Freight volume has been weak this month Tender volume, which counts how often shippers request that carriers pick up loads, has shown weakness this month.

Freight demand isn’t increasing fast enough. If shippers aren’t pushing out more loads, there’s no pressure on rates to rise.

Supply and demand play a significant role; prices increase when carrier availability is low and freight volume is high. When capacity exceeds demand, spot rates become more competitive.

The volume of freight passing through Belfast Harbour reached new record levels in 2024, the trust port has announced.

"For instance, factory output softness – which has a disproportionate impact on truck freight volumes – is currently weighing heavily on our industry." Fourth-quarter shipment volume was low ...

but the contributions from freight volume and capacity utilization were much improved. While FTR’s forecast for trucking conditions envisions near-term weakness due to fuel prices and freight ...

Overdrive sister publication CCJ hosted prominent freight-focused academics Jason Miller, professor of supply chain management in the business school at Michigan State, and MIT Center for ...

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