{"id":25945,"date":"2026-03-18T17:06:32","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T21:06:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/?post_type=blog&#038;p=25945"},"modified":"2026-03-18T17:19:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T21:19:07","slug":"north-american-market-update-february-2026","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/blog\/north-american-market-update-february-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"North American market update: February 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"25945\" class=\"elementor elementor-25945\" 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\" 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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=\"668\" height=\"396\" src=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-1-6.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-25947\" alt=\"Key Network Performance Indicators chart from January 2026 to February 2026\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-1-6.png 668w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-1-6-300x178.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 668px) 100vw, 668px\" \/>\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\tIn 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:\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>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>Flexibility:<\/p><ul><li>Offer flexible load times<\/li><li>Explore\/ be open to mode options including intermodal<br \/><br \/><\/li><\/ul><p>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.)<br \/><br \/><\/li><\/ul><p>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<br \/><br \/><\/li><\/ul><p>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<br \/><br \/><\/li><\/ul><p>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=\"575\" height=\"507\" src=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-2-6.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-25955\" alt=\"bar graph of the Real GDP: Percent change from preceding quarter\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-2-6.png 575w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-2-6-300x265.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/>\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>\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-b5bdc6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b5bdc6b\" 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<ul><li>Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 0.7 percent in the fourth quarter of 2025 (October, November, and December), according to the second estimate released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. In the third quarter, real GDP increased 4.4 percent.<\/li><li>The contributors to the increase in real GDP in the fourth quarter were increases in consumer spending and investment.<\/li><li>These movements were partly offset by decreases in government spending and exports. 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=\"623\" height=\"523\" src=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-3-6.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-25954\" alt=\"chart with 12-month percentage change, Consumer Price Index, selected categories, February 2026, not seasonally adjusted\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-3-6.png 623w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-3-6-300x252.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 623px) 100vw, 623px\" \/>\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=\"716\" height=\"774\" src=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-4-6.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-25953\" alt=\"chart titled &quot;12-month percentage change, Consumer Price Index, selected categories, February 2026, not seasonally adjusted&quot;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-4-6.png 716w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-4-6-278x300.png 278w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 716px) 100vw, 716px\" \/>\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\" data-wplink-edit=\"true\">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=\"625\" height=\"539\" src=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-5-6.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-25952\" alt=\"graph of civilian unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted - February 2026\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-5-6.png 625w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-5-6-300x259.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/>\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 edged down by 92,000 in February, and the unemployment rate changed little at 4.4 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.<\/li><li>Employment in health care decreased, reflecting strike activity. Employment in information and federal government continued to trend down.<\/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><strong>Household Survey Data<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Both the unemployment rate, at 4.4 percent, and the number of unemployed people, at 7.6 million, changed little in February.<\/li><li>The number of long-term unemployed (those jobless for 27 weeks or more) changed little at 1.9 million in February but is up from 1.5 million a year earlier. The long-term unemployed accounted for 25.3 percent of all unemployed people in February.<\/li><li>Both the labor force participation rate, at 62.0 percent, and the employment-population ratio, at 59.3 percent, changed little in February. These measures showed little change over the year, after accounting for the annual adjustments to the population controls.<\/li><li>The number of people employed part time for economic reasons decreased by 477,000 to 4.4 million in February. 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><li>The number of people not in the labor force who currently want a job changed little in February at 6.0 million. 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><strong>Establishment Survey Data<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Total non-farm payroll employment edged down by 92,000 in February, following an increase in January (+126,000). Employment in health care decreased in February, reflecting strike activity. Employment in information and federal government continued to trend down. Payroll employment changed little on net in 2025.<\/li><li>Health care employment declined by 28,000 in February, following a large increase in January (+77,000). Offices of physicians lost 37,000 jobs in February, primarily due to strike activity. Hospitals added 12,000 jobs. Over the prior 12 months, health care had added an average of 36,000 jobs per month.<\/li><li>Employment in social assistance continued its upward trend in February (+9,000), driven by individual and family services (+12,000).<\/li><li>In February, federal government employment continued to decline (-10,000). Since reaching a peak in October 2024, federal government employment is down by 330,000, or 11.0 percent.