Supply Chain Decoded | Feat. Amber Romando, Spartan Logistics

Meet Margaret DeBellotte – founder of the #TruckersAreHuman initiative and founding member of the National Minority Women Association in Transportation (NWWAIT). Margaret takes us on a ride to discuss...

25 Apr 202225min

While most of the country is in full-swing Spring, truckload spot markets are stuck skiing downhill. To make the freight market more interesting, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ramped up inspections for every...

19 Apr 20227min

As pricing power makes its quick shift towards shippers, what’s the fallout? Volumes slow for dry van and reefer, but intermodal remains steady – likely due to the decreasing demand for the speed. Mea...

13 Apr 20226min

Everyone wants to know: Are we heading for a freight recession or just normalizing? The freight market is easing at the fastest pace since early 2021, motivated in part by inflation and high fuel cost...

5 Apr 20228min

Are we seeing the end of a bull market? Maybe it’s inflation. Maybe it’s the removal of COVID-related mandates, but freight demands, truckload volumes, rates, and tender rejections are all on a downwa...

30 Mar 20226min

This March is and is not like other Marches. While shippers have pricing power in most of the country, the expected arrival of produce season is making capacity scarce in the South and Southeast. Howe...

22 Mar 20226min

Record-breaking fuel surges. Produce season in the South. COVID-19 lockdown at a Chinese port. It’s all happening this week. Fuel prices set two records: highest weekly national average and the highes...

16 Mar 20227min

The truckload market continues to shift in shippers’ favor, as tender rejections are the lowest since before the pandemic. As East Coast ports gain volumes, how will Southeast capacity fare in produce...

9 Mar 20226min