{"id":24882,"date":"2025-02-05T13:59:23","date_gmt":"2025-02-05T18:59:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/?post_type=blog&#038;p=24882"},"modified":"2025-08-21T22:58:13","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T02:58:13","slug":"north-american-market-update-january-2025","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/blog\/north-american-market-update-january-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"North American market update: January 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"24882\" class=\"elementor elementor-24882\" data-elementor-post-type=\"blog\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff0e82b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ff0e82b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a4da8d elementor-toc--minimized-on-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-table-of-contents\" data-id=\"2a4da8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;headings_by_tags&quot;:[&quot;h2&quot;,&quot;h6&quot;],&quot;exclude_headings_by_selector&quot;:[],&quot;marker_view&quot;:&quot;bullets&quot;,&quot;no_headings_message&quot;:&quot;No headings were found on this page.&quot;,&quot;icon&quot;:{&quot;value&quot;:&quot;fas fa-circle&quot;,&quot;library&quot;:&quot;fa-solid&quot;},&quot;minimize_box&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;minimized_on&quot;:&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;hierarchical_view&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;min_height&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;min_height_tablet_extra&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;min_height_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;min_height_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"table-of-contents.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__header\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-toc__header-title\">\n\t\t\t\tContents:\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__toggle-button elementor-toc__toggle-button--expand\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-toc__2a4da8d\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-label=\"Open table of contents\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__toggle-button elementor-toc__toggle-button--collapse\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-toc__2a4da8d\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-label=\"Close table of contents\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"elementor-toc__2a4da8d\" class=\"elementor-toc__body\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__spinner-container\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-toc__spinner eicon-animation-spin eicon-loading\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2768370 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2768370\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Key Odyssey Network Indicators<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a785f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8a785f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"675\" height=\"412\" src=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-24883\" alt=\"Key Network Performance Indicators chart from December 2024 - January 2025\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-1.png 675w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-1-300x183.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-954f3b0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"954f3b0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d704147 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d704147\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Shipper Actions<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a30f72a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a30f72a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In today&#8217;s competitive environment, becoming a preferred shipper to carriers can help improve attaining sufficient capacity. Things that shippers offer that help reach this status can include:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fd912e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6fd912e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAccuracy:\n<ul>\n \t<li>Forecast for the end of month\/end of quarter &#8211; plan for surges in your needs to ensure coverage<\/li>\n \t<li>Develop order lead time &#8211; at least 5 days in advance. ask carriers for &#8220;best case&#8221; options<\/li>\n<\/ul><br>\nSpecificity:\n<ul>\n \t<li>Request delivery windows from customers\u2026often 8 a.m. deliveries are requested when product really is not need until much later. A window of 8-10 a.m. may have a better chance of coverage.<\/li>\n \t<li>Spread delivery times across the day<\/li>\n \t<li>Assess what your customers really need. Make sure that customer delivery requirements are up to date and accurate. Do not require equipment\/assessorials that are not needed<\/li>\n<\/ul><br>\nFlexibility:\n<ul>\n \t<li>Offer flexible load times<\/li>\n \t<li>Explore\/ be open to mode options including intermodal<\/li>\n<\/ul><br>\nDriver-friendliness:\n<ul>\n \t<li>Load\/unload within the normal 2 hours-time is money to drivers<\/li>\n \t<li>Provide creature comforts (clean restrooms, rest areas, free Wi-Fi, a cup of coffee, etc.)<\/li>\n<\/ul><br>\nConsistency:\n<ul>\n \t<li>Offer consistent volume that carriers can plan against<\/li>\n \t<li>Reduce order changes \u2013 a new date may put coverage at risk<\/li>\n<\/ul><br>\nEfficiency:\n<ul>\n \t<li>Maximize payload on trucks<\/li>\n \t<li>Utilize trailer drop yards at high volume origins when possible<\/li>\n \t<li>Prioritize loading\/unloading trucks quickly at facilities<\/li>\n<\/ul><br>\nPromptness:\n<ul>\n \t<li>Pay carriers within their contracted freight terms- cash flow is vital to carriers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7af9fa5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7af9fa5\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-739d3fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"739d3fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Economic Update<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-943817e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"943817e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6><strong>GDP Change<\/strong><\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81a1a11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"81a1a11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"404\" height=\"412\" src=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-24891\" alt=\"bar graph of the Real GDP: Percent change from preceding quarter\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-1.png 404w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-1-294x300.png 294w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 404px) 100vw, 404px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-594e68a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"594e68a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bea.gov\/data\/gdp\/gross-domestic-product\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gross Domestic Product | U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)<\/a><\/p><ul><li>Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 2.3 percent in the fourth quarter of 2024, according to the advance estimate released by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. In the third quarter, real GDP increased 3.1 percent.<\/li><li>The GDP increase in real GDP in the fourth quarter primarily reflected increases in consumer spending and government spending that were partly offset by a decrease in investments.<\/li><li>Imports, which are a subtraction in the calculation of GDP, decreased.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b6e5eb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4b6e5eb\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4112380 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4112380\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6><strong>Inflation \/ CPI<\/strong><\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53f0726 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"53f0726\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"660\" height=\"555\" src=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-24890\" alt=\"chart with 12-month percentage change, Consumer Price Index, selected categories, January 2025, not seasonally adjusted\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-1.png 660w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-1-300x252.