Headhaul markets such as Chicago continue to see a decrease in outbound volume, while backhaul markets like New Orleans experience growth.
Outbound reefer tender volumes for San Francisco have risen 54% in the past two months, while outbound volume for Phoenix has risen 20% in two weeks.
The spread between spot and contract truckload rates is unsustainable. The question is just how far and fast will they fall?
Las tarifas al contado indican que es inminente una fuerte
caída de los contratos
Backhaul markets are seeing more outbound volume, while traditional headhaul markets are beginning to see more inbound volume.
Markets in the Southeast, North and Midwest are experiencing an increase in outbound volume that some haven’t seen in almost a year.
Pittsburgh is experiencing a rise in both outbound and inbound tender volumes simultaneously.
Seattle, a traditional backhaul market, is now experiencing headhaul market activity.
Outbound volumes are rising in Joliet but rejections are decreasing, pointing to a higher acceptance rate of contract loads.
Since the pandemic started, many shippers found their existing contracts unable to ensure carrier compliance. Supply and demand were especially volatile, and so spot rates, which are more sensitive to changing market conditions, handily outpaced contract rates.
Indianapolis’ outbound volume caused the Headhaul Index to increase 36.1% week over week, and outbound loads within 100 miles of the San Francisco market are being rejected as a result of protests.
En 2018, cuando el transporte por carretera estaba al rojo vivo, el tejano Mike Dow se hizo famoso, aunque solo fuera por un momento. Un artículo en The Washington Post presentaba sus ideas sobre por qué las empresas estaban luchando para retener a los camioneros. Dow estaba tan seguro como siempre. Ese año, él y […]
A trucking recession is coming. Longtime truckers are closing their businesses as pay drops and expenses soar.
Outbound tender volumes for Dallas begin to trend upward, and LA is beginning to see more lanes than usual under 250 miles.
Outbound reefer volumes for Milwaukee trend upward during the summer months more than others.
Outbound tender city volume in the Detroit market has boomed over the summer with no signs of slowing in the second half of the year.
In the nine days since July began, OTRI fell 141 basis points (bps) to its lowest level in over two years: 6.7%. In the three days following that bottom, OTRI clawed back 50 bps. At present, however, it seems as though any upward momentum upon which it could have built has been lost.
