Month: April 2026

Few data points cut through economic noise quite like RV sales. To buy a recreational vehicle, a consumer needs disposable income, access to credit, confidence in their job outlook, and willingness to commit to a large discretionary purchase — making RV shipment data one of the most honest real-time readings of consumer financial health available.… Continue reading Flatbed Report: RV sales are drawing the K-shaped economy in real time

All rates cited below exclude fuel surcharges, and load volume refers to loads moved unless otherwise noted. The rate charts exclude 2021 and 2022 years influenced by the pandemic. Data analysis for the week ending Saturday, April 25th, 2026. The March Cass Freight Index offered an increasingly constructive read on the truckload market. The shipments… Continue reading Dry Van Report: Freight volumes are stirring, but supply is doing the heavy lifting

The legal battle between New York and the Department of Transportation (DOT) over the state’s issuance of commercial driver’s licenses to non-domiciled persons is headed to federal court. Letitia James, New York’s Attorney General, announced Friday that her office had filed a lawsuit in the Second Circuit Court of Appeals challenging the DOT over its… Continue reading $73 million at stake: New York challenges DOT’s non-domiciled CDL ruling  

Membership of the Coalition for America’s Gateways and Trade Corridors (CAGTC) re-elected four to its board and added a new member from the rail industry. CAGTC membership voted to add Wes Lujan, vice president, Government & Industry Affairs for railcar and locomotive lessor GATX Corp. (NYSE: GATX), to the board of directors for a three-year… Continue reading Railcar lessor VP elected to freight infrastructure coalition board

Chart of the Week:  Inbound Ocean TEUs Volume Index – USA SONAR: IOTI.USA Seasonality view So far, import demand has been a relative non-factor in the recent domestic freight market upheaval, unlike the previous cyclical tightening during the pandemic. That is not to say things won’t change, but let’s take a deeper look at how import demand… Continue reading Imports sitting out the freight market flip