SONAR’s global ocean data foretells upcoming U.S. freight movements (with video)

It was only a few weeks ago that FreightWaves founder and CEO Craig Fuller introduced several new SONAR features as part of the SONAR 7.0 release. One new feature was the “Ocean Shipments Report, which shows U.S. import and export shipment volumes for ocean containers seven days into the future,” Fuller stated on July 21. 

FreightWaves SONARFreightWaves CEO Craig Fuller introduced enhancements to SONAR, including Lane Scorecard, Ocean Shipments Report and Reefer Rates (beta), during the 3PL Summit.

On September...

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Pilot Freight expands corporate umbrella

Pilot Freight Services, a 50-year-old logistics services provider with roots in airfreight, has placed five long-time, franchise-operated offices under its direct management.

The former franchises are located in Texas, Wisconsin and Mexico. Pilot said the acquisition of these offices was attractive due to their “strong historical growth and operational performance” for the overall company.

Financial terms of the acquisitions, effective today, July 1, were not disclosed by either Pilot or its...

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