TransCore’s Canadian Freight Volumes Quiet in August
TransCore Link Logistics Canadian Freight Index quietly exited August with a second month of declining freight activity.
Although, year-over-year load volumes were up 15 percent compared to August 2013, month-over-month load volumes decreased nine percent from July to August.
Cross-border load volumes for August averaged 68 percent of the total. Loads into Canada improved five percent year-over-year. Loads leaving Canada to the United States increased 35 percent year-over-year.
Intra-Canada load volumes represented 26 percent of the total volumes for July and rose 19 percent year-over-year.
Category: General Update
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