State of Freight: Reasons to be bullish on second half of 2024

FreightWaves’ State of Freight webinar for March offered a bit of optimism that the freight market could improve at some point later this year.

Craig Fuller, FreightWaves CEO and founder, and Zach Strickland, director of freight market intelligence, said while they don’t see any clear signs of a significant boost in the overall freight industry, there are signals that the market is moving in the right direction.

Here are five takeaways from the webinar:

2024 could be ‘more of a normal year’ for...

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The Daily Dash: Financial growth for the industry and a freight brokerage bucks COVID-19 trends

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The Daily Dash is a quick look at what is happening in the freight ecosystem. In today’s edition, the third-quarter financial report of industry lender BMO suggests positive momentum going forward for carriers. Plus, a Tennessee freight brokerage continues record growth despite the pandemic, and new visibility tools and transportation management system integrations aim to improve carrier and shipper operations.

Hopeful signs

The finances of BMO, a major lender to the trucking sector, appear to...

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