Regardless of whether a market participant ever uses binding forward and/or trucking freight futures, it will need to stay current on the pricing trends in…
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Regardless of whether a market participant ever uses binding forward and/or trucking freight futures, it will need to stay current on the pricing trends in…
This 5th article in the “A-Z of Trucking Freight Futures” series explains the process of determining what hedging strategies to execute on, which contracts to…
With a 0.094-cent increase, the national diesel average price per gallon is $3.081 per gallon. Source: logistics Mgmt
News surfaced recently that A. Duie Pyle, a premier provider of asset and non-asset based transportation and supply chain solutions in the Northeast, has formed…
Blume Global announced at Intermodal Association of North America (IANA) annual event in Long Beach this week that it has launched Blume CarrierGo. Source: logistics…
American Logistics Aid Network releases statement with resources for logistics community. Source: logistics Mgmt
The main hedging participants for trucking freight futures are commercial users: trucking carriers, shippers, and 3PLs. While they each have a different hedging objective, their…
This article provides a snapshot of the trucking freight futures market, starting with a summary of the basics about derivatives-futures and then diving into the…
In anticipation of the launching of “Trucking Financial Markets 360°”, Logistics Management, together with Lakefront Futures’ Trucking & Derivatives Group, will be publishing a series…
With a 0.021-cent decline, the national diesel average is now at $3.011 per gallon. Source: logistics Mgmt
Rising 1.3 cents, the national diesel average came in at $3.055 per gallon, following 0.001-cent and 2.7-cent declines, respectively, over the previous two weeks. Source:…
The ATA’s advanced seasonally-adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index for March, at 113.2 (2015=100) was down 2.3%, following a 1.5% February decline, to 115.8, which…
Source: logistics Mgmt
The Department of Transportation (DOT), reacting to more than 5,200 comments filed on potential changes to truck driver hours-of-service (HOS) and other regulations, is moving…
Following the late March update that YRC Freight the largest subsidiary of less-than-truckload (LTL) transportation services provider YRC Worldwide, and the Teamsters National Freight Negotiating…
This marks the sixth time in the last eight weeks has seen a gain, and it also marked the eighth consecutive week that the national…
ODFL said that its service centers are strategically placed and built with best-in-class technology, and reduce shipping time, increase daily volume, and enhance delivery flexibility.…
Freight transportation consultancy FTR reported today that final Class 8 trailer orders for January, at 26,300 units, were down 3% compared to December and down…
Class 8 commercial truck orders were down in January, according to recently issued data from two U.S.-based companies tracking commercial truck buys and orders. Source:…