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Jun 7, 2023 • 6min
Carrier Update - NTI remains at $2.26, how long will it hold?
Donny Gilbert - Director of Customer Solutions - FreightWaves
Thomas Wasson - Enterprise Fleet Expert - FreightWaves
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Jun 7, 2023 • 10min
Is Canada missing out on the nearshoring trend?
Noi Mahoney - Borderlands Writer - FW - San Antonio, TX
A lot of nearshoring activity has been focused on Mexico, is Canada missing out on bringing in more business in this movement?
What disadvantages does Canada have to overcome if it wants to compete with Mexico for some of this business?
Is this something that Canada could pull off or are the laws/economic numbers simply something they can’t overcome?
Do you think they will try to market to nearshoring companies or look for other avenues of business development?
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Jun 7, 2023 • 6min
Carrier Update - Multiple market gain market share in 2023
Donny Gilbert - Director of Customer Solutions - FreightWaves
Thomas Wasson - Enterprise Fleet Expert - FreightWaves
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Jun 7, 2023 • 8min
Should carriers change strategies with little or no peak season forecast?
Nick Shipe - Business Development Manager - Circle Logistics - Fort Wayne, IN
What kinds of positions are carriers finding themselves in when we’re not forecast to have much of a peak season this summer?
What survival tactics would you look at employing to stay solvent through a very lean time?
How much do not only relationships with shippers but also within the trucking community matter - it would seem like going at this alone could be a road leading to bankruptcy?
Would you change strategies at all coming into the summer or stick with what you know and what you’ve done in the past?
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Jun 7, 2023 • 6min
Carrier Update - No real significant changes across the US markets
Donny Gilbert - Director of Customer Solutions - FreightWaves
Thomas Wasson - Enterprise Fleet Expert - FreightWaves
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Jun 7, 2023 • 10min
Top Story - Iron Synergy to begin using autonomous rail cars from Intramotev
Joanna Marsh - Staff Writer - FreightWaves - Falls Church, VA
What will these cars do?
Is this the first time we’ve seen autonomous rail cars used in the private/public sector?
Are there any other suitors lining up to use autonomous rail cars?
ALSO
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern have new sick leave deals signed.
Nevada governor vetos bill restricting train length
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Jun 6, 2023 • 5min
Carrier Update - Lanes of the Day
Donny Gilbert - Director of Customer Solutions - FreightWaves
Thomas Wasson - Enterprise Fleet Expert - FreightWaves
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Jun 6, 2023 • 7min
Research Corner - Can Saudi Arabia sheik up oil markets?
Thomas Wasson - Enterprise Fleet Expert - FreightWaves
Michael Rudolph - Research Analyst - FreightWaves
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Jun 6, 2023 • 9min
WIT’s newest webinar on gender diversity in trucking
Jennifer Hedrick - President - Women in Trucking - Washington, DC
https://www.womenintrucking.org/wit-webinar-series
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Jun 6, 2023 • 6min
Carrier Update - Louisville/Green Bay markets highly resisted by carriers
Donny Gilbert - Director of Customer Solutions - FreightWaves
Thomas Wasson - Enterprise Fleet Expert - FreightWaves
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