Tag: Freight volume

Freight Volume Strong, Pricing Even Stronger

Freight Volume Strong, Pricing Even Stronger

| November 1, 2017

As a leading economic indicator, both the Shipments and Expenditures Indexes extended their run of positive year-over-year comparisons, according to the latest data. The overall freight recession, which began in March 2015, appears to be over and, more importantly, freight seems to be gaining momentum in most segments. Throughout the U.S. economy, we are continuing […]

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Freight Volumes Rise, But Rates Don’t Keep Pace North

Freight Volumes Rise, But Rates Don’t Keep Pace North

| September 9, 2014

American freight volumes bounced back in August from a normal July dip, but did not cause a similar increase in freight spending. Compared to July, spending was down slightly. August shipment volume increased 2.3 percent, reversing some of last month’s 3.9 percent slide. August shipments are 4.9 percent higher than a year ago and are […]

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