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3 min read 2022-01-09 08:30:00

Truckload rate increases have done little to improve carrier reliability

Chart of the Week: Outbound Tender Rejection Index, Van Contract initial reporting average base rate per mile – USA SONAR: OTRI.USA,

3 min read 2022-01-02 08:30:00

Chart of the Week: Outbound Tender Volume Index – USA SONAR: OTVI.USA After underperforming 2020 over Thanksgiving, the Outbound Tender Volume

3 min read 2021-12-19 08:30:00

Chart of the Week: Inbound Ocean TEUs Volume Index – USA SONAR: IOTI.USA The Inbound Ocean TEUs Volume Index (IOTI) measures bookings or

3 min read 2021-12-12 08:30:00

Chart of the Week: Total Outbound Domestic Rail Container Volume (Loaded) – Los Angeles, Outbound Tender Volume Index, Ontario, Los

7 min read 2021-11-30 18:50:56

“Buy land, they’re not making it anymore”. Often attributed to Mark Twain, it’s a quote usually offered as investment advice. You could

1 min read 2021-11-28 08:30:00

Chart of the Week: Outbound Average Length of Haul– USA SONAR: OALOHA.USA Demand for longer-haul capacity has grown significantly over the past

1 min read 2021-11-23 22:51:07

The beauty industry is making a fast recovery, but the same can’t necessarily be said of its consumers. Concealed by the pandemic, new routines,

1 min read 2021-11-09 20:54:03

In 2020, just two years after hemp-derived cannabinoids were federally legalized, U.S. CBD sales reached $4.6 billion. There’s every indication

1 min read 2021-11-02 22:39:04

Imagine buying a garment with a story behind it. With a quick tap or scan you could see where it was made, who made it, what it’s made of, how to

1 min read 2021-10-19 21:55:45

Wanting to highlight the disconnect between people’s reported privacy concerns and actual behaviors, Security.org added a ridiculous line to their

1 min read 2021-10-13 01:31:32

If you haven’t noticed what’s happening in the energy markets of late- oil and natural gas are on a bit of a tear this year, especially over in

1 min read 2021-10-12 18:18:38

It’s easy to attribute every change we’ve seen among U.S. consumers in the last year and a half to the pandemic – but there’s more

1 min read 2021-10-05 19:58:43

Many Western countries have fully vaccinated enough of their populations to roll back restrictions, and are navigating the move from pandemic to

1 min read 2021-09-28 21:14:30

As with everything else, how and where consumers shop on Black Friday has been entirely reshaped by the COVID-19 pandemic. Endless queues outside

1 min read 2021-09-21 20:16:13

Ecommerce reached new heights during the pandemic. But with restrictions easing in many countries, more people are resuming in-person activities,