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New Carrier Authorities Are Surging in Surprising Places
If you think you know where new trucking companies are planting roots, think again. Yes, Texas and California still lead the nation in raw numbers of new MCs granted. But something very different is happening when you zoom in. Quiet ZIP codes like 93722 (Fresno, CA) and 78045 (Laredo, TX) are quietly leading the nation […]
Operational Excellence
Small Carrier Market Trends
| Market | Percent Change | *Today’s Value | Last value |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Truckload IndexNTI.USA | 0 | $2.27 | $2.26 |
| NTI (Linehaul Only)NTIL.USA | 0.01 | $1.71 | $1.7 |
| NTI (Linehaul Daily)NTIDL.USA | 0.1 | $1.8 | $1.64 |
| Outbound Tender Rejection IndexOTRI.USA | -0.01 | 5.62 | 5.67 |
| Outbound Tender Volume IndexOTVI.USA | 0.01 | 10621.15 | 10519.44 |
| Market | Percent Change | *Today’s Value | Last value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Supply Chain Tech IndexMQFWSCTP.USA | 0 | $3798.79 | $3803 |
| Market | Percent Change | *Today’s Value | Last value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inbound Ocean TEU IndexIOTI.USA | 0.01 | 2121.56 | 2104.15 |
| Inbound Ocean Shipment IndexIOSI.USA | 0.01 | 2593.6 | 2578.28 |
| FBXD.GLBL | -0.09 | 3313 | 3633 |
| FBXD.CNAW | -0.23 | 4516 | 5869 |
| Market | Percent Change | *Today’s Value | Last value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intermodal Outbound LA Tender Rejection RateIMOTRI.LAX | 0 | 0.53% | 0.53% |
| Intermodal Outbound CHI Tender Rejection RateIMOTRI.CHI | 0.01 | 1.41% | 1.39% |
| Market | Percent Change | *Today’s Value | Last value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diesel Truckstop Retail AaverageDTS.USA | 0 | $3.722 | $3.713 |
| Ultra-Low Sulphur Diesel Rack PriceULSDR.USA | -0.01 | $2.716 | $2.743 |
Adam's Insights
Adam’s Insights
The Freight Market Is Slipping — And So Is the Confidence Behind It
Market chaos reigns supreme: tariffs, trucking authorities, and tender rejections spell uncertainty for the start of April.
SONAR Headlines
Shippers called the first half better than carriers
Echo surveyed 5,000 carriers and shippers on the freight market On Tuesday, Echo and FreightWaves co-hosted a webinar that featured Sean Burke, Echo chief commercial officer, and Jay Gustafson, Echo executive vice president of brokerage operations. The presentation discussed the results of a survey conducted at the end of last year, with more than 5,000 […]
TACO in container ship data
Ocean carriers are maintaining pricing power This chart of ocean spot rates has moved in a manner similar to stock market averages. (Chart: SONAR) By now, most of us have seen memes about a new and creative way to say “Buy the dip,” which is, of course, Trump Always Chickens Out, or TACO. In addition […]
Trade War Command Center quantifies import turmoil
‘Air pocket’ makes its way to port and intermodal volume SONAR Trade War Command Center In April, numerous U.S. ports set records for import volume. The SONAR Trade War Command Center application shows expected steep month-over-month declines in import volumes based on a 14-day moving average of bookings by date of departure. Most notably, volume […]
Business Growth
Business Growth Strategies
When to Outsource Tasks and How to Train a Virtual Assistant
If you’re a small fleet owner wearing ten hats, let me hit you with something hard: just because you can do everything, doesn’t mean you should. That mentality will trap you in one truck. It’ll keep your business crawling when it should be scaling. And the longer you delay outsourcing the low-dollar, high-time tasks, the […]
Business Growth Strategies
Building a Back Office That Doesn’t Fall Apart When You Add Trucks
Business Growth Strategies
What Lenders Want to See from Growing Trucking Companies
Business Growth Strategies
How to Craft a Shipper Outreach Strategy That Works Part 2
Business Growth Strategies
