Carriers remain in the driver’s seat when naming rates
Tender volumes continue to outperform year-ago levels. Rejection rates have declined throughout the past week as carriers return to major…
Tender volumes continue to outperform year-ago levels. Rejection rates have declined throughout the past week as carriers return to major…
Tender volumes continue to outperform year-ago levels. Rejection rates are continuing to rise in a unseasonable pattern placing pressure…
Rates reach new highs as capacity was slow to return to the road following the holidays. Tender volumes are soaring as demand is unrelenting…
Truckload volumes are beginning to erase holiday noise associated with Christmas and New Year’s. Rejection rates are staying elevated…
After a year of record revenue, carriers are staying of the road during the holiday weeks, holding rejection rates higher for longer…
Rejection rates are now back above 22%, the highest level since early September. Pricing power moved further to carriers despite the holiday related tender volume collapse.
Rejection rates have surged past the 21% level on the national level. Meanwhile, volumes have turned positive year-over-year. The combination of tightening capacity and stronger demand is placing upward pressure on rates.
Volumes turn downward heading into the Christmas week while rejection rates have rebound back above 20%. Carriers still maintain a firm grip on pricing power in the market.
Volume levels are following a similar trend to 2019, just 40% higher. Tender rejection rates are trending sideways, likely to move higher over the next week.
Southern California is the main entry point for imported goods in the U.S. Congestion around rail ramps and deteriorating service pushed shippers to trucking over the summer, but that trend is reversing as truckload costs soar out of the West.
Tender volumes decline but remain elevated compared to ‘normal years’ meanwhile rejection rates have found footing around 20%.
Tender volumes decline but remain elevated compared to ‘normal years’ meanwhile rejection rates have found footing around 20%.
Truck broker Landstar System announced Wednesday it will use 2021’s record performance to pay shareholders a $2-per-share special dividend.
Tender volumes have started to erase the Thanksgiving noise. At the same time, rejection rates have plateaued around the 20% mark.
Thanksgiving noise continues to mask freight volumes, but that noise will be erased in the upcoming days. Meanwhile, Thanksgiving drove spot rates higher over the past week.
J.B. Hunt transload service starts as shippers deal with intermodal and port congestion J.B. Hunt Transport Services has started a transload service in the New York metro area. In a press release, the offering is touted as “a one-stop source for quickly transferring ocean freight into equipment for domestic transport.” The facility, located in Jersey […]
Long-haul freight typically shrinks around the holiday season as fulfillment becomes a priority. The exact opposite is occurring this season, which may be indicative of shipper overcorrection.
Thanksgiving always leads to a sharp decline in tender volumes. Leading into Thanksgiving freight markets experienced an uptick in accepted volumes.
Spot rates didn’t experience the uptick that rejection rates did last week. Thanksgiving is impacting both freight volumes and capacity.
The refrigerated truckload sector’s capacity recovery has stalled this fall while van has continued to stabilize. Here is the reason.