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- FreightWaves Pricing Power Index
Pricing Power Index: Shippers still have the advantage as long-term momentum builds for carriers
Critical events caused more panic than actual disruption to supply and demand.
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Trucking rates fall again
July PPI data showed another decline in trucking rates as yearly growth will likely turn negative soon.
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Trucking rates gain, but continue to face headwinds
Producer price data shows that trucking rates made some gains in June, but much of this was likely driven by seasonality
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Long-distance truckload rates continue to slide in the second quarter
Industry detail from the Producer Price Index showed rates in trucking increased modestly, though long-distance truckload rates continued to decline.
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Trucking rates continue to slide amid weak demand, expanded capacity
PPI data showed some firming in overall inflation, though trucking rates fell again in April
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LTL is insulated but not immune to freight market volatility
The relationship between truckload and less-than-truckload (LTL) is like two cities positioned around the epicenter of an earthquake.
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Trucking rates fall, led by declines in long-distance truckload rates
Data on producer prices shows that overall inflation pressure eased further in February, as a gain in goods prices was restrained by the service sector.…
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Inflation pressure cools, but trucking rates keep climbing
Data on producer prices shows that overall inflation pressure calmed further in December, weighed down again by declines in energy prices. Industry detail showed that…
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Trucking rates continue to climb as carriers retain pricing power
Data on producer prices shows that overall inflation pressure calmed in November, weighed down by declines in gasoline prices. Industry detail showed that trucking rates…
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