SONAR Sightings: Northern California reefer demand rises; spread in diesel price expands

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Market Watch for Nov. 10:San Francisco

Reefer volumes in Northern California are beginning to level out after rising to a three-month high.

The months of September and October proved to be slow for reefer volumes in...

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Refrigerated truckload demand stays hot in early winter

Chart of the Week: Reefer Outbound Tender Volume Index, Reefer Outbound Tender Rejection Index – USA  SONAR: ROTVI.USA, ROTRI.USA

Demand for refrigerated or reefer truckload capacity appears to be sustaining and even trending higher into what is traditionally a slower period for the sector, according to the Reefer Outbound Tender Volume Index (ROTVI). The ROTVI is a measure of demand for refrigerated truckload capacity that counts and indexes total electronic requests submitted by shippers to...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/refrigerated-truckload-demand-stays-hot-in-early-winter