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This Week In SONAR
49 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsFreightWaves founder and CEO Craig Fuller along with market expert Zach Strickland bring you the latest in freight data found within SONAR
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Episodes
This Week in SONAR: April 9, 2021
April 12, 2021 13:11 - 7 minutesCraig and Zach talk about FreightWaves SONAR adding reefer visibility to the lane scorecard tool. Apple Podcast Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Freight piles up over the holidays
December 18, 2020 16:45 - 15 minutesZach Strickland and Michael Vincent look at this week in spot rates. Apple Podcast Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Freight market poised for Christmas breakout
December 11, 2020 18:55 - 15 minutesZach Strickland and Michael Vincent look at this week in spot rates Apple Podcasts Spotify Watch the LIVE video More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Do carriers still hold all the cards?
December 04, 2020 18:54 - 15 minutesZach Strickland and Michael Vincent look at this week in spot rates Apple Podcasts Spotify Watch the LIVE video More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tender rejections hit an all-time high
November 20, 2020 18:28 - 17 minutesZach Strickland and JP Hampstead discuss the current state of freight markets and how shippers, carriers, and intermodal providers are responding to capacity constraints. Apple Podcasts Spotify Watch the LIVE video More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Container imports and surface transportation volumes diverge
November 13, 2020 16:06 - 17 minutesZach Strickland and JP Hampstead discuss the current state of freight markets and how shippers, carriers, and intermodal providers are responding to capacity constraints. Apple Podcasts Spotify Watch the LIVE video More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Operators adjust to tight market conditions
October 30, 2020 17:41 - 15 minutesZach Strickland and JP Hampstead discuss the current state of freight markets and how shippers, carriers, and intermodal providers are responding to capacity constraints. Apple Podcasts Spotify Watch the LIVE video More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Truckload carrier performance heading into Q4
October 09, 2020 17:16 - 15 minutesZach Strickland and JP Hampstead talk about what's happening with freight volumes and rates over the last week. Apple Podcasts Spotify Watch the LIVE video More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Uber Freight raises $500M from Greenbriar Equity Group
October 02, 2020 14:56 - 17 minutesJP Hampstead and Michael Vincent talk about what's been happening with freight volumes and rates over the last week. Apple Podcasts Spotify Watch the LIVE video More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This week in spot rates
September 25, 2020 14:32 - 15 minutesFreightWaves Director of Research Zack Strickland speaks with Associate Editor JP Hampstead about contracted freight. Apple Podcasts Spotify Watch the LIVE video More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Was Labor Day the peak?
September 18, 2020 15:16 - 15 minutesFreightWaves Director of Research Zack Strickland speaks with Associate Editor JP Hampstead about contracted freight. Apple Podcasts Spotify Watch the LIVE video More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Trucking set up for a strong finish to 2020
September 11, 2020 17:16 - 18 minutesFreightWaves Director of Research Zack Strickland speaks with Associate Editor JP Hampstead about contracted freight. Apple Podcasts Spotify Watch the LIVE video More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Not just a network imbalance
September 04, 2020 15:03 - 15 minutesJP Hampstead and Michael Vincent discuss the latest news in trucking markets and rates over the last week. Apple Podcasts Spotify Watch the LIVE video More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Laura's impact on spot and capacity as volumes grow
August 28, 2020 18:06 - 15 minutesJP Hampstead and Zach Strickland talk about freight market conditions during the week. Apple Podcasts Spotify Watch the LIVE video More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Imports and intermodal issues driving West Coast rates
August 21, 2020 18:38 - 15 minutesJP Hampstead and Zach Strickland talk about freight market conditions during the week. Apple Podcasts Spotify Watch the LIVE video More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
How long will the inflationary cycle last?
August 14, 2020 17:25 - 15 minutesFreightWaves Director of Research Kevin Hill speaks with Associate Editor JP Hampstead about contracted freight. Apple Podcasts Spotify Watch the LIVE video More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The sustainability of the truckload volume rally
August 07, 2020 18:13 - 15 minutesZach Strickland and JP Hampstead discuss the increase in tender rejections. Apple Podcasts Spotify Watch the LIVE video More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Another record week of volume expansion
July 31, 2020 17:35 - 17 minutesZach Strickland and JP Hampstead discuss the current state of the spot market. Apple Podcasts Spotify Watch the LIVE video More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Market continues to strengthen
July 24, 2020 17:15 - 14 minutesZach Strickland and JP Hampstead discuss the current state of the spot market. Apple Podcasts Spotify Watch the LIVE video More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This is not “normal”
July 10, 2020 15:06 - 17 minutesJP Hampstead and Zach Strickland sit down to talk about freight volumes and reefer in the Sun Belt. Apple Podcasts Spotify Watch the LIVE video More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Why are tender volumes expanding wildly?
