{"id":25182,"date":"2025-05-05T18:55:44","date_gmt":"2025-05-05T22:55:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/?post_type=blog&#038;p=25182"},"modified":"2025-08-21T22:57:18","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T02:57:18","slug":"north-american-market-update-april-2025","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/blog\/north-american-market-update-april-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"North American market update: April 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"25182\" class=\"elementor elementor-25182\" 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<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"669\" height=\"397\" src=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-25199\" alt=\"Key Network Performance Indicators chart from March 2025 - April 2025\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-1.png 669w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-1-300x178.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 669px) 100vw, 669px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Note: All metrics are inclusive of TL\/IM and Bulk only<\/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-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\t<p>Accuracy:<\/p><ul><li><p>Forecast for the end of month\/end of quarter &#8211; plan for surges in your needs to ensure coverage<\/p><\/li><li><p>Develop order lead time &#8211; at least 5 days in advance. ask carriers for &#8220;best case&#8221; options<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p><br \/>Specificity:<\/p><ul><li><p>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.<\/p><\/li><li><p>Spread delivery times across the day<\/p><\/li><li><p>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<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p><br \/>Flexibility:<\/p><ul><li>Offer flexible load times<\/li><li>Explore\/ be open to mode options including intermodal<\/li><\/ul><p><br \/>Driver-friendliness:<\/p><ul><li>Load\/unload within the normal 2 hours-time is money to drivers<\/li><li>Provide creature comforts (clean restrooms, rest areas, free Wi-Fi, a cup of coffee, etc.)<\/li><\/ul><p><br \/>Consistency:<\/p><ul><li>Offer consistent volume that carriers can plan against<\/li><li>Reduce order changes \u2013 a new date may put coverage at risk<\/li><\/ul><p><br \/>Efficiency:<\/p><ul><li>Maximize payload on trucks<\/li><li>Utilize trailer drop yards at high volume origins when possible<\/li><li>Prioritize loading\/unloading trucks quickly at facilities<\/li><\/ul><p><br \/>Promptness:<\/p><ul><li>Pay carriers within their contracted freight terms- cash flow is vital to carriers<\/li><\/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=\"612\" height=\"558\" src=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-2.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-25191\" alt=\"bar graph of the Real GDP: Percent change from preceding quarter\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-2.png 612w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-2-300x274.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" \/>\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) decreased at an annual rate of 0.3 percent in the first quarter of 2025 (January, February, and March), according to the advance estimate released by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. In the fourth quarter of 2024, real GDP increased 2.4 percent.<\/li><li>The decrease in real GDP in the first quarter primarily reflected an increase in imports, which are a subtraction in the calculation of GDP, and a decrease in government spending.<\/li><li>These movements were partly offset by increases in investment, consumer spending, and exports.<\/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=\"813\" height=\"679\" src=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-3.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-25190\" alt=\"chart with 12-month percentage change, Consumer Price Index, selected categories, April 2025, not seasonally adjusted\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-3.png 813w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-3-300x251.png 300w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-3-768x641.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 813px) 100vw, 813px\" \/>\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=\"721\" height=\"777\" src=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-4.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-25189\" alt=\"chart titled &quot;12-month percentage change, Consumer Price Index, selected categories, April 2025, not seasonally adjusted&quot;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-4.png 721w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-4-278x300.png 278w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 721px) 100vw, 721px\" \/>\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<p><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><\/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-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=\"931\" height=\"807\" src=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-5.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-25188\" alt=\"graph of civilian unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted - March 2025\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-5.png 931w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-5-300x260.png 300w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-5-768x666.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 931px) 100vw, 931px\" \/>\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 non-farm payroll employment increased by 177,000 in April, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 4.2 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.<\/li><li>Employment continued to trend up in health care, transportation and warehousing, financial activities, and social assistance. Federal government employment declined.<\/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 was unchanged at 4.2 percent in April and has remained in a narrow range of 4.0 percent to 4.2 percent since May 2024.<\/li><li>The number of unemployed people, at 7.2 million, changed little in April.<\/li><li>In April, the number of long-term unemployed (those jobless for 27 weeks or more) increased by 179,000 to 1.7 million. The long-term unemployed accounted for 23.5 percent of all unemployed people.<\/li><li>Both the labor force participation rate, at 62.6 percent, and the employment-population ratio, at 60.0 percent, changed little in April. These measures have shown little change over the year.<\/li><li>The number of people employed part time for economic reasons, at 4.7 million, changed little in April. These individuals would have preferred full-time employment but were working part-time because their hours had been reduced or they were unable to find full-time jobs.<\/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>Transportation and warehousing had added an average of 12,000 jobs per month over the prior 12 months.