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The falling Purchasing Managers Index tends to be correlated with the general freight market, the Cass Freight Shipment Index illustrates this. Is it time for carriers to pull back?
Read MoreRecord intermodal shipments on the rail for the second year in a row has deep implication for the trucking market into 2019. Trucking will benefit, at least partially, from Norfolk Southern’s latest decision.
Read MoreCarriers lower rates heading to the West Coast this year as inbound container volumes flood the ports.
Read MoreCarrier operating ratios continue to fall in October with a less volatile freight market.
Read MoreThe freight market has softened significantly in the last few months, but it is not due to a drastic reduction in volume.
Read MoreThe big oil news of the week was OPEC deciding to cut production in an attempt to stop the price of oil from dropping further. Carriers should be happy with this in the long run but gained a short term boost to margins in the meantime.
Read MoreThe spot market has been cooling over the past several months, but the players seem more uncertain than ever.
Read MoreThe benchmark price of domestic crude oil has dropped by 25% since early October. Historically, that would be a great thing for truckers, but with carriers operating more efficient trucks and oil production tied into the freight economy more than ever, it could be a warning sign for the broader freight market.
Read MoreCordero talked about record container volumes, tariffs and the status of billions of dollars in Port modernization projects.
Read MoreWith the Thanksgiving holiday approaching, drivers are spending less time on the road and more time at home. This is shrinking the availability of capacity in the market.
Read MoreOntario California has toppled the Atlanta market, the reigning capital of freight volume in the country. Surging volume is to blame. How long will the elevated volume last?
Read MoreLead times increasing are a sign that shippers are taking capacity shortages seriously. Carriers and brokers that depend on spot market freight are left wanting.
Read MoreEast coast bound containers from China are getting a pre-holiday discount as shippers increase volume to North America in front of tariff increases.
Read MoreDemand for flatbeds always drop off this time of year, but is this a sign of a broader industrial slowdown?
Read MoreOutbound tender volumes have shot up 26% out of the Savannah market as the Southeast deals with hurricane Michael
Read MoreTrucking volumes have dropped by 6% since the beggining of the month of October. Is this an indication that the market is slowing or is it a normal seasonal pattern?
Read MoreSince the ELD hard mandate went into effect, the trucking market has added 4% more truck capacity
Read MoreHurricane Florence has practically shutdown any outbound trucking activity out of the North Carolina coastal market
Read MoreCharlotte and Atlanta see outsized inbound volumes as carriers move relief suppies into staging areas
Read MoreTruckers are not singing the blues in Memphis (except on Beale Street): It’s currently the number one headhaul market in the U.S.
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