Category: Market Update

Localized capacity constraints create spot market ripple effects

Constraints on trucks and drivers continue to keep spot market truckload rates high, even as demand cools from where we

As retailers get ready for the holiday shopping season, a lot of the required inventory has already been hauled by

Historically, increased spot market activity signaled higher overall truckload demand and tighter capacity. This year we’re seeing something of a

Abandoning their lean-inventory strategy, grocery stores and supermarkets have begun stockpiling groceries in readiness for a possible surge in Fall

Late last week the Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Parents Against Tired Truckers (PATT)

In a lot of ways, the current imbalances in freight networks reflect the divided purchasing habits of two very different

While spot rates continue to spike, many motor carriers are making business decisions based on what they learned from 2018.

As we reach the five-month mark of the pandemic, the freight market has yet to reach any semblance of equilibrium

With freight markets already upended by COVID-19, supply chains are in a precarious position heading into hurricane season. Further complicating

While there’s evidence emerging that truckload volumes may be stabilizing, the direction of spot rates remains uncertain, with upward pressure

This week there are global fears the COVID-19 virus is making a resurgence, especially in southern hemisphere countries, which are

The coronavirus continues to drive the direction of the freight economy, and although the COVID Tracking Project reports that new