{"id":26121,"date":"2026-04-22T11:21:24","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T15:21:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/?post_type=blog&#038;p=26121"},"modified":"2026-04-22T11:34:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T15:34:14","slug":"north-american-market-update-march-2026","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/blog\/north-american-market-update-march-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"North American market update: March 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"26121\" class=\"elementor elementor-26121\" data-elementor-post-type=\"blog\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff0e82b e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ff0e82b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a4da8d 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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-e-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=\"884\" height=\"522\" src=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-1-7.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-26122\" alt=\"Key Network Performance Indicators chart from February 2026 to March 2026\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-1-7.png 884w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-1-7-300x177.png 300w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-1-7-768x454.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 884px) 100vw, 884px\" \/>\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-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"954f3b0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\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-e-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-e-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-e-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-ecs-flex e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7af9fa5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\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-e-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-e-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-e-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=\"869\" height=\"857\" src=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-2-7.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-26123\" alt=\"bar graph of the Real GDP: Percent change from preceding quarter\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-2-7.png 869w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-2-7-300x296.png 300w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-2-7-768x757.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 869px) 100vw, 869px\" \/>\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-e-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-e-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 0.5 percent in the fourth quarter of 2025 (October, November, and December), according to the third estimate released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. In the third quarter of 2025, 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-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4b6e5eb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\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-e-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-e-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=\"685\" height=\"572\" src=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-3-7.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-26124\" alt=\"chart with 12-month percentage change, Consumer Price Index, selected categories, March 2026, not seasonally adjusted\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-3-7.png 685w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-3-7-300x251.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 685px) 100vw, 685px\" \/>\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-e-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=\"717\" height=\"775\" src=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-4-7.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-26125\" alt=\"chart titled &quot;12-month percentage change, Consumer Price Index, selected categories, March 2026, not seasonally adjusted&quot;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-4-7.png 717w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-4-7-278x300.png 278w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 717px) 100vw, 717px\" \/>\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-e-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-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"eaf2f98\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\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-e-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-e-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=\"677\" height=\"586\" src=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-5-7.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-26126\" alt=\"graph of civilian unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted - March 2026\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-5-7.png 677w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-5-7-300x260.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 677px) 100vw, 677px\" \/>\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-e-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 178,000 in March, and the unemployment rate changed little at 4.3 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.<\/li><li>Job gains occurred in health care, in construction, and in transportation and warehousing. Federal government employment continued to decline.<\/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-e-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 4.3 percent, and the number of unemployed people, at 7.2 million, changed little in March. These measures also changed little over the year.<\/li><li>The number of long-term unemployed (those jobless for 27 weeks or more) changed little at 1.8 million in March but is up by 322,000 over the year. The long-term unemployed accounted for 25.4 percent of all unemployed people in March.<\/li><li>Both the labor force participation rate, at 61.9 percent, and the employment-population ratio, at 59.2 percent, changed little in March. These measures also showed little change over the year, after accounting for annual population control adjustments.<\/li><li>The number of people employed part time for economic reasons, at 4.5 million, changed little in March. 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 to 6.0 million in March. 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-e-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 increased by 178,000 in March, following a decrease in February (-133,000). In March, job gains occurred in health care, in construction, and in transportation and warehousing. Federal government employment continued to decline. Payroll employment had changed little on net over the prior 12 months.<\/li><li>Health care added 76,000 jobs in March. Employment in ambulatory health care services rose by 54,000, reflecting an increase of 35,000 in offices of physicians as workers returned from a strike. Employment also increased in hospitals (+15,000). Over the prior 12 months, health care had added an average of 29,000 jobs per month.<\/li><li>Employment in social assistance continued its upward trend in March (+14,000), primarily in individual and family services (+11,000).<\/li><li>Federal government employment continued to decline in March (-18,000). Since reaching a peak in October 2024, federal government employment is down by 355,000, or 11.8 percent.<\/li><li>In March, average hourly earnings for all employees on private non-farm payrolls rose by 9 cents, or 0.2 percent, to $37.38. Over the year, average hourly earnings have increased by 3.5 percent. In March, average hourly earnings of private-sector production and nonsupervisory employees edged up by 5 cents, or 0.2 percent, to $32.07.