Transportation ECONOMIC WATCH: Rail blockades boosted spot market freight volumes March 18, 2020 TORONTO, Ont. – Loadlink’s Canadian spot market daily freight volumes jumped 13% in February from January, but were down 9% year-over-year. Total loads were actually down 2% because there were…
Equipment Loadlink’s Canadian spot market rises 13% in January February 18, 2020 TORONTO, Ont. – Loadlink’s Canadian spot market is off to a strong start, with freight volumes up 13% from December, according to the load board operator TransCore Link Logistics.
Transportation Canadian spot market ends 2019 on high note January 14, 2020 TORONTO, Ont. – Canada’s spot market ended 2019 with a strong fourth quarter, with load volumes increasing and truck volumes on the decline, according to the latest data…
Business Management Canada’s spot market strengthened in November December 18, 2019 TORONTO, Ont. – Loads were up and truck availability was down on Canada’s spot market in November, according to data from TransCore Link Logistics. The company says loads…
Business Management Canadian spot market loads, trucks rose in October November 19, 2019 TORONTO, Ont. – Canadian spot market load volumes rose 4% in October, but truck volumes also spiked. The 10% increase in trucks brought the truck-to-load ratio up 5%, to 3.90.
Business Management Spot market loads, trucks, both declined in September October 18, 2019 TORONTO, Ont. – Canadian spot market load volumes were in line with normal seasonal trends in the third quarter, and the truck-to-load ratio did not change from August to September,…
Business Management Spot market pressures to persist: ACT October 10, 2019 COLUMBUS, Ind. – Spot market pressure is expected to persist, as more trucking capacity comes online, according to ACT Research’s Freight Forecast. The industry forecaster said it expects excess capacity…
Business Management Canadian spot market sees more trucks per load in July August 16, 2019 TORONTO, Ont. – Loads were down, trucks were up in the spot market in July, according to the latest data from TransCore Link Logistics. There was a 9% decline in…
Transportation Spot market load volumes, equipment postings both decline July 31, 2019 TORONTO, Ont. – In a month that normally marks an increase in volumes, Canadian spot market load volumes declined 7% in June. June volumes were down 39% year-over-year. However, an…
Transportation Spot market load volumes increased in May June 11, 2019 TORONTO, Ont. – The Canadian spot market heated up in May, with load volumes rising against a lesser increase in truck volumes. TransCore Link Logistics reported daily average load postings…
Business Management Record number of trucks in Canada’s spot market May 13, 2019 TORONTO, Ont. – There were more trucks chasing loads in Canada’s spot market in April than an any other month in history, according to TransCore Link Logistics. Meanwhile, load postings…
Business Management Canadian spot market load volumes set record in 2018 January 16, 2019 TORONTO, Ont. – It was a record year for Canadian spot market load volumes in 2018, but the capacity crunch appears to be easing. TransCore Link Logistics reported the fourth…
Business Management Canadian spot market flat in November December 20, 2018 TORONTO, Ont. – The Canadian spot market was largely flat in November, according to TransCore Link Logistics. Load and truck availability were relatively even. Loads increased prior to Black Friday,…
Business Management Capacity increasing in Canadian spot market November 16, 2018 TORONTO, Ont. – There were more trucks chasing every load in the Canadian spot market in October than in two years, according to TransCore Link Logistics. Truck capacity reached an…
Business Management Canada’s spot market sees more capacity, less freight October 16, 2018 TORONTO, Ont. – Canadian spot market load volumes increased towards the end of September, but third quarter volumes were 29% off unprecedented Q2 numbers. Third quarter load volumes were only…
