๐ฃ Trucks 101: A Freight Brokerโs Guide to Semi-Trucks
Hereโs a crash course in semi-trucks and what freight brokers should know about them.
Plus: Our AMA Above the Clouds with Matt Silver, the most recent Q4 earnings, and an exciting podcast episode with freight brokerage Co-Founders.
Plus: GA trucking company files for bankruptcy, Canada has record-breaking meth seizure and more.
"Verdict on earnings at CHRW has been swift and savage. It hit a 52-week low at $71.57 today. It was $89.71 as recently as Jan 5. Stock hasn't been this low since May '20." - John Kingston
UPS acquired Coyote Logistics in 2015 for $1.8 billion, marking it as the most expensive acquisition in UPS history at the time.
QOTD: Can you guess the total marginal cost per mile for operating a semi-truck in 2022?
Plus, a new scam is tricking brokers. Scammers are pretending to be both shippers and carriers.
"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.
Valued at $8 billion in February 2022 (for comparison, CH Robinson's market cap was at $10 billion), they have been on the receiving end of both criticism and praise.
"Our number one challenge is fraud; fraud is rampant in trucking, it has ballooned to an $800 million problem. There's a surge of malicious actors engaging in illegal activity. Unfortunately, FMCSA is failing to enforce the law..." - Jeffrey Tucker
A mere 1.2% growth is expected this year, with a slight uptick to just over 2% in 2025.
Which logistics conferences will you be attending this year, and which one is your favorite?
"At issue is whether a broker be held liable for the negligence of a motor carrier." - Matthew Leffler, the Armchair Attorney
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