In response to the escalating complexity of global trade disruptions, SONAR has launched its Trade War Command Center, a comprehensive solution designed to help logistics professionals navigate the unpredictable landscape shaped by recent trade policies. The platform comes at a critical time as supply chains continue to face pressures from shifting trade agreements, tariffs and geopolitical tensions that have characterized international commerce in recent years.
The Trump administration’s...
The immediate aftermath of a major hurricane event often creates chaos in the supply chain. Government agencies and retailers rush critical freight to staging areas near the disaster zone and significant amounts of trucking and trailer capacity can be absorbed and taken off the highway by relief efforts. Meanwhile, as shippers in the region come back online, they face an uncertain freight environment—carrier networks have been disrupted, trucks may not be dispatchable, and they may find...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/sonar-data-is-free-during-the-hurricane-disruptions
The immediate aftermath of a major hurricane event often creates chaos in the supply chain. Government agencies and retailers rush critical freight to staging areas near the disaster zone and significant amounts of trucking and trailer capacity can be absorbed and taken off the highway by relief efforts. Meanwhile, as shippers in the region come back online, they face an uncertain freight environment—carrier networks have been disrupted, trucks may not be dispatchable, and they may find...
Heale Labs announced Thursday it has received a seed investment from the supply chain technology fund Venture 53 as the company continues its work to standardize industry data. Terms of the funding were not disclosed.
“Heale solves some of the thorniest issues in supply chain and logistics. With unparalleled data accuracy and real-time connectivity, we’re introducing a new era of efficiency, reliability and profitability in global supply chains,” said founder Todd Haselhorst.
To understand what...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/venture-53-invests-in-heale-labs-tokenization-technology
I was recently tasked with filling in as a temporary expert for The Stockout newsletter. It turns out that drivers are conveniently placed at truck stops that offer a litany of consumer packaged goods. Can you name one sector that has outperformed the S&P 500 by about 3,100 basis points (bps) year to date? It turns out the convenience store (C-store) industry is that sector. This sector for CPG is noted as a less...
FreightWaves demonstrated its SONAR Supply Chain Intelligence (SCI) tool during the F3 Virtual Experience on Thursday.
SONAR SCI was launched in 2020 and updated in June. The update added an “Opportunity View,” which shows users the low-hanging fruit opportunities to reduce spending and risks.
This tool merges SONAR data and customer data so companies can understand where they rank compared to competitors in the market, explained Travis Rhyan, chief product officer at FreightWaves.
Companies can...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/f3-demo-freightwaves-sonar-sci-provides-valuable-lane-data
fw-muse-video id=eq6Zb1S]
Andrew Cox has a special guest filling in for Seth Holm on this episode of Great Quarter, Guys. FreightWaves Lead Economist Anthony Smith joins the show to help discuss what could be a hot summer for freight markets.
FreightWaves Market Expert Zach Strickland said he thinks this summer could be one of the hottest yet for markets following a year of volatility and a spring that has not cooled the market down.
Cox and Smith debate this assertion and back it up with SONAR...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/crucial-economic-data-for-freight-great-quarter-guys
What points drive decision-making in freight
Deciphering freight data can be a daunting task and understanding the application of data points is tricky. This episode of Freightonomics is dedicated to making sense of the numbers and the story they tell about the current state of the market.
Anthony Smith and Zach Strickland start off their discussion by talking rate increases from maritime carriers and LTL businesses like Forward Air. Strickland says rate increases are cyclical for LTL carriers...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/the-big-data-dump-freightonomics
#kt-adv-heading_1223db-81, #kt-adv-heading_1223db-81 .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading {font-size:24px;font-weight:400;font-family:Amiko;}
To read the full article, click here.
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/daily-infographic-2020-christmas-tree-market
#kt-adv-heading_98a454-bb, #kt-adv-heading_98a454-bb .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading {font-size:15px;font-weight:400;font-family:Amiko;}
To view CargoNet’s full report, click here.
https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/daily-infographic-labor-day-cargo-thefts