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Reefer capacity tightens with early harvest season

As different regions and crops reach the harvesting stage, we’re starting to see reefer capacity tighten and spot rates rise.

Van markets settling after winter disruptions

The latest industrial data from the Federal Reserve showed a 2.2% month over month decrease in production for February. That brought the total industrial production index down 4.2% compared to 2020.

Is now a good time to buy a truck?

Recent boom-and-bust freight cycles are important to analyze before investing in new equipment.

The remedy for rejected freight

Rejected freight causes a domino effect of issues and costs. Luckily, with some planning and attention to details, rejections can be mitigated, and costs managed.

Flatbed carriers see increase in shipments of farm and construction equipment

The Port of Baltimore is the number one Roll-on/Roll-off (RoRo) port in the United States and handles the majority of the East Coast’s share of RoRo cargo annually.

Produce shipments still dominated by imports

Imported volumes of fruit and vegetables are on the rise, with the vast majority (93%) of truckloads coming across the southern border.

Port traffic congestion leads to delays for van freight

Strong import volumes continue to clog supply chains that are desperately trying to replenish depleted inventories.

March’s freight trends throw seasonality out the window

The spot market rollercoaster ride is unprecedented in many ways, with 2021 already beating records set in 2020.

Rise of the Mini-Bid: How transportation procurement is changing

Mini-bids have been around for decades, but transportation procurement teams have used them more and more in recent years. The disruptions caused by COVID-19 sped up the adoption even more.

Reefer load counts drop from damaged crops

February’s damaging cold temperatures looks to be impacting the supply of cabbage for next week’s St Patrick's Day celebrations.

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.

Retailers are still playing catchup with depleted inventories

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 been depleted due to COVID-10.

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