<\/li><li>In April, financial activities employment continued to trend up (+14,000). The industry has added 103,000 jobs since its employment trough in April 2024.<\/li><li>Employment in social assistance continued its upward trend in April (+8,000) but at a slower pace than the average monthly gain over the prior 12 months (+20,000).<\/li><li>Within government, federal government employment declined by 9,000 in April and is down by 26,000 since January. (Employees on paid leave or receiving ongoing severance pay are counted as employed in the establishment survey.)<\/li><li>Employment showed little or no change over the month in other major industries, including mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction; construction; manufacturing; wholesale trade; retail trade; information; professional and business services; leisure and hospitality; and other services.<\/li><li>In April, average hourly earnings for all employees on private non-farm payrolls rose by 6 cents, or 0.2 percent, to $36.06. Over the past 12 months, average hourly earnings have increased by 3.8 percent. In April, average hourly earnings of private-sector production and nonsupervisory employees rose by 10 cents, or 0.3 percent, to $31.06.<\/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=\"1315\" height=\"517\" src=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-6.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-25187\" alt=\"chart of U.S. Truck Transportation employment from April 2024 to April 2025\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-6.png 1315w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-6-300x118.png 300w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-6-1024x403.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-6-768x302.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1315px) 100vw, 1315px\" \/>\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>\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=\"617\" height=\"442\" src=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-7.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-25186\" alt=\"graph of manufacturers&#039; new orders April 2024 - March 2025\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-7.png 617w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-7-300x215.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 617px) 100vw, 617px\" \/>\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\" data-wplink-edit=\"true\">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 May 2, 2025)<\/p><ul><li>New orders for manufactured goods in March, up three consecutive months, increased $25.7 billion or 4.3 percent to $618.8 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau reported today. This followed a 0.5 percent February increase.<\/li><li>Shipments, down following four consecutive monthly increases, decreased $0.6 billion or 0.1 percent to $596.2 billion. This followed a 0.7 percent February increase.<\/li><li>Unfilled orders, up seven of the last eight months, increased $2.1 billion or 0.1 percent to $1,402.7 billion. This followed a 0.2 percent January increase.<\/li><li>Unfilled orders, up eight of the last nine months, increased $27.6 billion or 2.0 percent to $1,429.4 billion. This followed a 0.1 percent February increase. The unfilled orders-to-shipments ratio was 6.98, up from 6.81 in February. Inventories, up five consecutive months, increased $0.7 billion or 0.1 percent to $865.3 billion. This followed a 0.1 percent February increase.<\/li><li>The inventories-to-shipments ratio was 1.45, unchanged from February.<\/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\/PNG-8.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-25185\" alt=\"Chart of On-highway diesel fuel prices last updated April 2025\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-8.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-8-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-8-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-8-768x512.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 April 30 stood at $3.51 per gallon, a decrease of 8 cents from four weeks prior at the end of March and down $0.433 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=\"1055\" height=\"808\" src=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-9.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-25184\" alt=\"Graph of Transportation Capacity from April 2023 - April 2025\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-9.png 1055w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-9-300x230.png 300w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-9-1024x784.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-9-768x588.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1055px) 100vw, 1055px\" \/>\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\/march-2025-logistics-managers-index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">April 2025 Logistics Managers&#8217; Index &#8211; LOGISTICS MANAGERS&#8217; INDEX<\/a><\/p><ul><li>The Transportation Capacity Index seesawed back to 55.2 in April 2025.<\/li><li>There is no significant difference between Upstream and downstream, with Upstream Transportation Capacity index at 53.8 and the downstream index at 59.6. As such, the slight expansion trend in Transportation Capacity remains present both Upstream and Downstream, across supply chains.<\/li><li>The future Transportation Capacity index also ticked slightly higher, and it is now at 53.4<em>,<\/em>continuing to indicate expectations of a slightly increasing Transportation Capacity over the next 12 months. While the Upstream index is at 53.3, the Downstream Transportation Capacity index is at 55.8, both indicating expectations of slight expansion over the next year. <\/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=\"1097\" height=\"809\" src=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-10.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-25198\" alt=\"Graph of Transportation Prices from April 2023 - April 2025\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-10.png 1097w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-10-300x221.png 300w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-10-1024x755.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-10-768x566.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1097px) 100vw, 1097px\" \/>\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\/march-2025-logistics-managers-index.html\">April 2025 Logistics Managers&#8217; Index &#8211; LOGISTICS MANAGERS&#8217; INDEX<\/a><\/p><ul><li>The Transportation Prices Index popped 5.9 points from the previous reading and recorder 62.3 in April 2025.\u00a0<\/li><li>This level is way above recent Transportation Price readings, indicating levels 18.2 points higher than a year ago and 25.5 points higher than two years ago. The upstream Transportation Prices Index is at 58.3, and the Downstream index is at 71.2, and the difference is statistically significant, indicating that the price increase is mainly driven by the Downstream transportation.