{"id":26195,"date":"2026-05-21T13:25:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T17:25:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/?post_type=blog&#038;p=26195"},"modified":"2026-05-21T13:40:49","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T17:40:49","slug":"north-american-market-update-april-2026","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/blog\/north-american-market-update-april-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"North American market update: April 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"26195\" class=\"elementor elementor-26195\" 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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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\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-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\">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=\"655\" height=\"388\" src=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-1-8.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-26179\" alt=\"Key Network Performance Indicators chart from March 2026 to April 2026\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-1-8.png 655w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-1-8-300x178.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 655px) 100vw, 655px\" \/>\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=\"949\" height=\"898\" src=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-2-8.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-26180\" alt=\"bar graph of the Real GDP: Percent change from preceding quarter\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-2-8.png 949w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-2-8-300x284.png 300w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-2-8-768x727.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 949px) 100vw, 949px\" \/>\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 2.0 percent in the first quarter of 2026 (January, February, and March), according to the advance estimate released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. In the fourth quarter of 2025, real GDP increased 0.5 percent.<\/li><li>The contributors to the increase in real GDP in the first quarter were investment, exports, consumer spending, and government spending.<\/li><li>Imports, which are a subtraction in the calculation of GDP, also increased.<\/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=\"749\" height=\"624\" src=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-3-8.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-26181\" alt=\"chart with 12-month percentage change, Consumer Price Index, selected categories, April 2026, not seasonally adjusted\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-3-8.png 749w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-3-8-300x250.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 749px) 100vw, 749px\" \/>\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=\"719\" height=\"777\" src=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-4-8.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-26182\" alt=\"chart titled &quot;12-month percentage change, Consumer Price Index, selected categories, April 2026, not seasonally adjusted&quot;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-4-8.png 719w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-4-8-278x300.png 278w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 719px) 100vw, 719px\" \/>\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=\"751\" height=\"649\" src=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-5-8.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-26183\" alt=\"graph of civilian unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted - April 2026\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-5-8.png 751w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-5-8-300x259.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 751px) 100vw, 751px\" \/>\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 edged up by 115,000 in April, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 4.3 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Job gains occurred in health care, transportation and warehousing, and retail trade. 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>The unemployment rate was unchanged at 4.3 percent in April, and the number of unemployed people changed little at 7.4 million. Both measures changed little over the year.<\/li><li>Among the major worker groups, the unemployment rates for adult men (4.0 percent), adult women (3.9 percent), teenagers (14.4 percent), and people who are White (3.7 percent), Black (7.3 percent), Asian (3.3 percent), or Hispanic (5.0 percent) showed little change in April.<\/li><li>Both the labor force participation rate, at 61.8 percent, and the employment-population ratio, at 59.1 percent, changed little in April. These measures edged down over the year after accounting for annual population control adjustments.<\/li><li>The number of people employed part time for economic reasons increased by 445,000 to 4.9 million in April. These individuals would have preferred full-time employment but were working part-time because their hours had been reduced or they were unable to find full-time jobs.<\/li><li>The number of people not in the labor force who currently want a job changed little at 6.1 million in April. 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 edged up by 115,000 in April, after showing little net change over the prior 12 months. In April, job gains occurred in health care, transportation and warehousing, and retail trade. Federal government employment continued to decline.<\/li><li>In April, health care added 37,000 jobs, in line with the average monthly gain of 32,000 over the prior 12 months. Over the month, job gains occurred in nursing and residential care facilities (+15,000) and home health care services (+11,000).<\/li><li>Employment in social assistance continued to trend up in April (+17,000), reflecting a gain of 24,000 jobs in individual and family services.<\/li><li>Federal government employment continued to decline in April (-9,000). Since reaching a peak in October 2024, federal government employment is down by 348,000, or 11.5 percent.<\/li><li>In April, average hourly earnings for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls rose by 6 cents, or 0.2 percent, to $37.41. Over the year, average hourly earnings have increased by 3.6 percent. In April, average hourly earnings of private-sector production and nonsupervisory employees rose by 11 cents, or 0.3 percent, to $32.23.<\/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; financial activities; professional and business services; leisure and hospitality; and other services.<\/li><li>The average workweek for all employees on private non-farm payrolls edged up by 0.1 hour to 34.3 hours in April. In manufacturing, the average workweek edged up by 0.1 hour to 40.4 hours, and overtime was 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=\"1483\" height=\"582\" src=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-6-8.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-26184\" alt=\"chart of U.S. Truck Transportation employment from May 2025 to April 2026\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-6-8.png 1483w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-6-8-300x118.png 300w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-6-8-1024x402.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-6-8-768x301.