The following insights are taken from a weekly discussion between Sunset’s nine US/MX branches. Trends and discussions range from seasonal manufacturing and agriculture trends that affect available capacity to general insight into outside factors affecting freight volumes. Below is a summary of the March 16 call: FREIGHT VOLUMES & CAPACITY Diesel FSC average is at $3.191 this…
The following insights are taken from a weekly discussion between Sunset’s nine US/MX branches. Trends and discussions range from seasonal manufacturing and agriculture trends that affect available capacity to general insight into outside factors affecting freight volumes. Below is a summary of the March 9 call: FREIGHT VOLUMES & CAPACITY Diesel FSC average is at $3.143 this…
An update from Sunset’s International Team: US importers are continuing to experience a complex ocean market as we close the Chinese New Year period and move towards the tail end of the 2020-2021 contract season. Today’s update will focus primarily on the Europe and Asia – North American Trade Lanes, while also highlighting some of…
The following insights are taken from a weekly discussion between Sunset’s nine US/MX branches. Trends and discussions range from seasonal manufacturing and agriculture trends that affect available capacity to general insight into outside factors affecting freight volumes. Below is a summary of the February 24 call: FREIGHT VOLUMES & CAPACITY February capacity availability has been…
The following insights are taken from a weekly discussion between Sunset’s nine US/MX branches. Trends and discussions range from seasonal manufacturing and agriculture trends that affect available capacity to general insight into outside factors affecting freight volumes. Below is a summary of the February 10 call: FREIGHT VOLUMES & CAPACITY February capacity availability has been…
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…
The following insights are taken from a weekly discussion between Sunset’s nine US/MX branches. Trends and discussions range from seasonal manufacturing and agriculture trends that affect available capacity to general insight into outside factors affecting freight volumes. Below is a summary of the January 13 call: FREIGHT VOLUMES & CAPACITY Capacity is tight, continuing the…
Sunset’s International Manager, Liberty Baugher, takes a minute to share a short case study of a complex customer move — a 4-container ocean shipment using specialized containers, crane loading/unloading, weighing 56,262 pounds. Summary The shipment discussed here was unique because it used every type of container in the industry – standard, high cube, open top,…
Sunset is proud to announce our partnership with Armada. Read the press release to learn more.
Sunset is looking for agents with at least two (2) years’ experience, and at $1M+ in business. If that’s you, and you want more information, contact us!
What can Sunset help with?
Sunset customers have access to detailed shipper dashboards, tracking, and metrics. Unlock the visibility you deserve from your shipments.
Sunset requires our carrier partners to be in business for at least six months. If you are interested, please fill out the form for our carrier team to reach out.
Let our experts step in to make shipping as easy as possible.