June 26, 2020 17:25 - 15 minutesToday's On The Spot episode is with Zach Strickland and JP Hampstead, who dive into how tender rejections are increasing. Apple Podcasts Spotify Watch the LIVE video More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Volumes are sustained and tender rejections are increasing
June 19, 2020 17:31 - 15 minutesZack Strickland and JP Hampstead discuss the spot market for this week. They talk about volumes are sustaining and tender rejections are increasing. They also take a look at the market leading up to July 4th weekend. Apple Podcasts Spotify Watch the LIVE video More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Container rates and shipment rates are high in Los Angeles
June 12, 2020 19:33 - 15 minutesJP Hampstead and Kevin Hill sit down to discuss spot market rates for this week. They dive into contract freight, surges of port activity on the West Coast and tender rejections accelerating. Apple Podcasts Spotify Watch the LIVE video More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Surprising unemployment data, consumer spending shifts
June 05, 2020 20:23 - 15 minutesJP Hampstead and Zach Strickland sit down to discuss the state of the economy and freight. They dive into research, jobless claims reports, and assess how the trucking sector will react. Apple Podcasts Spotify Watch the LIVE video More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Post Memorial Day Volumes
May 29, 2020 19:11 - 15 minutesZach Strickland and JP Hampstead discuss continuing volume growth after the Memorial Day weekend holiday in this episode of On The Spot. Apple Podcasts Spotify Watch the LIVE video More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Freight markets remain unstable
May 22, 2020 19:13 - 15 minutesZach Strickland and Kevin Hill discuss what’s been happening in the trucking sector over the last week. They talk about the tightening capacity in Los Angeles and Southern California, consumer spending, and auto sales. Apple Podcasts Spotify Watch the LIVE video More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
What's the connection between consumer spending and freight market? - On The Spot 05/15/20
May 15, 2020 17:57 - 15 minutesZach Strickland and J.P. Hampstead discuss the latest changes in the freight spot market. Apple Podcasts Spotify Watch the LIVE video More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
FreightWaves LIVE @Home edition
May 08, 2020 20:44 - 15 minutesFreightWaves’ Zach Strickland and JP Hampstead discuss the current elements impacting the spot market, key markets to watch, and whether we’re seeing a V-shape or U-shape pattern in terms of economic recovery. Apple Podcasts Spotify Watch the LIVE video More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Did the freight market bottom out this week? - On The Spot 04.24.20
April 24, 2020 18:10 - 18 minutesJP Hampstead and Zach Strickland discuss the current freight climate. Contracted truckload volumes are still going down, but the pace of the decline has slowed. Apple Podcasts Spotify Watch the LIVE video More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Volume recovery might be industrial before retail
April 17, 2020 22:39 - 15 minutesJP Hampstead and Zach Strickland discuss the current freight climate. Contracted truckload volumes are still going down, but the pace of the decline has slowed. Apple Podcasts Spotify Watch the LIVE video More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Declining volumes continue in the freight market
April 10, 2020 19:11 - 17 minutesZach Strickland and JP Hampstead talk about declining reefer volumes and how tender rejections have dropped to 6.82%. They also discuss the impact of COVID-19 on the maritime market. Apple Podcasts Spotify Watch the LIVE video More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Getting a reading on the freight industry - On the Spot 04/03/20
April 03, 2020 16:47 - 15 minutesZach Strickland and JP Hampstead talk about the current state of freight. Outbound tender rejections have dropped to 14%, about where they were on March 18, 2020. Some markets like Harrisburg, PA and Atlanta, GA are performing better due to the demand for specific goods. Why is this happening? Apple Podcasts Spotify Watch the LIVE video More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
What happens after the peak?
