b'AUGUST 21 - SEPTEMBER 24, 2023INTERMODAL 21(OPTIONcontinued frombelieves that international freightmarketplace and providing a(TURNAROUNDcontin- rebound is healthy. Business page 17) haspassedthebottomofservicethatveryfewotherued from page 17) is down compared to last year launchedinAprilof2022.themarket,andasotherscarriers can offer.We com- to grow its container fleet bybut stabilizing well above the Sincethen,wehavecon- have predicted, the traditionalbinethispremiumservice,150,000 over the next two to2019 levels.tinuedtobuildareputationpeakseasonislikelynottogetherwithourdrayagefour years was made, accord- ThepriceofJ.B.Hunt based on the speed, reliabil- goingtohappenin2023.and warehousing capabilitiesing to Field, with the mind- stock faltered immediately after ity,andguaranteedequip- With freight volumes downfor a unique end-to-end ser- setofgrowingourvolumethe second-quarter results were ment that Sun Chief Expressdomesticallyaswell,hevicewhichwecontrolfromatacorrectreturn,andthatannounced, but bulls bought provides, said Wright.added,truckloadpricingisstart to finish. will continue to be our focus.the dip and drove it higher, UWL also expanded thedepressedandwillcontinueWith volatility and uncer- Weareinthebestpositionsaidtheanalystreport.Four SunChiefExpressserviceto challenge intermodal fromtaintycontinuingtoplaguetocommitmoreintermodalanalystsrevisedtheirprice intothewestboundlanetoa pricing perspective. Givenfreightmarketplaces,ser- capacitytoourcustomers,targets for the stock within a provideadditionalcapacitythese dynamics, we dont seevices like Sun Chief Expresswhichshouldpresentmean- dayafterthesecond-quarter and equipment for Midwest- intermodal outpacing domes- have an important role to playingful opportunities to unlockannouncement,allofthem based agricultural shippers totic freight in 2023. for specific kinds of shippersvalue in our network for thehigher.AccordingtoMar-move export products via theAsfarasSunChiefreceivingspecificcategoriesbenefit of our stakeholders. ketbeat.com,Theconsen-PacificNorthwesttobuyersExpress goes, Wright claimsof goods. Our place in all ofFor what its worth, Wallsus rating is a Moderate Buy inSoutheastAsia.Weveits the fastest and most reli- this, with our premium directStreetappearstoconcurwhich has held steady over the addedfeederservicesatableservicetoandfromservice,said Wright,istowith that assessment. Duringpast year.origin in Southeast Asia, builtSoutheast Asia. We lead thefocus on the high valued ship- theweekafterthecompanyThecompanyiswell up an IPI network across theindustryinon-timeperfor- pers who value reliability forreporteditspoorsecond- positionedforwhenbusi-U.S.,andlaunchedreefermance, and we do not blanktheir supply chains. With thisquarterresults,whichwasness begins to pick up, which service that has provided ansail, he said. Customers andexpansion, UWL strengthensworse than what the analystscould come soon, the analyst outlet for fruit, proteins, andclientscontinuetoexpressits commitment to facilitatingwere predicting, share pricesreport concluded. The odds agricultural exports from allinterestintheservice,andseamlessandreliablecargoincreasedby5%,andthenof a recession in 2023 have over the United States, saidgiven its capabilities, the newmovement,offeringbusi- took off from there.beensignificantlyreduced, Wright.Ultimately,weareinland intermodal points, andnesses unparalleled access toJ.B.Hunthadaroughwhich may lead to reinvigo-developing end-to-end supplythe reliability, we feel we aremanufacturersandsuppliersquarter,saidoneanalystrated economic activity as the chain and logistics solutionscontinuing to add value in thein Southeast Asia. report,buttheoutlookforsecond half wears on.for our clients who do busi-ness in Southeast Asia.UWL, a top 10 American-owned NVOCC and providerComplete your registration for SACP 3.0 today to avoid service disruptionsofglobal3PLservices,spe-cializesinoceantransporta-tion, air freight, project cargo,GET READY warehousinganddistribution, chartering,bulkliquidlogis-tics, and customs house broker-age. It owns a national networkFor A Chassis Pool REvolutionof distribution centers, trucking capacity, and a proprietary data management platform that pro-vides transparency and data to customers supply chains.That data management plat-form, known as WorldScope, providesSunChiefExpress customers with improved supply chain visibility in the form of freight visibility and analytics tools. WorldScope, which was introduced in2020andwasOne of the Largest50,000 chassis builtusingCargoWisesoft-ware, includes features suchChassis Pools in the US fleetas live GPS vessel tracking, exceptionmanagement,andNew and customizedreportingtools.Modernized Fleet refurbished TheplatformsMyCargo dashboard gives a high-levelDriven by market viewofcurrentshipments,Competitive Pricing dynamicswhileMyAlertstrackshot shipmentsandalertsship- Vast Network 75 locations throughout pers to containers located onthe Southeastterminalapproachingtheir lastfreeday.ThesystemProfessional,also features a real-time con- Managed by CCM single source servicetainer tracking module which allows shippers to drill downPOWERED BY Enhanced efficiency to see where key shipments inPowered byand visibilitytransit are located.Overthelastyear,the general freight and intermodal trendsshowatruecorrec-tiontothepre-COVIDvol-umes and subsequent flow of goods, according to Wright. The last few years have been veryvolatile,withdramatic pricingswingsandback-ups attheports,hesaid.Itis well known that the inventory levels remained high over the past year, creating a decrease in volumes from the predomi-nantimportmarkets.Asa result,themainlinecarriers arehavingtoadjustcapac-ity in order to better balanceccmpool.com/sacp3-0supply and demand.Atthispoint,Wright BSYA 1034 CCM SACP AJOT Ad Full Page 8x10_r4print.indd 1 8/9/23 7:05 PM'