FreightWaves SONAR Lane Score data is now available in the Descartes MacroPoint Capacity network, according to Descartes Systems Group (Nasdaq: DSGX) (TSX: DSG), the global leader in linking logistics-intensive firms in commerce. The combination gives freight brokers a single view of available capacity and market pricing information for each transportation...
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FedEx has suspended money-back guarantees for holiday air deliveries in the United States
FedEx Corp. announced that, nearly seven months after restoring its money-back guarantee on its U.S.-based air services, it would remove it for the next peak holiday shipping season. According to a notice on FedEx's website, effective Nov. 1, the company will suspend the guarantee on nine air services, three of...
To the rescue, domestic intermodal?
Char of the week: Outbound Loaded Domestic Rail Container Volume – Domestic, International SONAR: ORAILDOML.USA, ORAILINTL.USA(source: Freightwaves) Since September 1, domestic intermodal container volumes have climbed by more than 7%, reaching their highest levels since December. This may not hint that rail ramp congestion is lessening, given the simultaneous drop...