March 27, 2020 18:39 - 15 minutesJP Hampstead breaks his quarantine to talk about the latest Passport Research he and his team have been working on: what happens after the March 23rd peak of contracted truckload volumes. Hampstead and Zach Strickland also discuss stimulus packages and consumer spending. Apple Podcasts Spotify Watch the LIVE video More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Despite shutdowns and layoffs, the freight market trucks on
March 20, 2020 19:47 - 15 minutesZach Strickland and JP Hampstead talk about these uncertain times as volumes continue steady growth and tender rejections are up to 15%. Apple Podcasts Spotify Watch the LIVE video More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
How shutdowns will affect freight
March 13, 2020 20:20 - 15 minutesZach Strickland and JP Hampstead discuss the possibility of e-commerce growth, spending in the service sector, and more. While the effects are yet to be determined, drivers are still out on the road delivering goods throughout the country. Apple Podcasts Spotify Watch the LIVE video More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Robust volumes in major markets; food buying is up
March 06, 2020 17:39 - 15 minutesZach Strickland and JP Hampstead talk about how consumers are spending more on groceries than normal, which is translating to higher volumes for this time of year. Fears of the coronavirus could be causing "panic buying." Apple Podcasts Spotify Watch the LIVE video More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
China-U.S. container rates fall 22 percent since mid-January
February 28, 2020 20:35 - 17 minutesJP Hampstead and Zach Strickland continue to assess the impacts of the Coronavirus on volumes and rates. Apple Podcasts Spotify Watch the LIVE video More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Trucking rates are still flat 02/21/20
February 21, 2020 20:16 - 15 minutesDirector of Freight Market Intelligence Zach Strickland is back to chat with Director of Passport Research JP Hampstead about the state of rates this past week. They also talk about the continued impact of the coronavirus and post-Valentine's Day freight rates. Apple Podcasts Spotify Watch the LIVE video Visit our sponsor More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Freight markets are cold; tepid growth overall 02/14/20
February 14, 2020 22:45 - 15 minutesDirector of Research Kevin Hill chats with Director of Passport Research JP Hampstead about the state of rates in this first part of 2020. They also talk about research, how the Coronavirus continues to impact volumes, and the struggles of the Los Angeles market. Apple Podcasts Spotify Watch the LIVE video Visit our sponsor More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
By mid-2020, brokers and carriers should expect better market conditions 02/07/20
February 07, 2020 21:55 - 15 minutesDirector of Freight Market Intelligence Zach Strickland talks with Director of Passport Research JP Hampstead about what's happening with rates this week. Apple Podcasts Spotify Watch the LIVE video Visit our sponsor More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Market in free fall; Coronavirus impact on the horizon 01/31/20
February 01, 2020 15:46 - 14 minutesDirector of Passport Research JP Hampstead chats with Director of Freight Market Intelligence Zach Strickland to discuss what's happening with rates this week. Apple Podcasts Spotify Watch the LIVE video Visit our sponsor More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Earnings in the bleak midwinter 1/24/20
January 24, 2020 20:26 - 15 minutesDirector of Passport Research JP Hampstead sits down with Director of Freight Market Intelligence Zach Strickland to discuss what's happening with rates this week. Apple Podcasts Spotify Watch the LIVE video Visit our sponsor More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On the Spot: January remains flat, but reefer activity is up 01/17/20
January 17, 2020 20:56 - 14 minutesDirector of Passport Research JP Hampstead sits down with Director of Freight Market Intelligence Zach Strickland to discuss what's happening with rates this week. Apple Podcasts Spotify Watch the LIVE video Visit our sponsor More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Volumes are returning to important markets 01/10/19
January 11, 2020 02:00 - 14 minutesDirector of Passport Research JP Hampstead and Director of Freight Market Intelligence Zach Strickland talk about what is happening with rates this week. Watch More FreightWaves podcasts Subscribe on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Reflecting on a robust holiday season 1/3/20
January 03, 2020 21:54 - 11 minutesDirector of Research Kevin Hill and Director of Freight Market Intelligence Zach Strickland talk about where we are in terms of rates for the New Year. Watch More FreightWaves podcasts Subscribe on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Volumes get a holiday pop, but seasonal affective disorder is coming 12/20/19
December 20, 2019 23:00 - 11 minutesMarket Expert Zach Strickland and Director of Passport Research JP Hampstead chat about what's happening with rates this week. Watch More FreightWaves podcasts Subscribe on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The holiday turn-up comes too late for Celadon
December 14, 2019 14:22 - 19 minutesFreightWaves Market Expert Zach Strickland speaks with Associate Editor JP Hampstead about this week's rate changes. Watch More FreightWaves podcasts Subscribe on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ups and downs as we enter Thanksgiving week and peak season
November 23, 2019 13:53 - 13 minutesFreightWaves Market Expert Zach Strickland speaks with Associate Editor JP Hampstead about this week's rate changes. More FreightWaves podcasts Subscribe on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Week of 11.15 from FreightWaves LIVE Chicago
November 15, 2019 19:09 - 23 minutesLive from the floor of FreightWaves LIVE Chicago, Craig Fuller, Zach Strickland and John Paul Hampstead break down this week in transportation rates. More FreightWaves podcasts Subscribe on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices