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.
Chart of the Week: Total Rail Carloads, Chemical Rail Carloads, Motor Vehicle Rail Carloads – USA SONAR: RTOTC.USA, RTOCH.USA, RTOMV.USA The latest rail carload data is showing that the industrial side of the economy, which is the backbone for a large amount of freight movement in the U.S., has finally started to recover after hovering on the […]
Companies are cramming warehouses full of freight as they change their supply chains to better suit the post COVID-19 world. Trucking capacity tightens as a result.
The erratic nature of the economic recovery has dramatically changed shipping behavior, which has strained carrier networks.
Capacity is almost as tight as it was during the panic buying inspired March. Could it get tighter?
