Freight rate

Global Inland Water Freight Transport Market Report 2021 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Thursday, July 8, 2021

The "Inland Water Freight Transport Global Market Report 2021: COVID-19 Impact and Recovery to 2030" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

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  • The "Inland Water Freight Transport Global Market Report 2021: COVID-19 Impact and Recovery to 2030" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
  • The inland water freight transport market consists of sales of inland water freight transportation services and related goods by entities (organizations, sole traders, and partnerships) that provide inland water transportation of cargo on lakes, rivers, or intra-coastal waterways.
  • Global Inland Water Freight Transport Market, Segmentation by Type of Transportation, Historic and Forecast, 2015-2020, 2020-2025F, 2030F, $ Billion
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  • Global Inland Water Freight Transport Market, Segmentation by Vessel Type, Historic and Forecast, 2015-2020, 2020-2025F, 2030F, $ Billion

North America Freight and Logistics Market Growth, Trends, COVID-19 Impact, and Forecasts 2021 - 2026 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Tuesday, June 22, 2021

The "North America Freight and Logistics Market - Growth, Trends, COVID-19 Impact, and Forecasts (2021 - 2026)" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

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  • The "North America Freight and Logistics Market - Growth, Trends, COVID-19 Impact, and Forecasts (2021 - 2026)" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
  • Rising air freight rates, dwindling warehouse space and clogged cargo terminal arteries are among the challenges North American shippers face in the new pandemic economy.
  • Besides transportation and distribution services, numerous niche players offer specialized services such as reverse logistics, IT services, and consulting.
  • The North America freight and logistics market is fragmented.

ZUUM Introduces the Most Comprehensive Platform for Freight Brokers to Digitize Operations and Maximize Profits

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Tuesday, May 18, 2021

b'IRVINE, Calif., May 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Logistics technology innovator ZUUM Transportation launched ZUUM Automated Broker, the SaaS-enabled platform for freight brokers to accelerate their growth by digitizing their operations.

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  • b'IRVINE, Calif., May 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Logistics technology innovator ZUUM Transportation launched ZUUM Automated Broker, the SaaS-enabled platform for freight brokers to accelerate their growth by digitizing their operations.
  • ZUUM Automated Broker is the first platform under ZUUM\'s modular product line, the Logistics Super Platform, that addresses capability gaps for freight brokerages, 3PLs, and freight forwarders.
  • While this immediately addresses their customers\' capacity needs, it is not sustainable when freight rates stabilize as freight brokers and carriers rely on slim profit margins to keep businesses running.
  • ZUUM combines a digital freight marketplace with a shipper TMS, broker SaaS, carrier TMS, and mobile driver app.\n'

Global Intermodal Freight Transportation Market (2021 to 2026) - Growth, Trends, COVID-19 Impact, and Forecasts - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Friday, February 12, 2021

Intermodal transportation provides predictable and reliable shipment of freight, and it's available at a compelling price and could be integrated into existing freight transportation systems.

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  • Intermodal transportation provides predictable and reliable shipment of freight, and it's available at a compelling price and could be integrated into existing freight transportation systems.
  • The United States rail industry accounts for more than 40 tons of freight per capita, and intermodal shipments usually take place in 53-foot-long containers.
  • One intermodal train can move the same amount of freight as 280 trucks, according to an estimate by railroad CSX.
  • The intermodal freight transportation market in the North American region is increasingly dependent on the consumer economy's demand.

International Transport Systems (ITS) Launches Their New Instant Pricing Portal "FLATBED.ONE"

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Monday, January 25, 2021

This pricing portal provides instant flatbed or stepdeck rates to and from anywhere in the USA.

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  • This pricing portal provides instant flatbed or stepdeck rates to and from anywhere in the USA.
  • With this new portal, shippers can quickly receive full/partial rates and book trucks through the digital portal.
  • This system will speed up the process of determining shipping costs and securing a truck to move the shipment.
  • Shippers transporting machinery, equipment, building products, steel, and other items can save on shipping costs with instant competitive market rates.

