Cass Freight Index
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Cass: August freight volumes at 4-year high; linehaul rates down 3rd straight month
Cass data shows freight volumes reached a more than four-year high in August. But linehaul rates slid for the third straight month.
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Loaded and Rolling: Trailer pools’ hedge rate declines; electric truck infrastructure interview
Trailer pools as a hedge against contract rate declines, Electric truck infrastructure — breakthroughs versus misconceptions
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Cass: July trends ‘steady as she goes’
Cass data shows changes in freight shipments and expenditures during July were less volatile when compared to prior months.
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Loaded and Rolling: Emissions proposals worry truckers; FMCSA load board debate.
New rules proposed by the Securities and Exchange Commission regarding disclosure of climate-related risks and greenhouse gas emissions could greatly impact the trucking industry.
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Decline in June shipments signals ‘soft patch’
June shipments data from Cass shows the fourth decline in six months from 2021 levels.
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Cass: Shipments bounce back in May, expenditures dip from record highs
Cass freight data shows shipments recovered in May as costs stepped down from record levels.
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Cass: ‘The freight cycle has downshifted with a thud’
Freight data from payments management platform Cass showed April volume declines were worse than normal seasonal trends.
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Freight market volatility is the new/old normal
Many transportation managers and providers are expecting a return to a simpler time, but the data shows simpler times may be a thing of the…
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Cass reports ‘freight slowdown’ in March
March data from Cass shows a deceleration in shipment growth and a higher chance of a freight recession, although “it is too early to call.”
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Shipments rebound in February, costs at record levels
The Cass Freight Index recovered some of the January volume decline tied to omicron absenteeism throughout the supply chain.
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