<\/li><li>The future index for transportation prices also increased from last month, indicating 12.3 points higher, at 72.3. The Downstream future Transportation Prices index is at 75.0 while the Upstream Transportation Prices index is at 70.7, but the difference is not statistically significant.<\/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>Uncertainty Reigns<\/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 loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"697\" height=\"404\" src=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-11.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-25197\" alt=\"Table of cass freight and truckload index from April 2025\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-11.png 697w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-11-300x174.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 697px) 100vw, 697px\" \/>\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\/march-2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cass Transportation Index Report | April 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=\"695\" height=\"460\" src=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-12.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-25196\" alt=\"chart of Cass Truckload Linehaul Index from January 2010 - April 2025\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-12.png 695w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-12-300x199.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 695px) 100vw, 695px\" \/>\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\/march-2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cass Transportation Index Report | March 2025 | Cass Information Systems<\/a><\/p><p>The Cass Truckload Linehaul Index is a measure of market fluctuations in per-mile truckload 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 fell 0.5% m\/m in April, after a 0.1% decline in March.<\/p><ul><li>The y\/y increase slowed to 0.9% in April from 1.5% in March, as rate momentum in the truckload market stalled as pre-tariff shipping was not enough to tighten the market balance in a seasonally soft April.<\/li><li>This index fell 10% in 2023 and another 3% in 2024. Where it will go in 2025 is a big question.\u00a0<\/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=\"1316\" height=\"530\" src=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-13.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-25195\" alt=\"graph of truck tonnage index from April 2024 - March 2025\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-13.png 1316w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-13-300x121.png 300w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-13-1024x412.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-13-768x309.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1316px) 100vw, 1316px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Updated on May 21, 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:\/\/trucking.org\/news-insights\/ata-truck-tonnage-index-declined-03-april\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/trucking.org\/news-insights\/ata-truck-tonnage-index-declined-03-april<\/a><\/p><p><strong>ATA Truck Tonnage Index Declined 0.3% in April<\/strong><\/p><p>From the American Trucking Associations (ATA) on May 20, 2025:<\/p><ul><li>In April, the ATA advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index equaled 113.0, down from 113.3 in March. The index, which is based on 2015 as 100, was up 0.1% from the same month last year, the fourth straight year-over-year increase, albeit the smallest increase over this period.\u00a0<\/li><li>The not seasonally adjusted index, which calculates raw changes in tonnage hauled, equaled 112.0 in April, 2.2% below March\u2019s reading of 114.6.\u00a0<\/li><li>Trucking serves as a barometer of the U.S. economy, representing 72.7% of tonnage carried by all modes of domestic freight transportation, including manufactured and retail goods. Trucks hauled 11.27 billion tons of freight in 2024. Motor carriers collected $906 billion, or 76.9% of total revenue earned by all transport modes.\u00a0<\/li><li>Both indices are dominated by contract freight, as opposed to traditional spot market freight. The tonnage index is calculated on surveys from its membership and has been doing so since the 1970s. This is a preliminary figure and subject to change in the final report issued around the 5th day of each month. The report includes month-to-month and year-over-year results, relevant economic comparisons, and key financial indicators.<\/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=\"1130\" height=\"555\" src=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-14.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-25194\" alt=\"graph of van load-truckload ratio updated April 2025\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-14.png 1130w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-14-300x147.png 300w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-14-1024x503.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-14-768x377.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1130px) 100vw, 1130px\" \/>\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-f9ae212 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f9ae212\" 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\tSource: DAT Analytics | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dat.com\/trendlines\/van\/demand-and-capacity\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Van Demand and Capacity &#8211; DAT<\/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-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=\"1317\" height=\"731\" src=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-15.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-25193\" alt=\"table of industry trends from April 2025\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-15.png 1317w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-15-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-15-1024x568.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-15-768x426.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1317px) 100vw, 1317px\" \/>\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=\"1033\" height=\"403\" src=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-16.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-25192\" alt=\"graphic of the national spot rates for April 2025\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-16.png 1033w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-16-300x117.png 300w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-16-1024x399.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-16-768x300.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1033px) 100vw, 1033px\" \/>\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\" data-id=\"d4c4037\" 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><p>The chart above depicts national average rates (including fuel surcharges) in the past 13 months, derived from DAT 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