SONAR Sightings: Imports to LA rise this week, boosting truckload volumes

The highlights from Friday’s SONAR reports are below. For more information on SONAR — the fastest freight-forecasting platform in the industry — or to request a demo, click here. Also, be sure to check out the latest SONAR update, TRAC — the freshest spot rate data in the industry.

Market Watch for Oct. 14:Southern California

Volumes out of Southern California are continuing to pick up leading into the weekend after reaching their lowest levels in two years earlier this week.

Atlanta passed...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/sonar-sightings-imports-to-la-rise-this-week-boosting-truckload-volumes

SONAR Sightings: Ontario, California, recovers; rate spread between East, West coasts widens

The highlights from Wednesday’s SONAR reports are below. For more information on SONAR — the fastest freight-forecasting platform in the industry — or to request a demo, click here. Also, be sure to check out the latest SONAR update, TRAC — the freshest spot rate data in the industry.

Market watch for Sept. 14:Ontario, California

Outbound volume in Southern California has made a full recovery and gained some after the holiday drop.

The Outbound Tender Volume Index edged upward another 5 points...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/sonar-sightings-ontario-california-recovers-rate-spread-between-east-west-coasts-widens

SONAR Sightings for Sept. 9: Phoenix, Denver outbound volumes recover quickly

The highlights from Friday’s SONAR reports are below. For more information on SONAR — the fastest freight-forecasting platform in the industry — or to request a demo, click here. Also, be sure to check out the latest SONAR update, TRAC — the freshest spot rate data in the industry.

Market watchPhoenix

Rejection rates in Phoenix are on a steady climb that began in mid-August, matching their highest levels of the summer. 

Since the beginning of September, the Outbound Tender Reject Index is up 208...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/sonar-sightings-for-sept-9-phoenix-denver-outbound-volumes-recover-quickly

SONAR Sightings for Aug. 11: Northeast imports are slow to affect the truckload market

The highlights from Thursday’s SONAR reports are below. For more information on SONAR — the fastest freight-forecasting platform in the industry — or to request a demo, click here. Also, be sure to check out the latest SONAR update, TRAC — the freshest spot rate data in the industry.

Market watchDetroit

Much like August temperatures so far in the Motor City, both inbound and outbound volumes for Detroit have fallen dramatically this week. Since Tuesday, inbound volumes have fallen 20% while...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/sonar-sightings-for-aug-11-northeast-imports-are-slow-to-affect-the-truckload-market

Biden slams ocean carriers ahead of Port of LA speech

Biden speaking at White House and flanked by photos of container ships

Ahead of President Joe Biden’s planned speech at the Port of Los Angeles on Friday, the White House released a video of the president on a phone call with retailers who were complaining about the high cost of ocean shipping.

“One of the big reasons why prices are going up is the cost of shipping things across the Pacific, in particular,” Biden says during the call. “There’s only nine major ocean line shipping companies who ship from Asia to the United States. These companies have raised their...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/biden-slams-ocean-carriers-ahead-of-port-of-la-speech

FreightWaves Classics: Malcom McDowell’s containership begins first journey in 1956

Malcom McLean in the foreground with a Sea-Land container behind him. (Photo: Maersk)

On this date in 1956 the first commercially successful container ship began its maiden voyage on a route from New Jersey to Texas. The Ideal X and its 58 intermodal containers began a revolution in shipping that is still echoing around the world today.

Background

A McLean Trucking Company patch. (Photo: NC Historic Sites)A McLean Trucking Company patch. (Photo: NC Historic Sites)

Malcom P. McLean recognized the potential to haul motor freight when he was just a teenager. The native of Maxton, North Carolina, purchased his first truck in 1934 and began...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freightwaves-classics-malcom-mcdowells-containership-begins-first-journey-in-1956

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