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Ontario 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.
Read MoreFor the trucking market, the third quarter has been stronger than the second, but no one would know it
Read MoreCarriers and brokers have been talking about how slow August has been. Good news: According to our technical indicators, the market is about the turn back in their favor
Read MoreThe top five trucking origin points represent 18% of the volume in the freight market, according to a new index added to SONAR this past week
Read MoreTesla’s auto production in Fremont and high container volumes out of Oakland are driving demand for trucks in the San Francisco market
Read MoreWall Street is in a panic over fears that the truckload sector has peaked. Wall Street is wrong. We break down the reasons using data from SONAR.
Read MoreTender rejections continue to fall towards the May 2nd low, indicating that capacity is loosening in the market. If it reaches the critical level of 19.12%, it could mean that the rest of the summer will be disappointing for carriers that reported a bullish summer outlook.
Read MoreJuly has started off slower than carriers would like, showing normal freight patterns. Softer demand is also impacting utilization in the market.
Read MoreHolidays have a huge impact on the freight markets, with drivers going off-duty and altering their work schedules. In this chart of the week, we examined how different holidays impacted available capacity.
Read MoreThe Freightos Baltic Container Price Index shows the volatility of container prices out of China to the North American West Coast as importers try to adjust to a new era of global trade.
Read MoreThe Cass Shipment Index (CFIS.USA) is showing freight market volumes that are nearly as strong as the 2006 peak season. This is a bullish sign for the second half of 2018.
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