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Jul 26, 2023 • 10min
Yellow halts pickups in some states sales executives say
Rachel Premack - Editorial Director - FreightWaves - New York, NY
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/teamsters-at-yellow-demand-prior-11-per-hour-offer
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/yellow-halts-pickups-in-some-states-sales-executives-say
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Jul 26, 2023 • 5min
Carrier Update - Diesel fuel increases to $3.93 as wholesale prices jump
Donny Gilbert - Director of Customer Solutions - FreightWaves
Tony Mulvey - Senior Analyst - FreightWaves
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Jul 26, 2023 • 9min
The effect of the UPS deal on the cold chain
Mary O’Connell - Running on Ice Community - FreightWaves - St. Louis, MO
UPS has a comprehensive cold chain program, specifically geared toward health care logistics. There are 15.6 million packages and documents delivered daily for the health care supply chain and with 1,800 facilities across 200 countries, there is a global supply chain that gets brought to its knees should the Teamsters strike. Reuters has said that should UPS go on strike, the U.S. economy alone will take a $7 billion hit. Why is it so hard for pharmaceuticals to seek other parcel carrier options?
What is the lasting impact of shippers making switches before the agreement was made.
Do you think this will cause shippers to diversify some of their carrier options in the future?
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Jul 26, 2023 • 5min
Carrier Update - Which markets are changing?
Donny Gilbert - Director of Customer Solutions - FreightWaves
Tony Mulvey - Senior Analyst - FreightWaves
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Jul 26, 2023 • 10min
UPS and Teamsters reach tentative deal 6 days before deadline
Mark Solomon - Senior Staff Writer - FreightWaves - Atlanta, GA
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/breaking-ups-teamsters-reach-tentative-contract
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Jul 26, 2023 • 5min
Carrier Update - Average wait times fall to 117 minutes in the US
Donny Gilbert - Director of Customer Solutions - FreightWaves
Tony Mulvey - Senior Analyst - FreightWaves
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Jul 26, 2023 • 10min
Top Story - Surge Transportation files for chapter 11 bankruptcy
Clarissa Hawes - Senior Editor - FreightWaves - Grain Valley, MO
JP Hampstead - Strategic Analyst - FreightWaves - Chattanooga, TN
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/bankrupt-surge-transportation-unprepared-for-sales-drop-after-e-commerce-boom
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Jul 25, 2023 • 5min
Carrier Update - Lanes of the Day
Donny Gilbert - Director of Customer Solutions - FreightWaves
Tony Mulvey - Senior Analyst - FreightWaves
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Jul 25, 2023 • 14min
Round Table - Should brokers be held liable for carrier accidents?
Brandon Wiseman - CEO - TruckSafe - Greenfield, IN
Matt Leffler - The Armchair Attorney - Chicago, IL
Bill Priestley - Producer - FreightWaves NOW
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Jul 25, 2023 • 8min
Research Corner - Early thoughts on Q3 Freight Sentiment Indexes
Tony Mulvey - Senior Analyst - FreightWaves
Joe Antoshak - Senior Editorial Researcher - FreightWaves
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