Freight Insights for February 2022
Driver and equipment shortages rank as the top concerns for transportation in 2022. Prices are expected to rise through the summer due to worldwide supply and demand concerns.
Domestic Truckload & LTL
JOC Intermodal Savings Index: 4Q21
The Journal of Commerce (JOC) provides an in-depth quarterly report into the US intermodal market to facilitate conversations between shippers and logistics companies about transportation modal decisions. The JOC Intermodal Savings Index — the Spot Index and the Contract Index — measures how much an average shipper should anticipate saving on the rail versus over-the-road…
Freight Insights for January 2022
Shippers be advised: Chinese New Year starts 02/1/2022 and is expected to put further pressure on port congestion and strain on goods that have not yet made it past the customs and port bottlenecks.
Freight Insights for December 2021
Warehouse open capacity is at a historical low, driving two areas of focus; automation and modification to current operations. Shifting resources and budget, along with streamlining or eliminating services offered at site will be key to growth.
Jonathan Falcon speaks with American Journal of Transportation on new Midwest cargo routes
The COVID-19 pandemic and its resultant supply-chain crisis has provided an opportunity for shippers and carriers to tweak North American transportation routes. Sunset Nashville’s Managing Director, Jonathan Falcon, speaks on emerging Midwest cargo routes and the Port of Houston.
From the desk of Steve Pandolfo: Double-stacking, LTL, and you
Attention LTL shippers: we wanted to make you aware of important industry-wide changes (led by FedEx earlier this year) for your LTL shipments. In the past, most carriers (not all) had a surcharge associated with the maximum number of linear feet you can take up in a trailer on a single freight bill. What’s changed? Sunset’s Steve Pandolfo speaks on double-stacking, LTL, and what this looks like for shippers moving forward.
Freight Insights for November 2021
Fuel prices are expected to continue to rise dramatically through the end of year, with early drops in U.S. temperatures compared to recent history. Demand has been rising faster than supply, resulting in higher prices exacerbated by industry driver shortages. Consumer purchasing has spiked ahead of the holiday season, impacting several goods including turkeys, pumpkin, chip-reliant electronics, and more.
JOC Intermodal Savings Index: 3Q21
The Journal of Commerce (JOC) provides an in-depth quarterly report into the US intermodal market to facilitate conversations between shippers and logistics companies about transportation modal decisions. The JOC Intermodal Savings Index — the Spot Index and the Contract Index — measures how much an average shipper should anticipate saving on the rail versus over-the-road…