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Trucking volumes still positive but slipping

Trucking volumes remain strong

Trucking market keeps rising against easy comparisons

Volumes up 4% year-over-year this week

Freight volumes and rejections continue their newfound winning ways

National outbound tender volumes and rejection rates support brewing optimism surrounding trucking market

National outbound tender volumes were up 3.6 percent year-over-year this week.

Miami saw the biggest increase in activity this week, followed by Cleveland and Newark.

July PPI data showed another decline in trucking rates as yearly growth will likely turn negative soon.

The FreightWaves basket of top freight markets all posted positive numbers this week.

The last month has been like Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride for the freight market. Starting with the Trump tweet about increasing tariffs on Chinese goods another 15% in early May that caused a chasm to form in freight volumes, and now Roadcheck week keeping carriers off the roads as volumes surge coming out of the […]

Last year, carriers avoided hotspots for vehicle inspections during CVSA’s Roadcheck week. Now the market has turned, so has their attitude about these areas.

Capacity normally tightens into the holiday weekend, but this Memorial Day is nothing like the previous years.

Freight volumes continue to increase steadily with no real implications to rates yet. Mother’s Day flower season hits Miami.

The inbound container flows had a big impact to freight volumes in the port cities of Savannah and Los Angeles this past year.

National freight volumes pulled back a bit this week after a strong start to March. Not all areas of the country are having the same experience.

Volumes have jumped to seasonal levels, but capacity has not been significantly impacted yet. Will March volumes change freight market conditions?

National freight volumes are flat year-over-year, but capacity is as loose as ever. What is driving the discrepancy?

Market volumes have increased significantly over the past several days, bringing national levels to those similar to early March of 2018 when the market was thought to be more active. The data tells us one aggregate value cannot tell the whole story.

The overall market remains relatively stable as volume dip below 2018 levels in two major markets. Spring is around the corner. Will freight volumes return with it?