The truckload sector has had a breakout December thanks to a booming holiday peak. Is this a signal of a long-term shift to the over-supplied freight market?
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Tender rejections above 10 for the first time in 2019, volumes are holding and holiday rates are cheery.
Anthony and Zach discuss what will trim the fat in the oversupplied trucking market as well as talk about why Intermodal has not materialized as the savior of the rail volumes with Mike Baudendistel.
Chart of the Week: 3-Year-Old Used Truck Prices – USA, Cass Freight Shipments Index – USA SONAR: UT3.USA, CFIS.USA At this point the news and story of Celadon, the largest truckload failure in history has been covered extensively in the media. The 3,000+ trucking company was by far the largest to shut down in what has been […]
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Momentum for carriers holding as volumes, rejections and rates are moving in their favor.
Anthony and Zach discuss the recent Celadon shutdown and how it lines up with current freight market conditions; a disappointing manufacturing sector; consumers appear to be on another spending spree funded by debt.
Anthony and Zach discuss the current status of the retail sector as the holiday rush ensues; Long term implications to the freight market as e-commerce explodes as well as a healthy debate about the sustainability of one of the nation’s largest storefronts.
The rise of e-commerce has increased the amount of low mileage freight, but that comes at an unexpected cost to shippers.
The latest features in SONAR 5.0 make it the most future-focused version to date.
Increased rates and signs of capacity slowly leaving the market continues the power shift towards carriers.
West Coast freight volumes have been robust in 2019, but empty rail containers signal that the balance is shifting east heading into 2020.
This is the first time outbound tender rejections have remained above 6% for consecutive weeks since March 2019.
The DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index moves towards the carriers for the first time since early September.
China’s exports to the U.S. contracted last month. Even so, slowing U.S. exports to its trade rival saw China’s trade surplus with the U.S. widen.
The housing and construction sectors are showing signs of life, giving truckers a rare hint of optimism for the coming months.
The latest features in SONAR 5.0 make it the most future-focused version to date.
Demand could pick up next year, but U.S. elections are one of multiple potential pitfalls delegates at TIACA’s 2019 Executive summit heard this week.
No good news for carriers besides a slight surge in volumes leading into the late Thanksgiving holiday.
