Category: Van markets

The long-awaited pivot from goods to services may have just occurred, following the 1.3% drop in retail sales in May.

The Census Bureau’s April Durable Goods Order data provides some insight into what we can expect from the manufacturing sector.

The May 2021 report of the Logistics Managers Index (LMI) produced by Colorado State University (CSU) states a decrease of

American Trucking Associations’ (ATA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index decreased 0.3% in April, following March’s 2.3% increase. This reflects trucking’s biggest

April’s imported container volumes were down close to 5%. However, it is typically the second slowest month on the shipping

Even with the backlog of container ships waiting to unload on the West Coast, volumes appear to be slowing based

In normal times, there would be zero — or one at most — container ships waiting at anchor off the

The recently released Retail Truck Tonnage Index highlights the extraordinary growth we’re seeing in the retail freight sector. It’s already

Industrial production increased by 1.4% in March, which is welcome news after falling 2.6% in February. Manufacturing production and mining

In addition to the West Coast’s import container records, other major port regions posted positive year-over-year gains in March based

For carriers, brokers and shippers looking down the road to gauge consumer demand, the latest consumer confidence data from the

The American Trucking Associations’ For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index decreased 4.5% in February after increasing by 1.8% in January. Compared with