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What the Polar Vortex means for freight

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While the recent Polar Vortex events have many thinking back to the winter of 2014, Winter Storms Uri and Viola took a different path, resulting in a very different impact on freight markets.

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Winter weather pushes intermodal freight to truckload

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Last week, two of the seven Class I Railroads announced extreme winter weather and sub-zero temperatures were impacting rail operations. From a truckload perspective, around 48% of all railcars are classified as intermodal, which competes heavily with truckload on the longer lengths of haul.

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Reefer capacity tightens in winter storms, while imports fuel demand

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Even though local growers in the Rio Grande Valley in the McAllen, TX, market have been hit hard by last week’s freezing cold air, damaging citrus and leafy green crops, carriers should keep an eye on imports.

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How to give executives a clear view into transportation budgets

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The spike in truckload shipping costs in 2020 brought extra attention to transportation budgets and operations. Given all the uncertainties that still exist in the marketplace, how can you successfully plan and execute on a new transportation budget?

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6 transportation trends to watch in 2021

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Being a freight and analytics organization, we look for clues in data, especially as it relates to truckload capacity. When guaging the direction of commercial freight markets in 2021, there are some indicators that require extra scrutiny this year.

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Imports continue to create dry van demand

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Port congestion on the West Coast in 2020 pushed import volumes farther east and closer to major population centers on the East Coast.