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Trucking Market Prognosis * USA - Survey points to heightened future expectations for
A recent quarterly survey from Transport Capital Partners indicates that expectations for trucking carriers are lifting across several key metrics
Nashville,TENN,USA -Logistics Management, by Jeff Berman -23 June 2009: -- ... These metrics, according to TCP, include freight volumes, freight rates and credit, among others... In terms of freight volumes, TCP found that expectations for increases over the next year rose up to 37 percent in the second quarter, a sharp increase from 17 percent last November, as well as a 6 percent bump from the first quarter’s 21 percent... Freight rates also appear to be stabilizing, according to the survey, with 54 percent of respondents stating they expect rates to remain the same over the next 12 months, compared to 30 percent in the first quarter. Meanwhile those respondents that expected rates to decrease fell to 29 percent in the second quarter from 58 percent in the first quarter...(Photo from twitpic, by landlinecanuck -June 22, 2009: Eilen & Sons Trucking entries at SuperRigs 2009 in Oak Grove, MO. Great looking trucks)Labels: trucking markets prognosis
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