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December freight shipments and expenditures see annual declines, notes Cass Freight Index
January 13, 2023
December’s shipment reading—at 1.161—was down 3.9% annually, and December expenditures—at 4.231—fell 4.3%.
June Cass Freight Index Report shows more mixed signals
July 14, 2022
June’s shipment reading—at 1.203—fell 2.3% annually, and June expenditures—at 4.665—rose 25.0% annually, slightly below May’s 27.5% annual gain.
Cass Freight Index highlights ongoing freight shipments and expenditures gains
December 21, 2021
November’s shipment reading—at 1.206—saw a 4.5% annual increase, and freight expenditures—at 4.275—were up 43.9% annually.
Cass Freight Index trends down but still posts strong gains
July 13, 2021
The report’s shipment reading—at 1.231—saw a 26.8% annual gain, falling short of May’s 35.3 annual increase, to 1.269, which set a new record for annual percentage growth and the second-best reading ever, trailing only May 2018. Compared to May, the June reading was off 3% and was off 4.2%, for the same period, on a seasonally-adjusted (SA) basis, following May’s 5.9% SA gain compared to April.
March Cass Freight Index Report trends up for shipments and expenditures
April 19, 2021
The report’s shipment reading—at 1.196—headed up 10% annually, well outpacing February’s 4.1% annual gain that was impacted by harsh winter weather, and was also up 5.8% compared to February and up 3.4% compared to February on a seasonally-adjusted (SA) basis.
Cass Freight Index Report shows positive signs for freight shipments and expenditures
October 19, 2020
September shipments—at 1.099—were down 1.8% annually, nearly 6% better than August’s 7.6% annual decrease and were up 7.1% compared to August. And September expenditures, which measures the total amount spent on freight—at 2.888—rose 1.2% annually and were up 7.2% over August.
Truckload and intermodal rates see strong gains in October, according to Cass and Broughton report
November 15, 2018
Pricing for both truckload and intermodal freight movements were again strong in October, according to data in the most recent editions of the Truckload Linehaul Index and Intermodal Index from Cass Information Systems and Broughton Capital.
June truckload and intermodal pricing remains strong, reports Cass and Broughton Capital
July 17, 2018
Trucking and intermodal pricing levels continue to reap the benefits of a very strong freight environment. That is the main takeaway from the most recent editions of the Truckload Linehaul Index and Intermodal Index from Cass Information Systems and Broughton Capital.
ATA tonnage and Cass Freight Index reports are both strong in November
December 20, 2017
Two key monthly freight transportation report issued yesterday, the American Trucking Associations (ATA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index, and the Cass Freight Index Report, each provided positive news for November.
Cass and Avondale data highlights declining truckload and intermodal rates
July 25, 2016
Declines remained intact in June, based on data in the most recent edition of the Truckload and Intermodal Cost Indexes from Cass Information Systems and Avondale Partners, which was released last week.
