance companies directly after accidents involving tractor-trailers. This long-standing provision, a thorn…
Flexport has tapped Trine Nielsen as the global head of ocean freight. Nielsen most recently oversaw Flexport’s Europe, Middle East and Africa ocean team as it navigated global challenges such as the Red Sea disruptions. In her new role, Nielsen will lead Flexport’s strategy for the global ocean division and seek to enhance the company’s…