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[WHITE PAPER] The 2021 trucking carrier outlook: Planning for asset utilization, pricing and volumes in uncertain times

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FreightWaves’ Todd Maiden said it best in early December: “Several analysts have published transportation outlook reports for 2021 that are calling for continued strength in the trucking markets. Some are expecting the favorable truckload fundamentals that were in place in the back half of 2020 to continue unchanged through 2021.

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[Chart of the Week] Will intermodal freight cost advantage be enough to grow beyond 2021

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Todd Maiden reported Wells Fargo believes 2021 will be a banner year for container shipping on the rails, citing strong year-over-year comps and sustained import growth. Request a SONAR Demo. Request a SONAR SCI Demo. Epilogue by Jason Vanover).

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The biggest challenges in asset-based trucking to overcome in 2021

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Request a SONAR demo by clicking the button below to get started. Request a SONAR Demo. The post The biggest challenges in asset-based trucking to overcome in 2021 appeared first on SONAR. However, these issues can be tackled through proper asset utilization and proactive management based on near-real-time freight data.

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[WHITE PAPER] The 2021 freight market outlook forecast

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The societal and economic challenges of 2020 have constructed a positive outlook for transportation in 2021. It would be an oversight to kick off a 2021 outlook without addressing the structural changes to supply and demand as a result of what 2020 materialized into. Request a SONAR Demo.

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[WHITE PAPER] SONAR highlight reel: Carriers bring their pricing power into the new year

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Domestic intermodal contract rates are poised to take another meaningful step up in 2022 on top of double-digit rate increases in 2021. Since intermodal contract rates rose steadily throughout last year, shippers whose annual contracts were last re-priced early in 2021 will see the steepest increases in contract rates.

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[Infographic] The 10 trucking trends among carriers for 2021

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The real story with rates is that there will be a volume backlog that will persist through the first quarter of 2021, and while short-term corrections will occur, the overall trend will be a decline in rates. Capacity is expected to remain fairly tight through much of 2021. Request a SONAR Demo.

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The for-hire trucking trends for 2021

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The first of the for-hire trucking trends to drive decisions in 2021 is simple— capacity. In 2021, market experts predict a surge in freight volume through an acceleration of Class 8 orders at the end of 2020. Therefore, capacity is expected to grow ever tighter for the first half of 2021. . Request a SONAR Demo.

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