No relief: Global container shortage likely to last until 2022
Posted - May 3, 2021
Equipment lessors continue to see low inventories and extremely high prices. The world does not have enough containers in the right
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March Truck Tonnage Falls 9.5% Year-Over-Year
Posted - April 26, 2021
Truck tonnage in March declined on an annual and month-to-month basis, with year-ago comparisons that recall the first month that the
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Retail sales pop in March along with freight demand
Posted - April 19, 2021
March sees 9.8% sequential jump in sales, Census Bureau reports Retail sales, including food services, increased 9.8% sequentially in
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Transportation costs keep rising as service deteriorates
Posted - March 29, 2021
Carrier compliance levels drop below 75% while rates increase 6% in February Truckload carriers have continued to struggle to provide
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February Tonnage Takes Winter Weather Hit
Posted - March 26, 2021
Severe winter weather took a toll on truck tonnage in February, according to American Trucking Associations. The ATA For-Hire Truck
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US Economy, Trucking Industry Poised for Strong Recovery, Economists Predict
Posted - March 22, 2021
Economists predict the United States economy broadly and the trucking economy specifically are poised for a rocket-like recovery in the
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Transportation capacity sees ‘accelerated contraction’ in February
Posted - March 8, 2021
A February survey of logistics executives showed growth in the supply chain is “increasing at an increasing rate.” The Logistics
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OPEC stuns by opting not to raise output
Posted - March 5, 2021
Coverage of the OPEC+ group’s decision Thursday to not increase crude production even after a more than $45 increase in prices since
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Transportation capacity sees ‘accelerated contraction’ in February
Posted - March 3, 2021
Transportation prices index hits new 2-year high A February survey of logistics executives showed growth in the supply chain is
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ATA’s truck tonnage data is mostly positive in January
Posted - February 24, 2021
Truck tonnage data readings, for the month of January, were mostly positive, according to data issued today by the American Trucking
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