<\/li><li>In February, average hourly earnings for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls rose by 15 cents, or 0.4 percent, to $37.32. Over the past 12 months, average hourly earnings have increased by 3.8 percent. In February, average hourly earnings of private-sector production and nonsupervisory employees rose by 9 cents, or 0.3 percent, to $32.03.<\/li><li>Employment showed little change over the month in other major industries, including mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction; construction; manufacturing; wholesale trade; retail trade; financial activities; professional and business services; leisure and hospitality; and other services.<\/li><li>In February, the average workweek for all employees on private non-farm payrolls was unchanged at 34.3 hours. In manufacturing, the average workweek edged down by 0.1 hour to 40.1 hours, and overtime was unchanged at 3.0 hours. The average workweek for production and nonsupervisory employees on private non-farm payrolls was unchanged at 33.8 hours.<\/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=\"834\" height=\"332\" src=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-6-6.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-25951\" alt=\"chart of U.S. Truck Transportation employment from February 2025 to February 2026\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-6-6.png 834w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-6-6-300x119.png 300w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-6-6-768x306.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 834px) 100vw, 834px\" \/>\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=\"354\" height=\"293\" src=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-7-6.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-25950\" alt=\"graph of manufacturers&#039; new orders January 2025 - December 2025\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-7-6.png 354w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-7-6-300x248.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>\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\">https:\/\/www.census.gov\/manufacturing\/m3\/current\/index.html<\/a><\/p><p><strong>Monthly Full Report on Manufacturers\u2019 Shipments, Inventories, &amp; Orders<\/strong><\/p><p>(Released February 23<sup>rd<\/sup>, 2026)<\/p><ul><li>New orders for manufactured goods in December, down two of the last three months, decreased $4.3 billion or 0.7 percent to $617.5 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau reported today. This followed a 2.7 percent November increase.<\/li><li>Shipments, up two of the last three months, increased $3.1 billion or 0.5 percent to $609.2 billion. This followed a 0.2 percent November decrease.<\/li><li>Unfilled orders, up seventeen of the last eighteen months, increased $13.4 billion or 0.9 percent to $1,527.5 billion. This followed a 1.4 percent November increase.<\/li><li>The unfilled orders-to-shipments ratio was 7.01, down from 7.04 in November. Inventories, up three consecutive months, increased $1.0 billion or 0.1 percent to $949.6 billion. This followed a 0.2 percent November increase.<\/li><li>The inventories-to-shipments ratio was 1.56, down from 1.57 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\/PNG-8-6.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-25949\" alt=\"Chart of On-highway diesel fuel prices for February 2026\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-8-6.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-8-6-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-8-6-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-8-6-768x512.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 23 stood at $3.81 per gallon, an increase of 19 cents from four weeks prior at the end of January and down $0.11 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=\"856\" height=\"580\" src=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-9-6.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-25948\" alt=\"Graph of Transportation Capacity from February 2024 - February 2026\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-9-6.png 856w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-9-6-300x203.png 300w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-9-6-768x520.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 856px) 100vw, 856px\" \/>\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-7a0ba81 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7a0ba81\" 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\/february-2026-logistics-managers-index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">February 2026 Logistics Managers&#8217; Index &#8211; LOGISTICS MANAGERS&#8217; INDEX<\/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-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<ul><li>The Transportation Capacity Index decreased 6.1 points to 41.0 percent in February 2026.<\/li><li>With this decrease, the Transportation Capacity index remains below the critical threshold and continues to indicate contraction. With this decrease, the Transportation Capacity index is 14.1 points below the level indicated one year ago and 19.9 points below the level indicated two years ago. While the Upstream Transportation Capacity index is at 42.0, the Downstream index is at 38.7 but the difference is not statistically significant. Hence, the contraction observed in Transportation Capacity is widespread across the supply chains and quite significant, when compared to historical seasonal trends.<\/li><li>Future predictions for Transportation Capacity read in at 44.9, up (+2.6) from January\u2019s prediction of 42.3, indicating continued expectations for contraction over the next 12 months. Upstream future predictions are 46.7, the Downstream Transportation Capacity index is at 40.3, and the difference is not statistically significant. As such, the expectations of future contractions are prevalent across the supply chains, both Upstream and Downstream.<\/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=\"904\" height=\"660\" src=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-10-6.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-25962\" alt=\"Graph of Transportation Prices from February 2024 - February 2026\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-10-6.png 904w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-10-6-300x219.png 300w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-10-6-768x561.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 904px) 100vw, 904px\" \/>\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\/february-2026-logistics-managers-index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">February 2026 Logistics Managers&#8217; Index &#8211; LOGISTICS MANAGERS&#8217; INDEX<\/a><\/p><ul><li>The Transportation Prices Index increased another 5.3 points from the previous reading and recorded 76.7 in February 2026. With this fifth consecutive increase, the index is the highest reading since March of 2022.\u00a0<\/li><li>The Upstream Transportation Prices Index is at 79.7, the Downstream index is at 68.3 and the difference is statistically significant. As such, it can be concluded that the inflationary pressure on Transportation Prices is being felt stronger Upstream than Downstream, but it is present across the supply chains.