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  • Cargo thefts, LMI Data and Class 8 orders

    Cargo thefts surge 15% in 2022

    - states with most thefts CA / TX / FL

    - household goods and electronics most stolen

    - total value stolen in 2022 over $223 million

    - often theives follow trucks from DC's

    LMI January Data

    - still too much truck capacity

    - limited warehouse space in spite of some inventory movement

    - supply chains slowly getting back to business to replenish

    Class 8 orders see Jan hangover

    - 18,400 units but first time in five months of a decline

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    10 min
  • Uber Freight announces Q4 Earnings and Diesel benchmark drops for the first time in 2 weeks

    John Kingston - Editor at Large - FreightWaves

    Topic: Uber Freight announces Q4 Earnings.

    1. We’ve seen a lot of companies announce earnings that were even or better - even in tougher times.  Uber Freight did not fare as well.
    2. John you’ve seen a number of these earnings reports come in - what’s your general sense of how the freight industry is handling these tougher economic times.
    3. Is there a difference between those that are doing better and those that have not fared as well.

      4. Topic: Diesel benchmark drops for the first time in 2 weeks

      1. Diesel marked at $4.54 on 2/6.  This is the first mark we’ve seen with the Russian Oil Price cap in place - it doesn’t seem to have done much at least initially.
      2. What are your impressions of this long term - will the Russian price cap have any effect?
      3. We saw a jump in diesel prices coming off of the last set of IMO regulations - what do you see as the effect of IMO 2023 as it comes inti effect?

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        10 min
      5. Super Bowl Marketing

        Blythe Brumleve - Digital Dispatch

        -Google enters the AI arms race against Microsoft and ChatGPT

        -Super Bowl Marketing

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        10 min

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