Brokers: spot rates “escalating sharply”
Freight brokers expect spot rates to ramp this week, but the long-term outlook is uncertain.
Freight brokers expect spot rates to ramp this week, but the long-term outlook is uncertain.
Flat volumes, excess capacity persist.
The ramifications of 2019 will come in the form of shrinking capacity, pushing rates up as supply falls to meet demand instead of dwarfing it.
Reefer market strong
Freight volumes and tender rejections range-bound for now
Trucking market cools but remains healthy
Trucking fundamentals still strong as peak season ends
Markets from Los Angeles and Ontario to Yuma, Salt Lake City, and Minnesota have suddenly tightened as routing becomes directionally constrained.
Peak season has arrived
Tepid volumes with an upside breakout in tender rejections
This is the first time outbound tender rejections have remained above 6% for consecutive weeks since March 2019.
Will markets remain tight into the first quarter or soften right after Thanksgiving?
Freight volumes sluggish despite Thanksgiving distortions
Peak season woes continue
Freight volumes hint we may have a peak season after all
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Trucking market keeps rising against easy comparisons
Volumes up 4% year-over-year this week
Freight volumes and rejections continue their newfound winning ways
Critical events caused more panic than actual disruption to supply and demand.
National outbound tender volumes and rejection rates support brewing optimism surrounding trucking market
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Tender rejections continue to fall towards the May 2nd low, indicating that capacity is loosening in the market. If it reaches the critical level of 19.12%, it could mean that the rest of the summer will be disappointing for carriers that reported a bullish summer outlook.
July has started off slower than carriers would like, showing normal freight patterns. Softer demand is also impacting utilization in the market.