<\/li><li>Employment showed little change over the month in other major industries, including mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction; manufacturing; wholesale trade; retail trade; information; professional and business services; leisure and hospitality; and other services.<\/li><li>The average workweek for all employees on private non-farm payrolls edged down by 0.1 hour to 34.2 hours in March. In manufacturing, the average workweek was unchanged at 40.2 hours, and overtime was also unchanged at 3.0 hours. The average workweek for production and nonsupervisory employees on private non-farm payrolls remained 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-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"53139e7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\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-e-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-e-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=\"1132\" height=\"448\" src=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-6-7.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-26127\" alt=\"chart of U.S. Truck Transportation employment from March 2025 to March 2026\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-6-7.png 1132w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-6-7-300x119.png 300w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-6-7-1024x405.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-6-7-768x304.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1132px) 100vw, 1132px\" \/>\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-e-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-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"16087be\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\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-e-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-e-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=\"606\" height=\"449\" src=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-7-7.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-26128\" alt=\"graph of manufacturers&apos; new orders March 2025 - February 2026\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-7-7.png 606w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-7-7-300x222.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 606px) 100vw, 606px\" \/>\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-e-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 April 10<sup>th<\/sup>, 2026)<\/p><ul><li>New orders for manufactured goods in February, up three of the last four months, increased $0.3 billion or virtually unchanged to $619.6 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau reported today. This followed a virtually unchanged January increase.<\/li><li>Shipments, up four of the last five months, increased $8.8 billion or 1.4 percent to $623.2 billion. This followed a 0.7 percent January increase.<\/li><li>Unfilled orders, up nineteen of the last twenty months, increased $1.4 billion or 0.1 percent to $1,539.4 billion. This followed a 0.6 percent January increase.<\/li><li>The unfilled orders-to-shipments ratio was 6.92, down from 6.99 in January. Inventories, up five consecutive months, increased $0.9 billion or 0.1 percent to $950.5 billion. This followed a 0.1 percent January increase.<\/li><li>The inventories-to-shipments ratio was 1.53, down from 1.55 in January.<\/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-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3722d73\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\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-e-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-e-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-e-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-8-7.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-26129\" alt=\"Chart of On-highway diesel fuel prices for March 2026\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-8-7.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-8-7-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-8-7-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-8-7-768x512.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-e-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 March 30 stood at $5.40 per gallon, an increase of 1.59 dollars from four weeks prior at the end of February and up $1.80 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-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"843d52c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\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-e-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-e-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=\"923\" height=\"671\" src=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-9-7.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-26130\" alt=\"Graph of Transportation Capacity from March 2024 - March 2026\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-9-7.png 923w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-9-7-300x218.png 300w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-9-7-768x558.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 923px) 100vw, 923px\" \/>\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-e-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-2026-logistics-managers-index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">March 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-e-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 1.8 points to 39.2 percent in March 2026.<\/li><li>With this decrease, the Transportation Capacity index remains below the critical threshold and continues to indicate contraction for the fourth consecutive month. With this decrease, the Transportation Capacity index is 14.4 points below the level indicated one year ago and 20.4 points below the level indicated two years ago. While the Upstream Transportation Capacity index is at 39.0, the Downstream index is at 39.6 but the difference is not statistically significant. Hence, the contraction observed in Transportation Capacity remains widespread across the supply chains and quite significant, when compared to historical seasonal trends.<\/li><li>The future Transportation Capacity index indicates 34.9, down sharply (-10.0) from February\u2019s future prediction of 44.9, representing strong expectations of indicating contraction for the next 12 months. Future Upstream index is at 33.1, the Downstream Transportation Capacity index is at 37.5, this difference is not statistically significant. As such, the expectations of strong contraction in future Transportation Capacity 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-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e0be752\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\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-e-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-e-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=\"919\" height=\"669\" src=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-10-7.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-26131\" alt=\"Graph of Transportation Prices from March 2024 - March 2026\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-10-7.png 919w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-10-7-300x218.png 300w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-10-7-768x559.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 919px) 100vw, 919px\" \/>\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-e-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-2026-logistics-managers-index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">March 2026 Logistics Managers&#8217; Index &#8211; LOGISTICS MANAGERS&#8217; INDEX<\/a><\/p><ul><li>The Transportation Prices Index jumped another 12.7 points from the previous reading and recorded 89.4 in March 2026. With this increase the index is at the highest level recorded since 2022.