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Tender volumes began to outpace 2020 earlier this week and are now marching toward favorable comparisons with 2021.

Shippers are bucking history and giving carriers more time to pick up their freight in a relatively soft market. What could be causing this and will it stick?

Volumes are leveling out at the start of December, delaying the seasonal dip that ordinarily occurs at this time of the year.

Tender volumes were outpacing 2022 levels before the holiday and came within spitting distance of 2020 — freight demand’s second-best year on record.

This week, freight markets underwent a surprising rally that saw a wave of volumes sweep across the country.

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Domestic manufacturers fail to inspire optimism, since they foresee major headwinds on output in the first half of 2024.

The upcoming months are littered with major holidays during which carriers can leverage seasonal constraints on capacity for higher spot rates.

Outside of the holiday rush periods, the fundamental lack of freight demand will continue to expose the lingering overcapacity in the market.

Given the surplus of available capacity, shippers are more confident in switching to “just-in-time” freight strategies as consumer resilience remains an open question.

By next week, it is likely that actual freight flow will have finally risen on a yearly basis for the first time since May 2022.

Consumer demand during the holiday season is expected to be relatively soft, which should temper expectations for a red-hot peak season in truckload markets.

Perhaps the most pressing question for both freight markets and the broader economy is how the consumer will fare in the coming months.

Rejection rates gathered some promising momentum in the run-up to Labor Day, though these gains are slowly being lost.

After a none-too-brief break, the Pricing Power Index is resuming its regular Friday schedule.

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The Freightos Baltic Index (FBX) is the world’s leading—and most accurate—index of market rates for 40′ containers.

FreightWaves’ Carrier Rate Report — presented in partnership with DDC FPO and Trimble — provides a review of the previous quarter and a forecast for the coming months. Featuring insights from a survey of carriers alongside data from SONAR, the report is designed to provide intelligence that carriers can use to inform their strategies in the months ahead. Key […]

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Transportation providers are going to have to maintain an aggressive posture when competing for business during the upcoming bid season.

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An unseasonable upward trend in truckload tender volumes is giving domestic transportation providers the potential inflection point they have waiting for.

Against significant odds, the Federal Reserve might realize its once-unlikely goal of a “soft landing” — that is, taming inflation without also triggering a recession.

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Freight volumes continue to trend sideways, which is a positive sign overall as the 15th of July traditionally marks a time for slowing demand in the freight market.

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Demand from retail shippers is historically quiet in the period from now until August, after which retailers restock their shelves for the back-to-school season.

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Demand from retail shippers is historically quiet in the period from now until August, after which retailers restock their shelves for the back-to-school season.

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If the spread between contract and spot rates narrows, capacity will become increasingly inconsistent in the second half of the year.

Maritime’s peak season — which typically ramps up in August and lasts throughout October — is expected by retailers and supply chain professionals to be weaker than it has been in previous years.

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There has definitely been a sustainable shift in how freight is distributed domestically.

Tender rejections have yet to return to mid-May’s all-time low, but their softness could persist in a trough for the next two quarters.

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One last round of bad news to cap this week: China and the U.S. both posted dismal data from their respective industrial economies.

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Volumes did see some growth ahead of the upcoming Memorial Day holiday, though not nearly enough to bust out the champagne and sparklers.

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FreightWaves’ Carrier Rate Report — presented in partnership with Optym and Trimble — provides a review of the previous quarter and a forecast for the coming months.

So as not to bury the lede, this week’s lack of change in the PPI might ultimately prove to be the most exciting stability in quite some time.

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It is becoming increasingly clear that hopes of a container boost from the reopening of China are all but gone.

Companies are still trying to get their margins back to pre-pandemic levels with price increases on finished goods. This will continue to put freight demand at risk in the second half of the year.

Despite expectations for seasonal growth in the second quarter, the health of the American consumer has continued to become more precarious, stirring headwinds for even once-reliable sources of freight.

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Flatbed capacity tends to be as erratic as its demand, making it harder to secure in general.

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After over a year of declining volumes and rates, trucking spot rates have leveled and demand has just witnessed an unseasonable jump.

Volumes are just beginning to tick up at the tail end of April, but freight demand in the quarter has been mostly flat and thus grossly unseasonable.

Download this freight market report and learn why FreightWaves experts are seeing a fairly bleak outlook for the rest of 2023.

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The pandemic may have exposed long-term weakness to the railroads’ intermodal growth plans.

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Southern California markets were flush with transportation activity during the pandemic. That has eroded and then some. This has not only left transportation networks exposed operationally but also created pricing gaps.

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What do historically low rejection rates mean for the truckload industry?

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.

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Upstream and historic values are predicting another strong deterioration in truckload spot rates in April. How seriously should we take this?

Despite seeing slight seasonal growth, truckload markets are showing a continued soft patch.

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The gap between current levels of freight demand and those of 2019 is narrowing, casting doubt on the market’s ability to sustain growth.

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The consumer will be key to resolving the present tension in freight demand’s future, but consumers continue to be predictably unpredictable.

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Market conditions will likely become a bit more favorable before they get much worse.

The automotive industry may stay leaner longer.

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Strangely enough, tender volumes are abiding by seasonal trends.

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Perhaps the biggest question of 2023 for domestic trucking is when will the surplus of capacity fade to a point that prices stop falling. One data point provides deeper insight than simply a count of drivers or tractors.

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When trucking capacity tightens and rates increase, intermodal shipping by rail becomes more attractive in general. That does not appear to have happened during the pandemic years.

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Lunar New Year normally brings a slow shipping period for imports, but the lead-in period was also lackluster. With many companies calling for a return to seasonal patterns later in the year, just how close are we to that being a reality?

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Many people get hung up on trying to figure out how much capacity is readily available in trucking when they should be more focused on monitoring demand trends.