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What is the current outlook for truckload rates?

Posted by Avery Vise on Aug 26, 2021 1:03:31 PM

Avery Vise examines year-over-year changes in truckload rates and compares spot vs contract rates.

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Tags: Economy, trucking, Truckload Rates, transportation, state of freight, spot rates, contract rates

What is the current state of the spot market?

Posted by Avery Vise on Aug 25, 2021 4:08:45 PM

Avery Vise discusses the loads and rates of dry vans, refrigerated and flatbed.

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Tags: Economy, trucking, spot market, transportation, state of freight

What are some current economic issues to keep an eye on?

Posted by Avery Vise on Aug 25, 2021 2:35:39 PM

Avery Vise discusses goods & services spending, retail inventories, and other economic factors to watch closely.

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Tags: Economy, trucking, inflation, transportation, state of freight, savings

What is the current state of the industrial sector?

Posted by Avery Vise on Aug 23, 2021 3:35:34 PM

Avery Vise discusses demand, output and more from the industrial sector.

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Tags: trucking, Demand, transportation, state of freight, output, industrial sector

What is the current state of the GDP and GDP Goods Transport?

Posted by Avery Vise on Aug 19, 2021 1:13:22 PM

Avery Vise presents information on the state of the GDP and GDP Goods Transport.

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Tags: trucking, GDP, transportation, state of freight, Goods Transport

How has the unemployment environment affected getting new truckers into the system?

Posted by Avery Vise on Jul 8, 2021 12:34:34 PM

Avery Vise discusses the current unemployment environment and how that has affected the hiring of new truckers.

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Tags: Economy, trucking, employment, jobs, outlook, unemployment, hirings

What is the current breakdown of job openings vs. hires?

Posted by Avery Vise on Jul 6, 2021 12:55:45 PM

Avery Vise presents labor statistics such as job openings & hires and the labor participation rate.

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Tags: Economy, employment, jobs, outlook, unemployment, hirings

Understanding spot market truck loadings

Posted by Avery Vise on Mar 1, 2021 10:05:20 AM

The FTR Experts were posed with the question, "Does the spot market “truck loads” mean how many times a truck was loaded with goods whether the truck was partially or fully loaded before it shipped? If yes, I’m trying to understand how this is possible given there is nowhere near a 150% increase in available trailers vs. a year ago. Also, I thought drivers were a constraint as well."

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Revenue assumptions and the spot market

Posted by Avery Vise on Jan 27, 2021 9:49:00 AM

The FTR Experts were posed with the question, "What is the impact of spot rate increases/decreases on a company revenue profile? We are getting conflicting views. Does a 30% increase in spot rate means a 30% increase in revenue. In other words, how should we incorporate spot market changes into our revenue assumptions."

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Which drives freight volume: low inventories or consumer spending?

Posted by Avery Vise on Dec 21, 2020 5:08:00 PM
The FTR Experts were posed with the question, "Which drives freight volume: low inventories or consumer spending?"
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Tags: Consumer Spending, inventory, Freight

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