Schneider National cuts 2024 outlook, notes some positive trends

Schneider National slightly missed first-quarter expectations and cut its full-year earnings outlook by nearly 25%. It noted some improving trends on a Thursday call with analysts but concluded it’s “not calling an inflection in the market.” The most surprising takeaway from the call was the disclosure that truckload contract price renewals were positive for the…

New SONAR update allows users to easily price flatbed freight and visualize data

While flatbed data was previously available via API for SONAR subscribers, the update makes this data accessible directly within the user interface of its Market Dashboard+ application. By having the data within the SONAR UI, users have access to flatbed spot rate data at their fingertips. The update also enables users to view flatbed data…

White Paper: Streamlining commerce operations with a dedicated fulfillment site takeover

A “dedicated fulfillment site takeover” is a strategic business initiative in which a 3PL assumes control and management of a specific retailer’s distribution site(s). The 3PL can take over the entire fulfillment process or some of it – including labor management, order processing, inventory management, packing and shipping, within their designated facility. Brands sought out…

Loose truckload market pressures intermodal volume in Eastern corridors

One of the first things to understand about rail intermodal is that some lanes are more competitive with the highway than others. In dense lanes with very long lengths of haul, like Los Angeles to Chicago, a trip that exceeds 2,000 miles, it’s easy for rail intermodal to undercut truckload on price. In that lane,…