Tight capacity pushes van rates higher despite lower volumes
While supply chain disruptions continue to create tight truckload freight markets, there are signs that the markets will soften in the weeks and months ahead,
While supply chain disruptions continue to create tight truckload freight markets, there are signs that the markets will soften in the weeks and months ahead,
Last week, two data points and one jaw-dropping chart suggested that there’s still no end in sight to the ongoing restocking of inventories that have
Overall, the manufacturing industry accounts for 67% of ton-miles for motor carriers. Even though manufacturing shipments of durable goods were up 3.5% year over year
Out of more than 40 vegetable crops grown in the Rio Grande Valley in the McAllen, TX, freight market, only three are hopeful to survive,
The American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased 1.4% in January after rising 1.2% in December. Compared with January 2020,
At the start of the pandemic last year, supply chain expert Daniel Stanton – aka Mr. Supply Chain – spoke about the “bullwhip effect” on
Last week’s release of January housing and permit data from the U.S. Census Bureau reported a 4% month over month increase in new single-family building
U.S. imports of Mexican mangoes are starting the 2021 season with higher volumes predicted than in recent years. The National Mango Board of Orlando, FL is expecting
Last week, two of the seven Class I Railroads announced extreme winter weather and sub-zero temperatures were impacting rail operations. From a truckload perspective, around
Winter storms wreaked havoc on freight markets last week. Add to that the lack of snow removal and road-treating equipment in states not used to
The Fannie Mae Home Purchase Sentiment Index® (HPSI), which is a good indicator of demand for flatbed carriers, increased modestly in January from December. “Interestingly,
Late-season and long-lasting apples are shipping from the Grand Rapids, MI, market, where outbound capacity is tight this week. Spot rates on the lane to