摘要: |
Many common themes that were hovering above the truckload (TL) market a year ago remain intact today, including elements such as lower contract and spot rates and excess capacity-which bodes well for shippers, but not so much for carriers.And while it still appears to be a shippers' market, that's not likely to last much longer. Should demand levels head up and inventories continue to trend down, that would present a scenario that truckload carriers would welcome-and could trigger a return to pricing power in tandem with tighter capacity. However, things are not there yet, due to continued economic uncertainty, a possible recession, not to mention ongoing inflation increases.Joining us this year to help truckload shippers put the many moving parts of the market into perspective are four of the top freight transportation experts in the nation, including: John Larkin, operating partner, transportation and logistics, Clarendon Capital; Avery Vise, vice president of trucking for FTR Transportation Intelligence; Garrett Holland, senior research analyst for investment firm Robert W. Baird & Co.; and Lee Klaskow, senior freight transportation & logistics analyst for Bloomberg Intelligence. |