TenderEasy, Part of Alpega, Partners With Xeneta to Help Clients Secure the Best Rates for Ocean and Air Freight

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Wednesday, December 16, 2020
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  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20201216005588/en/
    TenderEasy, part of Alpega, partners with Xeneta to help clients secure the best rates for ocean and air freight.
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    The partnership delivers connected data between the TenderEasy procurement platform and Xenetas databases, providing customers with the latest information on rates for ocean and air freight as well as market insights.
  • Xeneta is the leading ocean freight rate benchmarking and market intelligence platform transforming the shipping and logistics industry.
  • Xenetas data is comprised of over 220 million contracted container and air freight rates and covers over 160,000 global trade routes.

Loadsmart Provides Instant Truckload Spot Quotes in Kuebix

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Tuesday, June 30, 2020

MAYNARD, Mass., June 30, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kuebix , a Trimble Company, and leading transportation management system (TMS) provider and creator of the Kuebix shipping community, and Loadsmart , a digital freight technology company,today announced that every shipper in Kuebix can now receive real-time Loadsmart spot quotes on truckload shipments.

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  • MAYNARD, Mass., June 30, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kuebix , a Trimble Company, and leading transportation management system (TMS) provider and creator of the Kuebix shipping community, and Loadsmart , a digital freight technology company,today announced that every shipper in Kuebix can now receive real-time Loadsmart spot quotes on truckload shipments.
  • The collaboration builds upon Kuebixs current API integration with Loadsmarts digital freight platform with an API integration that automatically provides live Loadsmart freight rates to any Kuebix user looking for a truckload spot quote.
  • "At Loadsmart, we are really proud of our work with Kuebix and the value we deliver to our joint customers, said Casey Monahan, Director of SME at Loadsmart.
  • When a Kuebix user searches for a truckload spot rate in Community Load Match , a real-time Loadsmart rate will appear that can be immediately booked and managed in the Kuebix TMS.

MegaCorp Joins DAT Pilot Program for Predictive Truckload Rate Data

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Tuesday, April 7, 2020

PORTLAND, Ore., April 07, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- DAT Solutions announced that MegaCorp Logistics, a full-service asset-based logistics firm based in Wilmington, N.C., has joined a pilot program to test new rate-prediction dataset and tools from DAT that leverages DAT RateView, the gold standard in spot and contract truckload pricing.

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  • PORTLAND, Ore., April 07, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- DAT Solutions announced that MegaCorp Logistics, a full-service asset-based logistics firm based in Wilmington, N.C., has joined a pilot program to test new rate-prediction dataset and tools from DAT that leverages DAT RateView, the gold standard in spot and contract truckload pricing.
  • This is a great opportunity for our team to work collaboratively with DATs data science team to make it easier to more accurately price transportation while helping to perfect the markets best predictive rate tools," said Ryan Legg, Chief Executive Officer at MegaCorp.
  • Were excited to participate in this exclusive pilot program.
  • As the industry standard in truckload pricing, DATs freight rate database also provides the index prices for freight futures contracts.

How is Coronavirus impacting supply chains? When will we know? Trucking expert available for interviews to explain

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Thursday, March 26, 2020

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    Why its hard to keep grocery shelves stocked with toilet paper.
  • Unprecedented surge in demand for trucks despite COVID-19 production slow down.
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    DAT provides market analysis as seen in the WSJ, The Today Show, CNBC, Financial Times, Wired, Journal of Commerce, etc.
  • As the industry standard in truckload pricing, DATs freight rate database also provides the settlement prices against which trucking freight futures contracts are traded.

Leonard’s Express Using DAT Rate-Prediction Tool to Stay Ahead of Pricing Trends

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Thursday, February 13, 2020

With a fleet of 450 trucks, were looking for ways to be predictive rather than reactive to market conditions, said Mike Riccio, Chief Marketing Officer at Leonards Express.

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  • With a fleet of 450 trucks, were looking for ways to be predictive rather than reactive to market conditions, said Mike Riccio, Chief Marketing Officer at Leonards Express.
  • It leverages the power of DAT RateView, a database of $68 billion in annual market transactions and the industry standard in truckload pricing.
  • Leonards Express is one of nearly a dozen carriers, freight brokers, third-party logistics companies, and shippers that are part of DATs early access pilot program.
  • As the industry standard in truckload pricing, DATs freight rate database also provides the index prices for freight futures contracts.