* USA - TransCore Freight Index rose 55 percent in strong finish to 2010
Hummelstown,PA,USA -The Journal of Commerce Online, by William B. Cassidy -Jan 17, 2011: -- The spot market for truckload freight surged 55 percent year-over-year in December, according to the TransCore North American Freight Index... Month-to-month, spot market volume increased 0.2 percent from November, indicating freight demand remained stable in the last months of 2010... The increase in TransCore's index shows retailers kept trucks moving right through the holiday season, replenishing inventory throughout December... Demand measured by the December spot market index was 215 percent higher than two years ago. The index is down about 32 percent from its high point this April, when tight capacity and a surge in inventory restocking sent rates rocketing... Dry van spot market rates remained stable, TransCore said, reflecting high demand for freight services and concerns about potential capacity shortages... The national average refrigerated rates softened 3.3 percent, and flatbed spot rates slipped by one cent, which is normal for the season, TransCore said...* USA - Truckload Carrier Sees Strong December Demand. Titan Transfer says late surge belies usual seasonal trends
Shelbyville,TN,USA -The Journal of Commerce Online -Jan 18, 2011: -- Truckload carrier Titan Transfer saw its strongest freight demand of the fourth quarter in December, a sharp change from normal seasonal trends that suggests pent-up shipping demand in the U.S. heading into the 2011... Truckload demand usually peaks mid-way through the fourth quarter and then winds down as retailers look to sell existing inventory and move toward expedited services to fill in late demand. But Titan’s report of strong demand later in the year fits in with reports from railroads and container ship carriers that saw demand stay at a relatively high level late in the year, raising hopes for unusually strong business in the normally slow first quarter...
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