Cass Freight Index
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News
Cass data weak in February, truckload recovery expectations pushing outward
Virus-related demand headwinds bring fresh declines in February Cass data. Visibility into a potential trucking recovery is further clouded.
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Trucking
FTL service at LTL rates: Pooling protects loads and bottom lines
When companies are moving midsize loads, it can be almost impossible to find that balance within the traditional full truckload (FTL) and less-than-truckload (LTL) models.
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January brings accelerated declines for Cass freight volumes and expenditures
Declines in Cass data accelerate but report calls for rates to inflect higher in 2020.
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Cass reports record 2019 despite fourth-quarter decline in transportation invoices
Cass Information Systems reports a 6% year-over-year decline in transportation invoices but manages to post another full-year earnings record.
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Cass Freight Index dips to 2019 low in December
The Cass Freight Index sees its steepest decline in shipments since the Great Recession.
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Cass freight data declines again in November
Cass freight data shows softness again in November. While shipment declines extend to a full year, the rate of the declines may be moderating.
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Chart of the Week
Celadon shutdown was a product of two freight recessions
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…
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Cass partners helping enhance industry analysis
Cass announces two new partnerships designed to enhance the reporting and data methodology of its Cass Transportation Indexes.
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Cass data and outlook down again in October
The latest Cass outlook signals "economic contraction,” but the heads at some of the nation’s largest truckload carriers see a different path.
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Today's Pickup
Today’s Pickup: dexFreight completes blockchain project, gets carrier paid within minutes
dexFreight has successfully completed a blockchain pilot program that saw a carrier receive payment from the shipper within minutes of making a delivery. Plus, Rivian…
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