Chart of the Week

International Roadcheck tests trucking market

Chart of the Week: Outbound Tender Reject Index, National Truckload Index – USA SONAR: OTRI.USA, NTI.USA

Truckload capacity tightened noticeably during the annual CVSA International Roadcheck inspection period, with tender rejection rates (OTRI) increasing by over half a percentage point in just a few days. The National Truckload Index (NTI), which tracks aggregated dry van spot rates, rose approximately 1.8% over a three-day span. While the full impact of the safety blitz on capacity will take...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/international-roadcheck-tests-trucking-market

How replaceable is China?

Chart of the Week: Inbound Ocean TEUs Volume Index China, Vietnam, India, and Thailand to USA SONAR: IOTI.CHNUSA, IOTI.VNMUSA, IOTI.INAUSA, IOTI.THAUSA

The Inbound Ocean TEUs Volume Index (IOTI) — an index tracking bookings of twenty-foot container equivalents on a 14-day moving average — showed a 22%–25% annual decline in volume out of China last week. Meanwhile, countries like Vietnam, Thailand and India experienced increases of similar magnitude. But is this shift a sustainable strategy, and...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/how-replaceable-is-china

All eyes on Los Angeles with tariff impact looming

Chart of the Week: Outbound Loaded Rail Container Volume International and domestic – Los Angeles, Outbound Tender Volume Index – Los Angeles, Ontario SONAR: ORAILINTL.LAX, ORAILDOML.LAX, OTVI.LAX, OTVI.ONT

Intermodal demand out of the Los Angeles market continues to show strong annual growth, gaining share from the struggling truckload sector. As the primary U.S. gateway for goods arriving from Asia, Los Angeles is expected to be the first region where the effects of new tariffs will become...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/all-eyes-on-los-angeles-with-tariff-impact-looming

Look to short-haul freight as an economic bellwether

Chart of the Week: City Outbound Tender Volume Index, Long Outbound Tender Volume Index – USA SONAR: COTVI.USA, LOTVI.USA

Demand for short-haul truckloads (under 100 miles, or COTVI) has grown over the past year, while long-haul volumes have declined significantly. This shift is largely due to long-haul trucking being supplanted by intermodal transport, as shippers use containers as rolling storage in response to rising inventory costs and full warehouses. Looking at COTVI can help us decode...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/look-to-short-haul-freight-as-an-economic-bellwether

Flatbed market benefits from tariff uncertainty

Chart of the Week: Flatbed Outbound Tender Reject Index – USA SONAR: FOTRI.USA, VOTRI.USA, ROTRI.USA

Tender rejection rates for flatbed loads (FOTRI) spiked to 40% in March, its highest level since early 2022. Van (VOTRI) and refrigerated (ROTRI) rejections also saw increases. While some of this can be attributed to seasonal patterns, the timing suggests that tariff-related uncertainty and concerns about rising costs are playing a key role in supporting this surge in demand.

It’s important to...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/flatbed-market-benefits-from-tariff-uncertainty

Surface transportation demand starting to soften

Chart of the Week: Outbound Loaded Rail Container Volume, Outbound Tender Volume Index – USA SONAR: ORAILL.USA, OTVI.USA

Requests for truckload capacity (OTVI) have averaged nearly 9% lower year over year (y/y) since mid-February, while intermodal volumes (ORAILL) have remained relatively steady, growing at a 5% rate since the start of the year. This places total transportation demand in a state of decline, regardless of seasonal influences. Should this be considered a concerning signal from an...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/surface-transportation-demand-starting-to-soften

Carriers prioritizing West Coast

Chart of the Week: Outbound Tender Reject Index – Los Angeles, Chicago SONAR: OTRI.LAX, OTRI.CHI

Truckload carriers are rejecting just over one in every 100 loads offered out of the Los Angeles area, while turning down three out of every 50 loads originating in the Chicago market. This marks a significant shift in carrier prioritization that began in the third quarter of last year. Why is this happening, and what does it mean as the industry heads into what many expect to be a much more volatile...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/carriers-prioritizing-west-coast

Resilient rejection rates illustrate truckload capacity’s decline

Chart of the Week: Outbound Tender Reject Index, Outbound Tender Volume Index – USA SONAR: OTVI.USA, OTRI.USA

Requests for truckload capacity (OTVI) are down roughly 16% from their peak levels in September of last year. However, carriers are rejecting these requests at a higher rate — national rejection rates reached 5.7% last week, compared to 4.3% in early September. This suggests that the balance between supply (capacity) and demand is the closest it has been to equilibrium in the truckload...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/resilient-rejection-rates-illustrate-truckload-capacitys-decline

Las tasas de rechazo de carga de camiones aumentan en el mercado transfronterizo más grande de los Estados Unidos-México

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Gráfico de la semana: Índice de rechazo de licitación saliente, índice de volumen de licitación saliente – Laredo SONAR: Otri.lrd, Otvi.lrd Las solicitudes de cargador de capacidad de carga de camiones se están rechazando a las tasas más altas desde la era de la pandemia en Laredo, Texas, el mayor mercado de cruces fronterizos de […]

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