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Aug 8, 2023 • 7min
Research Corner - What does Tyson Foods shutting down 4 plants signal?
Tony Mulvey - Senior Analyst - FreightWaves
Joe Antoshak - Senior Editorial Researcher - FreightWaves
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Aug 8, 2023 • 9min
Announced Top Women Owned Businesses in Transportation
Jennifer Hedrick - President - Women In Trucking - Washington, DC
Yellow (mainly just want to give a plug to people to reach out to us if needed, and to extend member benefits)
Just announced “Top Woman-Owned Businesses in Transportation
Women In Trucking Association Names 2023 Top Woman-Owned Businesses in Transportation
Accelerate! Conference Updates
Tomorrow’s Workforce Coalition
The Tomorrow’s Workforce Coalition Launches with More than 500 Inaugural Member Organizations – Groups Will Advocate to Help Pass the Freedom to Invest in Tomorrow’s Workforce Act (asaecenter.org)
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Aug 8, 2023 • 5min
Carrier Update - Daily Watch Data Of The Day
Donny Gilbert - Director of Customer Solutions - FreightWaves
Tony Mulvey - Senior Analyst - FreightWaves
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Aug 8, 2023 • 9min
Life after Yellow in LTL
Mary O’Connell - Check Call Community Host - FreightWaves - St. Louis, MO
Redwood has a significant parcel business, what do you think the potential impact of the UPS union negotiations on the overall market will be?
Does UPS get the customers back that left pre-agreement?
Now that there is a tentative agreement in place with UPS, what can shippers and 3PLs learn from this almost crisis strike?
What kind of contingencies need to be in place.
Yellow has ceased operations and is anticipated to file for bankruptcy any day now. What is the best approach to take with shippers that are facing massive disruptions in the wake of this?
Basically how do you tell those shippers that only use the cheapest carrier that they gotta pay a lil more?
Do you think there will be a massive ripple effect in the LTL industry for the next few months or will things stay relatively unphased?
What steps should customers take to make sure their network keeps moving and how best can they learn from Yellow going under?
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Aug 8, 2023 • 5min
Carrier Update - Richmond dry van rejection rates jump to 9.68%
Donny Gilbert - Director of Customer Solutions - FreightWaves
Tony Mulvey - Senior Analyst - FreightWaves
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Aug 8, 2023 • 9min
Yellow’s bankruptcy hearing has a twist
John Kingston - Editor-At-Large - FreightWaveses - Carle Place, NY
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/sorting-out-yellows-secured-debt-ratings-agency-doesnt-declare-default-yet
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Aug 8, 2023 • 6min
Carrier Update - Longhaul freight volumes remain at the top
Donny Gilbert - Director of Customer Solutions - FreightWaves
Tony Mulvey - Senior Analyst - FreightWaves
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Aug 8, 2023 • 9min
Top Story - Some air cargo companies posting dismal Q2 numbers, Western Global files for bankruptcy
Eric Kulisch - Air Cargo Editor - FreightWaves - Vancouver, WA
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/cargo-operator-western-global-airlines-files-for-bankruptcy-protection
Western Global, Sun Country, Lufthansa and Korean Air had terrible Q2 earnings.
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Aug 7, 2023 • 6min
Carrier Update - Lanes of the Day
Donny Gilbert - Director of Customer Solutions - FreightWaves
Tony Mulvey - Senior Analyst - FreightWaves
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Aug 7, 2023 • 12min
Round Table - How has Mexico handled the changes in volumes in cross border freight to the US?
Leta Rodriguez - Director of Marketing, Carrier Development and Operations - The ILS Company - Tucson, AZ
John Gallagher - Chief Washington Correspondent - FreightWaves - Washington D.C.
Bill Priestley - Producer - FreightWaves NOW
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