
Dry van report: U.S. trucking activity hits a three-month low
Truck freight activity in the United States took a step back in September, dropping the for-hire tonnage level to its

Truck freight activity in the United States took a step back in September, dropping the for-hire tonnage level to its

U.S. shippers are increasingly turning to private, in-house truck fleets to transport goods, despite favorable rates in the for-hire market.

Even though September’s container’s import total came in at just over 2.4m TEU (twenty-foot equivalent units), the nation’s major container

The ISM Manufacturing PMI rose to 49.1 percent, up slightly from 48.7 in August. The gain came largely from stronger

The trucking ton-mile index experienced a seasonally adjusted increase of 0.8% month-over-month and 1.5% year-over-year in July, despite a slight

In August 2025, U.S. containerized import volumes declined 7.6% month-over-month at around 2.7 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), marking a

The August Logistics Manager’s Index (LMI) saw a slight increase of 0.1 points from July, reaching 59.3. This minor change

Market analysts are closely monitoring the demand for cardboard, especially in the corrugated sector, as an unconventional yet significant economic

The trucking ton-mile index revealed a continued weakening of seasonally adjusted freight demand in June, with activity declining 0.2% from



In Q2 2025, the U.S. Bank Freight Payment Index showed the first signs of recovery in the freight market after


In July 2025, the Logistics Managers’ Index (LMI) registered a reading of 59.2, indicating continued—but moderating—expansion in the logistics sector.


The ACT For-Hire Trucking Index for June indicates a continued downturn in the industry, marking the fourth consecutive month of