Canadian Freight Volumes Rebound in September

TransCore Link Logistics Canadian Freight Index picked up in September after two consecutive months of declining freight volumes. September saw increases across the board with month-over-month load volumes increasing five percent, and year-over-year volumes jumping 28 percent.

September volumes were the highest ever recorded for any September in any year, surpassing the previous records set in 2005 and 2011 by six percent.

Also, volumes for the third quarter beat any previous third quarter results since TransCore Link Logistics started recording data. Third quarter volumes in 2014 topped those set in 2013 by 23 percent.

Cross-border load volumes for August averaged 68 percent of the total. Loads into Canada improved 15 percent year-over-year.

Loads leaving Canada to the United States soared 57 percent year-over-year. Intra-Canada load volumes represented 26 percent of the total volumes for September and rose 22 percent year-over-year.

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