housing starts
- Rail
What does a tight US housing market mean for rail?
The U.S. housing market is tight heading into 2021, with higher housing starts and limited inventories helping to support lumber and wood carloads.
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US rail volumes inch higher sequentially
Weekly rail traffic moved higher week-to-week amid growing builder confidence and higher retail sales in May. But will the upward trend last?
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Decline in US rail volumes slows
Although rail traffic is still down significantly over 2019, that wide difference in volumes could be slowly starting to narrow.
Read More » - Truckload
Capacity crunch coming, say top trucking executives
Covenant Transportation’s Joey Hogan and Jet Express’ Kevin Burch talk capacity, insurance, trucking’s image and a lot more in wide-ranging discussion at ACT Research event.
Read More » - Inside SONAR
This week in SONAR: improved navigation and robust macroeconomic data
The latest features in SONAR make it easier to navigate.
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Flat volumes plus loosening capacity equals more power for shippers (with video)
Despite strong economic data in favor of the carriers, flat volumes and loosening capacity garners a power grab by the shippers.
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Predicting the 2020 housing market
Market Expert Anthony Smith provides insight into the all-important housing market as 2020 gets underway.
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Sales surging but the retail apocalypse continues
Using data from FreightWaves SONAR, economist Ibrahiim Bayaan writes about the state of the U.S. retail market and what is ahead for this key sector.
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Headwinds loom for trucking and construction
FreightWaves Market Expert Anthony Smith writes about the issues impacting the U.S. housing market. As important as these issues are, they have a ripple effect…
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Housing starts really matter!
Last week the widely reported headline was “Housing Starts Climb Almost 6 Percent in April” yet many in the transportation marketplace openly questioned how that…
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