freight volumes

Outbound tender volumes (OTVI.USA) rose by 3.76% year-over-year this week, closing back in on the year-to-date high of 6.78% from a month ago. The prior three weeks had seen year-over-year volumes fall back down to the 1% range, so this is good news. This continues their upward trajectory and...

On today's episode, Nick Austin brings your FreightWaves weather update, Kyle Cunningham talks about outbound tender rejections and takes a closer look at select markets. Image by Stain_Marylight from Pixabay

Outbound tender volumes (OTVI.USA) rose by just 1.06% year-over-year this week, down sharply compared to the year-to-date high of 6.78% from three weeks ago. The good news is that volumes seem to have settled into this lower sluggish (but positive) range. While tepid, this continues their upward...

Outbound tender volumes (OTVI.USA) rose by just 1.35% year-over-year this week, down sharply compared to the year-to-date high of 6.78% from two weeks ago. While tepid, this continues their upward trajectory and extends their multi-week winning streak dating back to late July, when OTVI first...

On today's FreightWaves NOW, Nick Austin brings today's weather update and Kyle Cunningham delivers today's news on national freight volumes decreasing.

Chart of the Week: Outbound Tender Volume Index – USA – Seasonality view SONAR: OTVI.USA The start of any quarter in the transportation world is like the end of a race where the participants are keeled over on the side of the track, gasping for air. This tends to be the case in just about any...

Outbound tender volumes (OTVI.USA) rose by 4.93% year-over-year this week, cooling off a touch compared to last week's year-to-date high of 6.78%. This continues their upward trajectory and extends their multi-week winning streak dating back to late July, when OTVI first crossed over to positive on...

Outbound tender volumes (OTVI.USA) rose by 6.78% year-over-year this week, setting a year-to-date high in growth terms. This continues their upward trajectory and extends their multi-week winning streak dating back to late July, when OTVI first crossed over to positive on July 24. It has been...

Outbound tender volumes (OTVI.USA) continued on their upward trajectory and extended their multi-week winning streak dating back to late July. OTVI first crossed over to positive on July 24. It has been positive on a year-over-year basis since. One key question is how much of the sustained volume...

Outbound tender volumes (OTVI.USA) continued on their upward trajectory and extended their multi-week winning streak dating back to late July. OTVI first crossed over to positive on July 24. It has been positive on a year-over-year basis since. One key question is how much of the sustained volume...

Labor Day noise continued to influence the individual markets we follow in OTVI.USA as it is calculated based on a seven-day moving average. However, the overall index continued on its upward trajectory and extended its multi-week winning streak dating back to late July. Nationally, outbound tender...

Freight volumes finished the week slightly lower as financial markets whipsawed back and forth on fears of an escalating trade war between the U.S. and China. The U.S. stock market began the week with a 3 percent drop, then recovered with three straight days of gains, before closing slightly down...

National freight volumes continue to trend higher coming out of a relatively soft April. Volumes are averaging roughly 1.5% higher than April and 0.81% of that occurred in the past week. The steady increase is a good sign for carriers and brokers in terms of activity but not sharp enough to produce...

  National freight volumes are down about 4 percent year-over-year while capacity is as loose as ever, further depressing truckload spot prices in nearly every market in the country. The extent to which volumes have been impacted by the hangover from freight pulled forward to avoid tariffs...