\u00a0<\/li><li>The Upstream Transportation Prices Index is at 89.9, the Downstream index is at 89.6 but the difference is not statistically significant. As such, it can be concluded that the inflationary pressure on Transportation Prices is being felt strongly across the supply chains.<\/li><li>Future predictions for Transportation Prices are 93.0, up significantly (+12.7) from February\u2019s future prediction of 80.3, indicating expectations for extreme expansions in price. The Upstream future Transportation Prices index is at 93.4 while the Downstream Transportation Prices index is at 91.7, 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-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c725d5c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\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-e-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-e-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-e-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=\"689\" height=\"334\" src=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-11-7.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-26132\" alt=\"Table of cass freight and truckload index from March 2026\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-11-7.png 689w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-11-7-300x145.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 689px) 100vw, 689px\" \/>\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-e-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-2026?hsCtaAttrib=191345012633\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cass Transportation Index Report | March 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-e-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=\"702\" height=\"456\" src=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-12-7.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-26133\" alt=\"chart of Cass Truckload Linehaul Index from January 2016 - March 2026\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-12-7.png 702w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-12-7-300x195.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 702px) 100vw, 702px\" \/>\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-e-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\/march-2026?hsCtaAttrib=191345012633\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cass Transportation Index Report | March 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-e-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 March, after a 0.2% increase in February.<\/p><ul><li>Truckload rates rose 1.8% y\/y in March, after a 2.2% rise in February, and gained 3.4% over two years ago, a little slower than the past two months. Downward pressure as capacity recovered from winter weather was mostly offset by capacity tightening due to higher diesel prices.<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Volumes are beginning to recover, but it is mainly supply constraints supporting higher rates, in our view, as equipment capacity is contracting, and we\u2019ve recently re-entered a driver shortage.<\/li><li>This index reflects the whole for-hire market, both spot and contract rates.<\/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-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cfb3a04\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\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-e-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-e-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=\"618\" height=\"252\" src=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-13-7.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-26134\" alt=\"graph of truck tonnage index from March 2025 - January 2026\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-13-7.png 618w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-13-7-300x122.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 618px) 100vw, 618px\" \/>\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-e-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-surged-26-february\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ATA Truck Tonnage Index Surged 2.6% in February<\/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-e-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 Surged 2.6% in February<\/strong><\/p><p>From the American Trucking Associations (ATA) on Mar 24, 2026:<\/p><ul><li>In February, the ATA advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index equaled 116.2, up from 113.3 in January. The index, which is based on 2015 as 100, increased 2.1% from the same month in 2025, the largest year-over-year gain since October 2022.<\/li><li>The not seasonally adjusted index, which calculates raw changes in tonnage hauled, equaled 106.9 in February, 1.5% below January\u2019s reading of 108.5.\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. \u00a0Motor carriers collected $906 billion, or 76.9% of total revenue earned by all transport modes.<\/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-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3f53918\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\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-e-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-e-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=\"1136\" height=\"557\" src=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-14-6.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-26135\" alt=\"graph of van load-truckload ratio updated March 2026\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-14-6.png 1136w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-14-6-300x147.png 300w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-14-6-1024x502.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-14-6-768x377.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1136px) 100vw, 1136px\" \/>\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-e-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-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2cd004c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\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-e-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-e-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=\"1143\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-15-7.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-26136\" alt=\"table of industry trends from March 2026\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-15-7.png 1143w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-15-7-300x148.png 300w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-15-7-1024x504.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-15-7-768x378.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1143px) 100vw, 1143px\" \/>\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-e-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-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6081b3b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\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-e-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-e-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=\"1044\" height=\"397\" src=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-16-6.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-26137\" alt=\"graphic of the national spot rates for March 2026\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-16-6.png 1044w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-16-6-300x114.png 300w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-16-6-1024x389.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-16-6-768x292.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1044px) 100vw, 1044px\" \/>\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-e-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 RateView.<\/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\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The March 2026 Market Outlook highlights key network indicators, shipper actions, economic updates, manufactured goods and transportation updates from 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