Why Walmart pays its truck drivers 6 figures - FreightWaves
Jan 23, 2024 · Last year, Walmart announced another key pivot. The company said in January 2023, building on a pilot it launched the year before, that it would allow Walmart associates living in participating locations to apply to a 12-week CDL program.For perhaps the first time, a Walmart company driver doesn’t need years of experience to get …
Supply Chain, Logistics, and Trucking News & Data - FreightWaves
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#1 Logistics, Freight and Transportation News - FreightWaves
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More layoffs hit freight-related companies across US
Nov 21, 2024 · Advance Auto Parts will be closing 500 corporate stores, 200 independently owned locations and four distribution centers by mid-2025, according to a news release.. The company’s third-quarter earnings report, published Nov. 14, said closing the retail locations and distribution centers is part of “a strategic plan to improve business performance with a focus on core retail improvements.”
The end of the freight recession and impacts for 2025
Nov 12, 2024 · Shippers who are looking to take advantage of pull-forward freight are left holding the excess stock and hoping consumer sentiment changes. Consumers have shown a mediocre demand over the past couple years, which, according to Albrecht, “leaves companies to assess, do they worry about bringing over too much, and will …
FreightWaves announces 2025 FreightTech 100 companies
Sep 23, 2024 · Related: See previous winners Methodology. The FreightTech 100 list is produced by a panel of journalists, analysts and experts chosen by FreightWaves. The voting form included more than 250 companies with information condensed from nearly 900 nominations.
White Paper: The State of Freight – September 2024
Sep 27, 2024 · This monthly report analyzes the current state of the freight market based on critical insights from our SONAR platform. September’s session includes an overview of current freight market conditions and macroeconomic trends, along with a forward look at Q4.
Leading Trucking News - Award Winning - FreightWaves
Import volumes that rose directly after the election showed that Donald Trump would regain the presidency were concentrated especially heavily in California, according to KCH Transportation Director of Pricing Henry Byers in a discussion at FreightWaves’ 2024 …
SONAR expands LTL and intermodal data offering - FreightWaves
Nov 20, 2024 · New to SONAR – LTL pricing by freight class. Long-haul LTL shipments typically have higher rates for Classes 70-85 freight (blue line) than for long-haul LTL shipments for Classes 50-65 freight (red line).
White Paper: State of the Industry – November 2024
The November 2024 “State of the Industry Report” — presented in affiliation with Ryder — shares an in-depth overview across the trucking, maritime and intermodal markets, as well as what to expect in the coming weeks.