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The international shipping market has once again destabilized, with no real signs of relief.
The Southeast’s capacity issues do not appear to be originating from increasing demand, at least not from the region itself.
Maritime import demand for the U.S. is as strong as it has ever been, second only to the pandemic boom. What does this mean for the upcoming peak season, and how does it affect domestic transportation?
The freight market has not turned strongly yet, but some historical patterns may help map when it will.
The wide range of spot and contract rates being offered may help trigger a strong market shift later in the year.
Mother’s Day tightness has returned to the Florida refrigerated freight markets, but this year is different.
Demand pattern shifts are invisible in an oversupplied freight market, which may lead to problems once supply-and-demand conditions become more balanced.
The refrigerated truckload market has fallen back in alignment with the broader market this spring, but that doesn’t mean it will stay there.
Operating cost inflation is largely hidden, but fuel costs help explain why the domestic truckload market is headed for a turn.
Heavy truck orders are not an indicator of for-hire truckload market health and haven’t been since the pandemic ended.
Whether it is nearshoring, tariff bypasses or something else entirely, the Southern border is becoming increasingly important for domestic transportation.
Pricing trends and rejection rates are signaling a market shift is approaching. What should market participants do?
Inventory and procurement teams have earned their salaries over the past five years. Are they entering an extended period of stability, or is this only a rare moment of reprieve.
Transportation providers should watch both coasts for increasing spring activity in March.
The current level of deterioration is historically fast, meaning the truckload market has the increasing potential to flip to a much tighter environment without much notice.
Spot rates were 22 cents higher from July 2020 to February of 2022 — the pandemic era.
Lagging effects of the pandemic are still making evaluating the economy a challenge.
The domestic truckload market gets rattled by a series of winter weather systems.
Flatbed and refrigerated truckload data suggests their markets may have floored for these two trailer types.
Shippers are reverting to pre-pandemic shipping patterns, which may exacerbate the next freight market shift.
The Logistics Managers’ Index has done a great job of explaining freight market capacity shifts over the past several years. The last few months are painting a picture of a market that is racing toward a correction.
After a relatively easy year for shipping and rightsizing inventories, shippers may have set up a holiday season in which expedited shipments become more prevalent.
The overall freight transportation market may be soft but the natural imbalance in the flow of freight is still able to create pockets of tightness.
The return of intermodal shipping could accelerate truckload capacity’s exodus.
It may not seem or read like it, but the trucking market is slowly tightening. The question is how much time till it is noticeable?