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aac23ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"aac23ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"442\" height=\"448\" src=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/4-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-24889\" alt=\"chart titled &quot;12-month percentage change, Consumer Price Index, selected categories, January 2025, not seasonally adjusted\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/4-1.png 442w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/4-1-296x300.png 296w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 442px) 100vw, 442px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6b9a40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b6b9a40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bls.gov\/charts\/consumer-price-index\/consumer-price-index-by-category.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.bls.gov\/charts\/consumer-price-index\/consumer-price-index-by-category.htm<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eaf2f98 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"eaf2f98\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2d4492 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e2d4492\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6><strong>Unemployment<\/strong><\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34151e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"34151e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"855\" height=\"738\" src=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/5-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-24888\" alt=\"graph of civilian unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted - January 2025\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/5-1.png 855w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/5-1-300x259.png 300w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/5-1-768x663.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 855px) 100vw, 855px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-750d4b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"750d4b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bls.gov\/charts\/employment-situation\/civilian-unemployment-rate.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.bls.gov\/charts\/employment-situation\/civilian-unemployment-rate.htm<\/a><\/p><ul><li>Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 143,000 in January, and the unemployment rate edged down to 4.0 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.<\/li><li>Job gains occurred in health care, retail trade, and social assistance.<\/li><li>Employment declined in the mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction industry.<\/li><li>This news release presents statistics from two monthly surveys.<ul><li>The household survey measures labor force status, including unemployment, by demographic characteristics.<\/li><li>The establishment survey measures non-farm employment, hours, and earnings by industry.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab55078 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ab55078\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Household Survey Data<\/p><ul><li>The unemployment rate edged down to 4.0 percent in January, after accounting for the annual adjustments to the population controls.<\/li><li>The number of unemployed people, at 6.8 million, changed little over the month.<\/li><li>The number of long-term unemployed (those jobless for 27 weeks or more), at 1.4 million, changed little in January. The long-term unemployed accounted for 21.1 percent of all unemployed people.<\/li><li>In January, both the labor force participation rate (62.6 percent) and the employment-population ratio (60.1 percent) were unchanged, after accounting for the annual adjustments to the population controls.<\/li><li>The number of people who are not in the labor force who currently want a job, at 5.5 million, changed little in January. These individuals were not counted as unemployed because they were not actively looking for work during the 4 weeks preceding the survey or were unavailable to take a job.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-342f395 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"342f395\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Establishment Survey Data<\/p><ul><li>Total non-farm payroll employment rose by 143,000 in January, similar to the average monthly gain of 166,000 in 2024. In January, job gains occurred in health care, retail trade, and social assistance. Employment declined in the mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction industry.<\/li><li>Employment in retail trade increased by 34,000 in January. Job gains occurred in general merchandise retailers (+31,000) and furniture and home furnishings retailers (+5,000). Electronics and appliance retailers lost 7,000 jobs. Retail trade employment had shown little net change in 2024.<\/li><li>Social assistance added 22,000 jobs in January, led by individual and family services (+20,000). Employment also rose in the community food and housing, emergency, and other relief services industry (+4,000). Employment in social assistance grew by an average of 20,000 per month in 2024.<\/li><li>Employment showed little change over the month in other major industries, including construction, manufacturing, wholesale trade, transportation and warehousing, information, financial activities, professional and business services, leisure and hospitality, and other services.<\/li><li>In January, average hourly earnings for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls rose by 17 cents, or 0.5 percent, to $35.87. Over the past 12 months, average hourly earnings have increased by 4.1 percent. In January, average hourly earnings of private-sector production and nonsupervisory employees rose by 16 cents, or 0.5 percent, to $30.84.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53139e7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"53139e7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88a3790 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"88a3790\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6><strong>U.S. Truck Transportation Employment<\/strong><\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81ccf6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"81ccf6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"662\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/6-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-24887\" alt=\"chart of U.S. Truck Transportation employment from February 2024 to January 2025\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/6-1.png 662w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/6-1-300x122.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 662px) 100vw, 662px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-464a789 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"464a789\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fred.stlouisfed.org\/series\/CEU4348400001\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">All Employees, Truck Transportation (CEU4348400001) | FRED | St. Louis Fed<\/a><\/p><p>Truck employment declined in January<\/p><ul><li>At 1.503M in January compared to 1.522M in December, on a non-seasonally adjusted basis<\/li><li>And only slightly below the 1.508M persons employed in January 2024<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16087be e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"16087be\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-477e041 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"477e041\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Manufactured Goods \u2013 New Orders<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9dfffce elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9dfffce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"463\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/7-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-24886\" alt=\"graph of manufactured foods - new orders\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/7-1.png 463w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/7-1-300x219.