Spot rates continued to increase after the holiday period ended even as capacity returned to the market according to the Outbound Tender Reject Index.
Cold chain distribution shifts following the pandemic along with a much smaller supply of available base capacity has made the reefer carrier a much more valuable commodity this year.
Capacity is historically tight in trucking, pushing spot rates and profit margins higher. How much of this momentum will carriers be able to maintain?
Temperature-controlled equipment rates are already breaking records, could the vaccine distribution push them higher?
Trucking and rail volumes remain elevated while the imports fade. Is this is beginning of the end of the 2020 freight boom?
Record trucking volumes along with shrinking refinery production could make fuel prices an overlooked threat to carrier margins and shipping costs into 2021.
Import volumes continue to fuel the surface transportation boom. Will it last into 2021?
Reefer carrier revenues are expanding rapidly as capacity tightens faster for the temperature-controlled segment of trucking.
Carriers are investing in new trailers over tractors during the most recent freight boom. What does this mean for capacity in the future?
Freight volumes are not the only thing putting pressure on capacity.
Trucking spot rates are averaging well over what they were a year ago implying many shippers will see rates increase next year. How much will it be?
Transportation costs are hitting record levels as companies struggle to grab capacity amidst an unusually early peak season.
Shippers are willing to pay more to put freight on the rail just to get it moving out of Los Angeles.
International import bookings signal continued strength in the domestic freight market.
As trucking capacity tightens and spot rates rise, driver turnover increases. Are some of them leaving the industry for good?
Hurricane Laura hit at a time when trucking capacity is unusually tight, a fact that may hinder the recovery efforts.
Freight is getting crammed into the U.S. West Coast as fast as carriers can pick it up. How long will it last?
The last time capacity tightened to this level, capacity flooded the trucking space. Will the same outcome occur in 2020?
Wait times have fallen as as shippers compete for capacity. What is the connection between capacity and detention?
Volumes have recovered faster than many expected leading to many transportation companies posting earnings beats in Q2. There are no signs of slowing into August.
