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Over four million tickets sold. 151 shows. Nearly $1B in revenue. Hydraulic platforms, laser lights, pyrotechnics, fireworks, jumbotrons, multiple shape-shifting stages – that’s Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour in a nutshell. After each show, it’s all carefully packed onto trucks and sent to its next stop, creating one of the most technical and overwhelming logistics challenges…
Shippers enjoyed savings throughout 2023. As a national average, contract rates for dry van shipments fell 15% from January to November, according to data from DAT iQ. And with the inverted market, shippers were able to use the spot market strategically for deeper savings. Click here to access “Freight Focus,” our annual report reviewing 2023…
There’s no two ways about it: The current market is unsustainable for small carriers. Low rates and high costs spell trouble for any business in any industry, but with the traditionally tight margins associated with operating a motor carrier business, the current climate has many trucking companies operating on a razor’s edge. Click here to…
As we find ourselves in the final phase of a familiar cycle, shippers are currently enjoying a market that tilts in their favor, but the winds of change are on the horizon. Click here to access “Freight Focus,” our annual report reviewing 2023 and looking ahead to 2024 The current landscape: A shippers’ market Almost…
In the ever-changing landscape of transportation procurement, major shippers are abandoning the traditional annual bid approach. Instead, they’re adopting more dynamic strategies to ride pricing waves, balancing flexibility with predictability in the volatile truckload marketplace. Click here to access “Freight Focus,” our annual report reviewing 2023 and looking ahead to 2024 Evolution in strategy Shippers…