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 463px) 100vw, 463px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffc3373 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ffc3373\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.census.gov\/manufacturing\/m3\/current\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.census.gov\/manufacturing\/m3\/current\/index.html<\/a><\/p><p>Monthly Full Report on Manufacturers\u2019 Shipments, Inventories, &amp; Orders<\/p><p>(Released February 04, 2025)<\/p><ul><li>New orders for manufactured goods in December, down four of the last five months, decreased $5.2 billion or 0.9 percent to $578.5 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau reported today. This followed a 0.8 percent November decrease.<\/li><li>Shipments, up for two consecutive months, increased $3.7 billion or 0.6 percent to $589.7 billion. This followed a 0.1 percent November increase.<\/li><li>Unfilled orders, down following five consecutive monthly increases, decreased $6.4 billion or 0.5 percent to $1,396.3 billion. This followed a 0.2 percent November increase.<\/li><li>The unfilled orders-to-shipments ratio was 6.93, down from 7.06 in November. Inventories, up to two consecutive months, increased $3.3 billion or 0.4 percent to $863.2 billion. This followed a 0.4 percent November increase.<\/li><li>The inventories-to-shipments ratio was 1.46, down from 1.47 in November.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3722d73 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3722d73\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-632f7c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"632f7c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Transportation Update<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e5f54c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9e5f54c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6><strong>Fuel<\/strong><\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c2673b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8c2673b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/8-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-24885\" alt=\"Chart of On-highway diesel fuel prices\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/8-1.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/8-1-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/8-1-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/8-1-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48780b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"48780b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eia.gov\/petroleum\/gasdiesel\/?os=frefapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.eia.gov\/petroleum\/gasdiesel\/?os=frefapp<\/a><\/p><p>The national average price of diesel for the week of February 3 stood at $3.67 per gallon, an increase of 15 cents from four weeks prior in December and down $0.361 from a year ago.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-843d52c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"843d52c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-447ab16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"447ab16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6><strong>Transportation Capacity<\/strong><\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e0f007 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0e0f007\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"662\" height=\"485\" src=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/9-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-24884\" alt=\"Graph of Transportation Capacity\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/9-1.png 662w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/9-1-300x220.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 662px) 100vw, 662px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Source: CSCMP LMI<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5130df elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b5130df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-lmi.com\/january-2025-logistics-managers-index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">January 2025 Logistics Managers&#8217; Index &#8211; LOGISTICS MANAGERS&#8217; INDEX<\/a><\/p><ul><li>The Transportation Capacity Index dropped back to 52.6 in January 2025. This is a small decrease of 0.6 points from last month\u2019s reading. This small drop breaks the slight upward trend.<\/li><li>There is no significant difference between Upstream and Downstream, with Upstream Transportation Capacity index at 51.1 and the Downstream index at 55.4. The slight expansion trend in Transportation Capacity remains present both Upstream and Downstream, across the supply chains.<\/li><li>\u200bThe future Transportation Capacity index is holding steady at 50.0, indicating expectations of stable Transportation Capacity over the next 12 months.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0be752 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e0be752\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4908d65 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4908d65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6><strong>Transportation Prices<\/strong><\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7edbed elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c7edbed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"662\" height=\"532\" src=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/10-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-24898\" alt=\"Graph of Transportation Prices\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/10-1.png 662w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/10-1-300x241.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 662px) 100vw, 662px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Source: CSCMP LMI<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-781dc7e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"781dc7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-lmi.com\/january-2025-logistics-managers-index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">January 2025 Logistics Managers&#8217; Index &#8211; LOGISTICS MANAGERS&#8217; INDEX<\/a><\/p><ul><li>The Transportation Prices Index jumped to 70.4 in January 2025. This is an increase of 3.6 points from the previous month, establishing a new two-year maximum.\u200b<\/li><li>The future index for Transportation Prices increases 4.1 points and is now at 81.1, indicating extremely strong expectations of higher Transportation Prices in the next 12 months.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c725d5c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c725d5c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7f11fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d7f11fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6><strong>Cass Freight &amp; Truckload Index<\/strong><\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efd3d4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"efd3d4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Linehaul Rates Turn Positive<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ed778b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4ed778b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/11-1-r24to9g5av0hx4ygbk3ci9guoty0nk7oa3jfka0xea.png\" title=\"11\" alt=\"Table of cass freight and truckload index from January 2025\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">SA = Seasonally Adjusted<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5220619 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5220619\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Source: Cass Information Systems, Inc.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cassinfo.com\/freight-audit-payment\/cass-transportation-indexes\/january-2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cass Transportation Index Report | January 2025 | Cass Information Systems<\/a><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afdc466 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"afdc466\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"725\" height=\"465\" src=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/12-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-24896\" alt=\"chart of Cass Truckload Linehaul Index from January 2010 - January 2025\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/12-1.png 725w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/12-1-300x192.