SONAR Sightings: Memphis, Tennessee, reefer volume heats up, Milwaukee hits 2-year low

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Market watch for Sept. 12

Memphis, Tennessee

Today we will specifically be looking into the trends within the reefer markets across the nation.

Next week is supposed to be a hot one for Memphis with rising temperatures, but the reefer market is keeping it cool this week.

Since Labor Day, the Reefer Outbound Tender Volume Index in Memphis is up 45.8% to a 30-day high of 9.35.

Reefer capacity is tightening in the market, evident by the Reefer Outbound Tender Reject Index rising 982 basis points in the last week to 19%. The tightening of the reefer market will begin to put upward pressure on spot rates leaving Memphis.

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    Corey Smith

    Corey is a staff writer for FreightWaves with experience in air, intermodal and parcel operations, as well as LTL and full truckload transportation management. He is a graduate of the University of Memphis, majoring in supply chain management, and enjoys basketball, cinema and traveling.