Catch your breath: This lull won’t last long
The market takes a breather this week with tenders down 7% week-over-week.
Tender volumes up strongly this week
Tender rejections return to all-time high.
Tender volumes slip this week
Tender rejections and spot rates also fall slightly.
Tender volumes flat week-over-week at very high level
Spot rates steady well above $3.00 per mile.
Tender volumes stable at a very high level
This week notched a new all-time high in spot rates.
Spot rates up nearly 25% since Feb. 1, carriers cruising
Leverage is firmly in carrier’s favor.
Huge rebound in tender volumes as negative weather impact fades
The expected rebound for truckload markets did not disappoint.
Winter weather decimates tender volumes, quick rebound expected
Tender rejections see a massive spike.
Outbound tender volumes trending sideways for the past month
Spot rates have increased for the first time in five weeks.
Carriers still in control but momentum slipping slightly
Spot rates move up for the first time in 5 weeks.
Outbound tender volumes turn back down
Tender rejections rise for the first time in a month.
Outbound tender volumes reverse, break multiweek losing streak
Trucking markets headed back in the right direction
Outbound tender volumes continue to fall
Normal January seasonality may be upon us.
Outbound tender volumes on the rebound
Tender volumes accelerate, driven by strong, stimulus-fueled consumer spending.
Tender rejections off to strong start in 2021
Q1 should be one of the stronger first quarters in recent history from a consumer and freight volume standpoint.
Outbound tender volumes cool this week but remain at very high level
Rejections ease again slightly.
Outbound tender volumes rebound post-Thanksgiving
Tender rejections fall as drivers return to the roads.
Outbound tender volumes slip due to holiday but rejections notch all-time high
Expect rebound next week.
Outbound tender volumes and rejections return to all-time highs
Tender rejections reaccelerate.
Outbound tender volumes keep cruising higher
Tender volumes climb to another all-time high on Monday.
Outbound tender volumes hold strong as peak season begins
Tender volumes climb to another all-time high.
Outbound tender volumes remain robust; tender rejections slip modestly
Volatility compresses as peak season begins
Outbound tender volumes keep chugging along at a high level
Tenders and rejections remain elevated as peak season begins.
Outbound tender volumes stay hot but slip a little
Markets consolidate as peak season nears.
Tender volumes tick back up this week
Calls for the top of the trucking market may be premature.
Tender volumes stay strong but rejections peak and decelerate from a very high level
Have tender rejections peaked?
Tender volumes stay strong in Labor Day distorted week
Bullish backdrop for trucking remains.
Outbound tender volumes continue to push higher
The trucking market continues to firm.
Outbound tender volumes notch another all-time high
The strength in the trucking market marches on.
Volumes in cruise control, up 35% year-over-year
Carriers in best position in years.
Volumes continue to roll, up 29% year-over-year
Carriers appear to be gaining momentum.
Volumes just won’t quit, up 27% year-over-year
Backdrop for carriers remains bright.
Volumes stay strong, up 25% year-over-year in a recession
Capacity still tight.
Volumes fall post-July Fourth (as expected) but remain strong
Volumes decline post Fourth but capacity stays tight.
Volumes up 45% year-over-year this week (yes, 45%)
Soaring volumes and tender rejections continue.
Current volume level is likely unsustainable, but just how high can we expect throughput to be post-Fourth?
This week’s DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index: 55 (Carriers) Last week’s DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index: 50 (Balanced) Three-month DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index Outlook: 60 (Carriers) The DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index uses the analytics and data contained in FreightWaves SONAR to analyze the market and estimate the negotiating power […]
Scorching volumes lead to double-digit tender rejections
Highest volumes since March.
Strong volumes spilling over into capacity
Tender rejections strongest since March.
Volumes keep on rolling – up 7% year-over-year
Tender rejections cross the 6% mark.
Volumes fall week-over-week but now up 10% year-over-year
The trucking market continues to heat up.
Another great week for load volumes, now up 7% year-over-year
The trucking market continues to heat up.
Best week for load volumes since March, now up 5% year-over-year
Load volumes and rejections improve this week
Tender rejections climb for first time since March
Outbound tender volumes inch upward
Volumes show signs of life, now 8% below year ago levels
Green shoots for volumes but not tender rejections
Volumes stagnant, now 8% below year-ago levels
Volumes up slightly week-over-week
Volumes continue to fall, now 14% below year-ago levels
Volumes still searching for a bottom.
Volumes plunge, peak volumes becoming a distant memory
After peaking at up 30% year-over-year, volumes are now down.
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The clear difference between contract and spot rates.
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Volumes jump again but coronavirus uncertainty looms
Volumes show signs of life.
Volumes jump for first time in 2020 but coronavirus uncertainty looms
How coronavirus will impact volumes remains to be seen
Volumes inch up this week, breaking weekslong flat streak
Volumes still sluggish but positive.
Weak rates and excess capacity wreak havoc on fourth-quarter transport earnings
Transport earnings were rough but may have bottomed.
Flat volumes appear to be the new normal
Volumes not yet showing signs of life.
Flat volumes and bleak first-quarter guidance from carriers
Flat volumes, excess capacity persist.
Excess capacity and bad earnings sink the DHL Supply Chain PPI this week
This week’s DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index: 30 (Shippers) Last week’s DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index: 35 (Shippers) Three-month DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index Outlook: 45 (Shippers) The DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index uses the analytics and data contained in FreightWaves SONAR to analyze the market and estimate the negotiating power […]
Volumes flat year-over-year as capacity normalizes
Freight volumes and tender rejections range-bound for now
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Capacity loosening as operations get back to normal
Trucking market cools but remains healthy
Outbound tender volumes ease off peak season highs but are still up nicely
Trucking fundamentals still strong as peak season ends
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Outbound tender rejections fall year-over-year, seasonality still at play
Tepid volumes with an upside breakout in tender rejections
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Cutting through the pre-Thanksgiving freight volume noise
Freight volumes sluggish despite Thanksgiving distortions
Freight volumes fall for second straight week, uptrend in question
Peak season woes continue
Freight volumes go negative for first time since July as tough comps reassert
Peak season in question
Freight volumes bounce back with a strong week
Freight volumes hint we may have a peak season after all
Freight volumes still sluggish but positive this week
Volumes slow but steady heading into peak season
Freight volumes cool off significantly this week
Trucking volumes still positive but slipping
Nascent freight bull market marches on; volumes cool slightly from last week’s pace
Trucking volumes remain strong
National freight volumes on a tear, notch year-to-date highs this week
Trucking market keeps rising against easy comparisons
National freight volumes now positive for nine straight weeks as 2018 comparisons ease
Volumes up 4% year-over-year this week
New truck orders running below replacement demand should boost carrier profits in 2020
The Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate (SAAR) for new Class 8 truck orders in 2019 is trending at approximately 150,000. Note that this number includes orders for interstate, intrastate and private fleets. We estimate total replacement demand in the neighborhood of 250,000 to 300,000 trucks annually based on there being roughly 1.6 million total for-hire tractors in […]
National freight volumes now positive for two straight months as 2018 comparisons ease
Freight volumes and rejections continue their newfound winning ways
National freight volumes closing in on two month winning streak
National outbound tender volumes and rejection rates support brewing optimism surrounding trucking market
Broad strength in freight volumes nationally as Dorian approaches East Coast
National outbound tender volumes were up 3.6 percent year-over-year this week.
Miami volumes explode ahead of Hurricane Dorian in another week of rising truckload volumes
Miami saw the biggest increase in activity this week, followed by Cleveland and Newark.
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