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Zach Strickland, FW Market Expert & Market Analyst
Saturday, April 8, 2023
Truckload capacity flips from unsustainably tight to unsustainably loose
What do historically low rejection rates mean for the truckload industry?
Michael Rudolph
Friday, April 7, 2023
No motion in the ocean (markets)
While ocean carriers are not facing the same risks as their domestic trucking counterparts, given their consolidation and enormous war chests, ocean’s weakness in demand will continue to trickle down into truckload markets.
Zach Strickland, FW Market Expert & Market Analyst
Saturday, April 1, 2023
Truckload spot market may bottom in April
Upstream and historic values are predicting another strong deterioration in truckload spot rates in April. How seriously should we take this?
Michael Rudolph
Friday, March 31, 2023
Too early for an April Fools’ joke
Despite seeing slight seasonal growth, truckload markets are showing a continued soft patch.
Michael Rudolph
Friday, March 24, 2023
Empty wallets threaten seasonal growth
The gap between current levels of freight demand and those of 2019 is narrowing, casting doubt on the market’s ability to sustain growth.
Michael Rudolph
Friday, March 17, 2023
Freight markets are stuck in the doldrums
The consumer will be key to resolving the present tension in freight demand’s future, but consumers continue to be predictably unpredictable.
Michael Rudolph
Friday, March 10, 2023
The calm before the storm
Market conditions will likely become a bit more favorable before they get much worse.
Michael Rudolph
Friday, March 3, 2023
Seasonality can’t save a battered market
Strangely enough, tender volumes are abiding by seasonal trends.
Michael Rudolph
Friday, February 17, 2023
Bears and bulls duke it out, signaling hazard
Strangely enough, tender volumes are abiding by seasonal trends. The first quarter of 2022 was unusually active as shippers tried to get ahead of disruptions to capacity, which historically tightens in the spring.
