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The wide range of spot and contract rates being offered may help trigger a strong market shift later in the year. The post Historic trucking rate disparity could cripple service in late ’24 appeared first on FreightWaves.

Demand pattern shifts are invisible in an oversupplied freight market, which may lead to problems once supply-and-demand conditions become more balanced. The post Abundant capacity is hiding freight pattern shifts appeared first on FreightWaves.

Heavy truck orders are not an indicator of for-hire truckload market health and haven’t been since the pandemic ended. The post Tractor demand no longer necessarily a gauge for market health appeared first on FreightWaves.

Whether it is nearshoring, tariff bypasses or something else entirely, the Southern border is becoming increasingly important for domestic transportation. The post Is Mexico becoming the new China? appeared first on FreightWaves.

Transportation providers should watch both coasts for increasing spring activity in March. The post Import demand growth robust leading into Lunar New Year appeared first on FreightWaves.

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. The post Trucking authority correction accelerates appeared first on FreightWaves.

Spot rates were 22 cents higher from July 2020 to February of 2022 — the pandemic era. The post What can we learn from the truckload spot to contract rate spread? appeared first on FreightWaves.

Lagging effects of the pandemic are still making evaluating the economy a challenge. The post Why it still feels like a recession for many appeared first on FreightWaves.

The conflict in the Middle East may have late-year implications for the domestic transportation market. The post What the Red Sea conflict means for domestic transportation appeared first on FreightWaves.

The data does suggest that the supply of capacity and demand for its use is moving back toward equilibrium at a relatively fast clip. The post Truckload supply and demand on collision course in 2024 appeared first on FreightWaves.