Capacity is tightening, enforcement is rising, and old visibility models no longer suffice. Here’s how full-market truck intelligence changes how brokers and shippers understand real supply.
Plus: a potential $12B tech-broker merger, rejection rates crossing 10%, and FMCSA signaling the end of ELD self-certification, and more.
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"Lots of other reasons to be bullish on the trucking industry in 2024: retail inventories have burned off, easing credit conditions, ..." - Craig Fuller, CEO & Founder of FreightWaves.
Good Wednesday morning. Today's feature breaks down the key data from Arrive's January 2024 Freight Market Update. We're also looking at another alarming spike in cargo theft, the ongoing contraction in the freight brokerage sector, and Triumph Financial's impressive earnings. Don't miss TruckStop's insights on fraud prevention and a final agreement on a pivotal merger.
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Plus: a potential $12B tech-broker merger, rejection rates crossing 10%, and FMCSA signaling the end of ELD self-certification, and more.
Plus: states unite to curb trucking fraud, Transfix’s full shift to freight software, renewed questions over FMCSA’s chameleon carrier system, and more.
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Plus: what FMCSA crash data actually says about non-domiciled CDL holders, border turmoil testing nearshoring, and Morgan Stanley’s call for a 2026 trucking rebound — all in today’s newsletter.
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