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Ohio senators seek public health emergency declaration for East Palestine
Declaring East Palestine, the town impacted by a Norfolk Southern train derailment, as the site of a public health emergency would allow area residents to have long-term access to Medicare, Ohio’s senators said in a letter to the EPA.

Truckload Carriers
For-hire trucking sees ‘green shoot’ in August

Layoffs and Bankruptcies
Flexe conducts 2nd round of layoffs in 14 months

Legal issues
FTC, 17 states file antitrust suit against Amazon

Trucking Regulation
OOIDA calls long delay in truck broker rate transparency rule ‘BS’
SONAR High-Frequency Supply Chain Data

Market | Percent Change | *Today’s Value | Last value |
---|---|---|---|
NTI.USANational Truckload Index | 0 | $2.26 | $2.27 |
NTIL.USANTI (Linehaul Only) | -0.01 | $1.55 | $1.56 |
NTIDL.USANTI (Linehaul Daily) | -0.04 | $1.53 | $1.6 |
OTRI.USAOutbound Tender Rejection Index | -0.02 | 3.81 | 3.89 |
OTVI.USAOutbound Tender Volume Index | 0.01 | 11703.29 | 11564.96 |
Market | Percent Change | *Today’s Value | Last value |
---|---|---|---|
MQFWSCTP.USASupply Chain Tech Index | 0 | $3611.88 | $3615.46 |
Market | Percent Change | *Today’s Value | Last value |
---|---|---|---|
IMOTRI.LAXIntermodal Outbound LA Tender Rejection Rate | -1 | 0% | 0.23% |
IMOTRI.CHIIntermodal Outbound CHI Tender Rejection Rate | 0 | 0% | 0% |
Weekly NTI Update: September 26, 2022
FreightWaves Pricing Power Index
Playing the waiting game
Consumer demand during the holiday season is expected to be relatively soft, which should temper expectations for a red-hot peak season in truckload markets.
FreightWaves Pricing Power Index
Reading the tea leaves
FreightWaves Pricing Power Index
Markets clock out on Labor Day
FreightWaves Pricing Power Index
Back despite popular demand
SONAR Analyst Reports
Ocean carriers’ record rejections last-ditch effort to bolster spot rates
SONAR’s Container Atlas shows new booking volumes plummeting over 35% from their Aug. 1 peak, a key indicator that U.S. import demand is rapidly deteriorating. (Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves)
Contract rate decline takes pause despite significant spot market discount
Transportation providers are going to have to maintain an aggressive posture when competing for business during the upcoming bid season.
Ocean carriers steadily losing pricing power in trans-Pacific
Ocean carriers are steadily losing pricing power on the trans-Pacific as China to U.S. demand peaks for the second half of 2023.