Economics

A pause for industrial real estate after a stellar run, JLL predicts.

Jurupa Valley, CA  is building a badly needed truck stop. The locals don’t seem to want it.

Fervent hope and speculation in the West about forthcoming policy announcements by China failed to materialise yesterday in a speech given by China’s President Xi Jinping.

The vision for truck video systems goes beyond reducing one-time accident claims to creating more efficient, less risky fleets.

“The biggest takeaway is we’ve got a systemic labor problem. We don’t see a simple solution.”

Recent results show that retail activity continued to expand in November, in a sign that one of the key components of freight demand remains healthy at the end of the year. Results from the manufacturing sector were far less encouraging however, as activity stalled during the month.

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Data on producer prices shows that overall inflation pressure calmed in November, weighed down by declines in gasoline prices. Industry detail showed that trucking rates continues to surge, however, driven by another large gain in long-distance trucking rates.

As barge rates slump in the face of increased rainfall, the Central Commission for the Navigation of the Rhine (CCNR) has warned that Rhine River water levels could fall again in December.

Preparations by the freight industry to cope with the UK’s exit from the European Union (EU) were thrown into more turmoil by Prime Minister Theresa May’s decision to delay the Brexit debate indefinitely.

But container volumes still going strong this quarter as U.S.-China hash out deal; but first quarter likely to see slowdown.

With the market data available on SONAR, we have ability to see all the ebbs and flows of freight movement happen in real-time.

Cowen expects softening trucking prices in 2019 to be a headwind for truckload carrier earnings, but should widen gross margins for freight brokerages.

Job growth slowed in November after an impressive gain in the previous month, but signals from wages and unemployment suggest that labor market conditions remain generally healthy. The transportation and logistics industry had another strong month of hiring, with impressive job gains from trucking, parcel, and warehousing companies.

Saudi Arabia and Russia agree on further production cuts to prop up crude prices; Qatar leaves OPEC to focus on nat gas; heavy sweet crudes are trading at a premium in anticipation of IMO 2020.

“I am convinced this transitional stage is going to give us huge opportunities for our country, and we are ready to face them.” 

It seemed like the stuff of posturing and hot air. It was hard to see anything substantive changing from the weekend meetings of the G20 nations in Argentina. Will something more than kicking-the-can come from the concessions?

Two largest economies agree to halt hostilities through first quarter after a year of trade saber rattling.

Oregon produces about 6 million Christmas trees each year, more than any other state in the U.S.

Is the economy still healthy? Are people still making things, shipping things, and buying things? According to the railroad car data, the answer is a definitive “Yes.”