Trucking rates
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Economics
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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Economics
Getting better or getting worse? (Part Deux)
Is 60 degrees hot or cold? Is the freight market hot or cold? The answers to both questions depend on…
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Economics
Can rates rise in 2019?
The history books will say many things about 2018, but whatever else is recorded, it will go down as one…
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Economics
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…
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Economics
Cass freight indexes continue record climbs, while spot market rates hold steady
The Cass Truckload Linehaul Index reached another record high in October while the company’s Intermodal Price Index points to rising…
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Economics
Trucking rates climbed again in October as long-distance trucking leads the way
Data on producer prices shows that overall inflation pressure jumped at the start of the 4th quarter, though core price…
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Economics
Survey: Carriers expect strong freight volumes to continue in 2019
In a CarrierLists survey of fleets, most respondents expect rates and volumes to remain the same or improve in 2019.
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Economics
Producer prices decline for the first time in a year and a half as long distance trucking rates ease
Data on producer prices shows that overall inflation pressure eased further in the 3rd quarter, declining for the first time…
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Economics
Inflation pressures ease but trucking rate increases push to record highs
Data on producer prices shows that overall inflation pressure calmed at the start of the 3rd quarter. Trucking prices continued…
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Starting a Trucking Company
The current freight marketplace makes one thing clear, America needs more trucking companies. Capacity is at historic lows and rates…
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