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 725px) 100vw, 725px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-568a1c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"568a1c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Source: Cass Information Systems, Inc.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cassinfo.com\/freight-audit-payment\/cass-transportation-indexes\/january-2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cass Transportation Index Report | January 2025 | Cass Information Systems<\/a><\/p><p>The Cass Truckload Linehaul Index is a measure of market fluctuations in per-mile \u00a0truckload linehaul rates, independent of additional cost components such as fuel and accessorials.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63e362c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"63e362c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Cass Truckload Linehaul Index rose 0.6% month-over-month in January, the fifth straight small increase from a cycle low in August.<\/p><ul><li>The year-over-year change rebounded to a 0.8% increase in January from a 0.4% decline in December.<\/li><li>This is another important positive freight cycle inflection.<\/li><li>This index fell 10% in 2023, and another 3% in 2024. 2025 is off to a positive start.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfb3a04 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cfb3a04\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d388aac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d388aac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6><strong>Truck Tonnage Index<\/strong><\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-682fd2e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"682fd2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1308\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/13-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-24895\" alt=\"graph of truck tonnage index from February 2024 - December 2024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/13-1.png 1308w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/13-1-300x122.png 300w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/13-1-1024x417.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/13-1-768x313.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1308px) 100vw, 1308px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Updated on Feb 12, 2025, from the St Louis Federal Reserve, sourcing the U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-403f09f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"403f09f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fred.stlouisfed.org\/series\/TRUCKD11\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Truck Tonnage Index (TRUCKD11) | FRED | St. Louis Fed<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d168272 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d168272\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bulktransporter.com\/fleet-management\/article\/55270081\/ata-truck-tonnage-unchanged-in-january\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.bulktransporter.com\/fleet-management\/article\/55270081\/ata-truck-tonnage-unchanged-in-january<\/a><\/p><p><strong>ATA: Truck tonnage \u2018unchanged\u2019 in January<\/strong><\/p><p>From the American Trucking Associations (ATA) on Feb 24, 2025:<\/p><ul><li>Trucking activity in the United States was unchanged in January, despite myriad factors that depressed freight volumes around the country, according to the American Trucking Associations\u2019 advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index.<\/li><li>\u201cAfter declines in November and December totaling 1.7%, tonnage was unchanged in January,\u201d Bob Costello, ATA chief economist, said in a news release. \u201cThis outcome is impressive considering the massive winter storm that brought cold temperatures and significant snowfalls to large parts of the country, including those that rarely see such storms. Furthermore, the terrible wildfires in California likely also caused freight disruptions.<\/li><li>\u201cSoftness in manufacturing and retail sales continue to be a drag on truck freight volumes as well, so the fact tonnage was flat is a positive sign.\u201d<\/li><li>In January, the ATA advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index equaled 111.9, the same as December. The index, which is based on 2015 as 100, was up 0.3% from the same month last year, the first year-over-year increase since August.<\/li><li>The not seasonally adjusted index, which calculates raw changes in tonnage hauled, equaled 110 in January, 1.1% above December\u2019s reading of 108.9, ATA reported.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f53918 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3f53918\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e8189c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6e8189c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6><strong>Van Load-Truckload Ratio<\/strong><\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91d6598 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"91d6598\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"861\" height=\"418\" src=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/14-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-24894\" alt=\"graph of van load-truckload ratio updated January 2025\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/14-1.png 861w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/14-1-300x146.png 300w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/14-1-768x373.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 861px) 100vw, 861px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Source: DAT Analytics<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cd004c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2cd004c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-768a786 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"768a786\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6><strong>Industry Trends<\/strong><\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43a0bc3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"43a0bc3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"479\" src=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/15-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-24893\" alt=\"table of industry trends from January 2025\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/15-1.png 850w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/15-1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/15-1-768x433.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3be0b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a3be0b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Source: DAT Analytics | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dat.com\/trendlines\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.dat.com\/trendlines<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6081b3b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6081b3b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3abbe5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3abbe5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6><strong>National Spot Rates<\/strong><\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-571b541 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"571b541\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"786\" height=\"322\" src=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/16.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-24892\" alt=\"graphic of the national spot rates for January 2025\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/16.png 786w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/16-300x123.png 300w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/16-768x315.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 786px) 100vw, 786px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4c4037 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" 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