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MarketPulse
Freight rates continue to fall, but have they found the floor?
2022 import levels were a decade off historical trends and their return to pre-COVID levels has been "painful for carriers."
June 26, 2023
Economic trends
Report finds healing supply chain has been costly
Road freight, the largest chunk of logistics spending, saw little change in overall volume last year but capacity increased sharply and sent rates sliding.
June 20, 2023
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July 7, 2025
Freight demand
Freight cycle near bottom
That spot rates have largely held onto the gains from Roadcheck suggests the freight market is close to its balance.
June 14, 2023
Economic trends
Spot market at bottom, contract projected to continue falling: FTR
The spot market is at the bottom and may have already turned the corner upward. The bad news? It's at the bottom. More from FTR's "State of Freight" presentation/discussion.
June 9, 2023
Used trucks
'This is a bad year' for used trucks
The first six months of the year haven't been a lot of fun for anyone selling a truck, but some measure of stabilization could be around the corner.
June 9, 2023
MarketPulse
Rate pressure, operating costs continue to thwart a trucking recovery
Age rather than size dictates the likelihood of carrier failures, says Jason Miller, Michigan State market expert. Watch his trucking prognostication based on a fresh set of data in this month's episode of CCJ MarketPulse.
May 22, 2023
Economic trends
Roadcheck expected to 'help usher in a new freight cycle'
Dry van rates have declined in nine of the past 10 weeks but this week's Roadcheck likely will prompt an about-face.
May 16, 2023
MarketPulse
Manufacturing slowdown, interest rates continue to squeeze freight market
Is trucking near the bottom of the soft freight cycle? Michigan State's transportation expert Jason Miller shares his thoughts on this month's episode of CCJ MarketPulse.
April 24, 2023
Economic trends
ATA: Truck tonnage in March saw biggest monthly decline since April 2020
A 5.4% decline in ATA's seasonally-adjusted Truck Tonnage Index was the largest since the beginning of the pandemic. Also: Recalls hit 45K International trucks, Volvo and Nikola electric trucks, and hundreds of Daimler trucks; Coca-Cola Canada adds EVs.
April 19, 2023
Economic trends
ACT: Freight cycle likely nearing bottom
ACT Research reported that freight volumes and rates declined in February, but the freight downcycle is closer to the end than the beginning. Also: Teamsters, ABF start work on new deal; Looser capacity decreased shippers' conditions in January; more
March 29, 2023
Economic trends
Truck tonnage opened 2023 with slight increase
ATA reported a 0.7% uptick in truck tonnage in January. Also: FMCSA denies truck driver's HOS exemption request; another driver seeks split-sleeper flexibility; Fleetforce expands training programs in Florida; Tradepoint Atlantic expanding to Tampa.
February 23, 2023
Economic trends
Recession likely still inbound in months ahead but freight outlook less pessimistic
Freight brokers near evenly spit on spot rate outlook but far less optimistic on contract rates.
February 13, 2023
Economic trends
Report forecasts 'surprising' strength in LTL freight for early 2023
Carriers are competing for more limited demand while searching for ways to claw back revenue.
January 18, 2023
Economic trends
Rates end 2022 on a high note, signaling 'bottoming process' underway
While market conditions remain broadly loose, there are increasingly signs of slowing supply – a key to the bottoming process, according to experts.
January 17, 2023
Economic trends
Gap between contract, spot rates narrowing
Shippers are trading lower contract rates for giving carriers more loads and better lane density.
January 2, 2023
Economic trends
Truck tonnage saw biggest monthly dip since pandemic began
ATA's Truck Tonnage Index fell 2.5% in November, the biggest monthly decrease since the start of the pandemic. Also: Winter storms prompt HOS waivers in four states; ContainerPort Group announces expansion; USPS plans to add EVs to fleet.
December 22, 2022
Economic trends
Truck orders tumble off record highs but 'resilient'
OEMs having opened their orderboards for 2023 more broadly, and ongoing pent-up demand — with tailwinds from strong carrier profitability and elevated fleet age — is keeping truck orders stoked.
December 6, 2022
Economic trends
Trucking equipment demand high despite booming interest rates
Carrier profits are the critical element in vehicle demand, and while profits next year are anticipated to be lower truckload net margins are projected to be the fourth best on record.
December 6, 2022
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