<\/li><li>Future predictions for Transportation Prices are 80.3, up slightly (+0.8) from January\u2019s future prediction of 79.5 and indicating expectations for extreme expansions in price. The Upstream future Transportation prices index is at 81.2 while the Downstream Transportation prices index is at 79.0, and the difference is not statistically significant. Therefore, inflationary expectations in Transportation prices are prevalent across the supply chains, both Upstream and Downstream.\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-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=\"690\" height=\"334\" src=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-11-6.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-25961\" alt=\"Table of cass freight and truckload index from February 2026\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-11-6.png 690w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-11-6-300x145.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/>\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\/february-2026?hsCtaAttrib=191345012633\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cass Transportation Index Report | February 2026 | 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=\"701\" height=\"439\" src=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-12-6.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-25960\" alt=\"chart of Cass Truckload Linehaul Index from January 2016 - February 2026\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-12-6.png 701w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-12-6-300x188.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 701px) 100vw, 701px\" \/>\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><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cassinfo.com\/freight-audit-payment\/cass-transportation-indexes\/february-2026?hsCtaAttrib=191345012633\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cass Transportation Index Report | February 2026 | 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\u00a0Cass Truckload Linehaul Index\u00a0rose 0.2% m\/m in February, after a 1.7% increase in January.<\/p><ul><li>Rates slowed to 2.2% y\/y in February, from 3.2% in January, but accelerated to a 4.1% increase over two years ago, a new cycle high on the two-year stacked change.<\/li><li>Warmer weather could lead to some slowdown, but spot capacity remains tight in early March, positioning trucking rates to accelerate.<\/li><li>With volumes still soft around the industry, supply constraints are supporting higher rates. These constraints are not just weather, but equipment and increasingly drivers. \u00a0<\/li><li>This index reflects the whole for-hire market, both spot and contract rates.<br \/><br \/><\/li><\/ul><p>The Cass Truckload Linehaul Index fell 10% in 2023, another 3.4% in 2024, and turned up to a 1.8% increase in 2025.<\/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-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><p><em>U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics<\/em><\/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-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=\"828\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-13-6.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-25959\" alt=\"graph of truck tonnage index from March 2025 - January 2026\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-13-6.png 828w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-13-6-300x122.png 300w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-13-6-768x314.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 828px) 100vw, 828px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Updated on March 2nd, 2026, 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-c456760 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c456760\" 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><p><a href=\"https:\/\/trucking.org\/news-insights\/ata-truck-tonnage-index-rose-04-january\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ATA Truck Tonnage Index Rose 0.4% in January<\/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><strong>ATA Truck Tonnage Index Rose 0.4% in January<\/strong><\/p><p>From the American Trucking Associations (ATA) on Feb 24, 2026:<\/p><ul><li>In January, the ATA advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index equaled 113.0, up from 112.5 in December. The index, which is based on 2015 as 100, increased 0.5% from the same month in 2025. In 2025, the tonnage index was flat compared to the 2024 average.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li><li>The not seasonally adjusted index, which calculates raw changes in tonnage hauled, equaled 108.3 in January, 2.5% below December\u2019s reading of 111.1.\u00a0<\/li><li>ATA recently revised the seasonally adjusted index back five years as part of its annual revision.<\/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. \u00a0Motor 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.\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-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=\"1140\" height=\"565\" src=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-14-5.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-25958\" alt=\"graph of van load-truckload ratio updated February 2026\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-14-5.png 1140w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-14-5-300x149.png 300w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-14-5-1024x508.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-14-5-768x381.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\" \/>\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\t<p>Source: DAT Analytics | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dat.com\/trendlines\/van\/demand-and-capacity\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Van Demand and Capacity &#8211; DAT<\/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-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=\"1081\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-15-6.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-25957\" alt=\"table of industry trends from February 2026\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-15-6.png 1081w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-15-6-300x160.png 300w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-15-6-1024x545.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-15-6-768x409.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1081px) 100vw, 1081px\" \/>\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=\"1040\" height=\"397\" src=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-16-5.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-25956\" alt=\"graphic of the national spot rates for February 2026\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-16-5.png 1040w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-16-5-300x115.png 300w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-16-5-1024x391.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-16-5-768x293.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1040px) 100vw, 1040px\" \/>\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 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