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DAT says freight rates aren’t following normal trends. Graph: DAT Solutions Comparing the spot market to normal trends probably isn’t a good comparison, based on analysis from DAT Solutions and FTR, with the upheaval to supply chains due to the COVID-19 pandemic. DAT Solutions analysts, looking at the week of July 20-26, said spot rates […]

Extends telematics service term with Terex and deployment of ORBCOMM’s global IoT device and leading-edge data reporting and analytics platform ROCHELLE PARK, NJ, July 28, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — ORBCOMM Inc. (Nasdaq: ORBC), a global provider of Internet of Things (IoT) solutions, today announced that it has expanded its long-standing agreement with Terex Corporation (Terex),

Loadsure today announced that it has accelerated the evolution of its highly-flexible all-risk insurance platform; it’s now bringing the simplicity of automated or one-click cargo insurance to the international stage. Digital freight forwarders and global supply chain networks will now be empowered to protect loads with Loadsure’s fully-digital, pay-as-you-go, all-risk insurance solution—all within their typical

Article written Abdul Latheef It’s been the scourge of trucking for decades, chipping away at carrier revenues. Yet, many fleets don’t have reliable data on how bad the problem of empty miles is. Nor do many of them have a clear understanding on how to tackle it. Until recently, empty mileage estimates ranged from 14%

Despite challenges, ATBS finds many drivers received stimulus funds, and few have had to stretch safety regulations. Trucking line owner-operators say their greatest business hurdles during pandemic conditions have been freight rates and load volumes, according to a survey conducted by transportation industry consulting and bookkeeping firm American Truck Business Services (ATBS). According to the survey, freight

Article written by Mindy Long helivideo/Getty Images [Ensure you have all the info you need in these unprecedented times. Subscribe now.] As the coronavirus pandemic took hold, it disrupted freight demand in many segments of the economy, forcing some carriers to furlough drivers while others were quick to hire those furloughed drivers as a way to

Article written by Richard Howells Mature woman getting package from delivery person during pandemic. Courier guy delivers parcel to a woman at home during quarantine. GETTY The pandemic has had a huge – and visible – impact on supply chains. From images of panicked shoppers and empty shelves to the well-documented shortages of personal protective