Category: Van markets

Dry Van Report: logistics managers index expands for the second month

The Logistics Manager’s Index (LMI), produced by Zac Rogers at Colorado State University, came in at 56.5 in February 2024,

The contract freight market continues to soften following last month’s 3.5% m/m drop in the American Trucking Associations’ (ATA) advanced

According to Professor Jason Miller, a supply chain expert at Michigan State University, there’s some good and bad news for

According to ISH Markit/PIERS data, January containerized import volumes were 5% higher than in December, growing fastest in seven years.

Inbound truckload spot market volumes into Ft. Worth, TX, have increased by 23% since 2019, driven primarily by the surge

New Jersey, representing around 2% of weekly spot market truckload volume, provides a critical link in the national freight network

The Columbus freight market, the largest of four in Ohio, is poised to become an even larger one for truckload

California motor carriers now face another challenge on top of requirements to meet zero-emission standards in the next decade and

When the current freight market cycle ends and the next one begins, one thing is for sure: We’ll need more drivers and trucks.

The first quarter, or “Quiet Season” in freight, is also impacted by a slowdown in Asian imports. Except for 2020,

The latest IHS Markit/PIERS import data for November reports a 9% month-over-month (m/m) volume decline. Notably, West Coast volumes are

The rate of long-haul carriers exiting the industry slowed in November following the exodus reported by the FMCSA in October.