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1483px) 100vw, 1483px\" \/>\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=\"527\" height=\"390\" src=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-7-8.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-26185\" alt=\"graph of manufacturers&apos; new orders April 2025 - March 2026\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-7-8.png 527w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-7-8-300x222.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 527px) 100vw, 527px\" \/>\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 May 4<sup>th<\/sup>, 2026)<\/p><ul><li>New orders for manufactured goods in March, up four of the last five months, increased $9.1 billion or 1.5 percent to $630.4 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau reported today. This followed a 0.3 percent February increase.<\/li><li>Shipments, up five of the last six months, increased $8.8 billion or 1.4 percent to $633.9 billion. This followed a 1.7 percent February increase.<\/li><li>Unfilled orders, up twenty of the last twenty-one months, increased $1.6 billion or 0.1 percent to $1,540.9 billion. This followed a 0.1 percent February increase.<\/li><li>The unfilled orders-to-shipments ratio was 6.88, down from 6.92 in February. Inventories, up six consecutive months, increased $5.8 billion or 0.6 percent to $956.3 billion. This followed a 0.1 percent February increase.<\/li><li>The inventories-to-shipments ratio was 1.51, down from 1.52 in February.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3722d73 e-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-8-8.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-26186\" alt=\"Chart of On-highway diesel fuel prices for April 2026\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-8-8.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-8-8-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-8-8-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-8-8-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48780b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"48780b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-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 April 27 stood at $5.35 per gallon, an increase of 0.05 cents from four weeks prior at the end of March and up $1.83 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=\"922\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-9-8.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-26187\" alt=\"Graph of Transportation Capacity from April 2024 - April 2026\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-9-8.png 922w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-9-8-300x211.png 300w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-9-8-768x541.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 922px) 100vw, 922px\" \/>\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\/april-2026-logistics-managers-index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">April 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 cratered 10.8 points to 28.4 percent in April 2026.<\/li><li>With this large decrease, the Transportation Capacity index continues to indicate contraction for the fifth consecutive month. The Transportation Capacity index is by far at the lowest level recorded in the last two years and only 4.6 points away from the all-time low recorded in September of 2020. While the Upstream Transportation Capacity index is at 26.9, the Downstream index is at 31.7 but the difference is not statistically significant. Hence, the contraction observed in Transportation Capacity remains widespread across the supply chains and even more accentuated than last month.<\/li><li>The future Transportation Capacity index also dropped 1.7 points and now indicates 33.2, representing strong expectations of capacity contraction for the next 12 months. While the future Upstream index is at 31.6, the Downstream Transportation Capacity index is at 36.7, and the difference is not statistically significant. As such, expectations of strong contraction in future Transportation Capacity remain very strong 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=\"924\" height=\"612\" src=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-10-8.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-26188\" alt=\"Graph of Transportation Prices from April 2024 - April 2026\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-10-8.png 924w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-10-8-300x199.png 300w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-10-8-768x509.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 924px) 100vw, 924px\" \/>\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\/april-2026-logistics-managers-index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">April 2026 Logistics Managers&#8217; Index &#8211; LOGISTICS MANAGERS&#8217; INDEX<\/a><\/p><ul><li>The Transportation Prices Index increased another 5.6 points from the previous reading and recorded 95.0 in March 2026. With this increase the index is at the highest level recorded since spring of 2018 and only .8 points from the all-time record.<\/li><li>The Upstream Transportation Prices Index is at 94.2, the Downstream index is at 96.8 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>The future index for Transportation Prices and increased 0.9 points, indicating 93.9 continuing to represent extremely high expectations of price increases for the next 12 months. The Upstream future Transportation Prices index is at 94.9 while the Downstream Transportation Prices index is at 91.9, but the difference is not statistically significant. Therefore, inflationary expectations in Transportation Prices remain very strong 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=\"692\" height=\"336\" src=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-11-8.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-26189\" alt=\"Table of cass freight and truckload index from April 2026\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-11-8.png 692w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-11-8-300x146.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 692px) 100vw, 692px\" \/>\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\/april-2026?hsCtaAttrib=191345012633\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cass Transportation Index Report | April 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=\"708\" height=\"434\" src=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-12-8.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-26190\" alt=\"chart of Cass Truckload Linehaul Index from January 2016 - April 2026\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-12-8.png 708w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-12-8-300x184.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 708px) 100vw, 708px\" \/>\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\/april-2026?hsCtaAttrib=191345012633\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cass Transportation Index Report | April 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 rose 3.2% m\/m in April, after a 0.5% decline in March.<\/p><ul><li>After almost no m\/m change in February and March, the Cass Truckload Linehaul Index rose 3.2% m\/m in April, to a 5.6% y\/y increase.<\/li><li>After a brief lull, TL rates have resumed their upward march and are likely to continue in this direction with spot rates up 25% y\/y in April. In our (ACT Research\u2019s) view, an incipient driver shortage is a key factor behind the recent turn in market dynamics, among other capacity constraints. \u00a0<\/li><li>This index reflects the whole for-hire market, both spot and contract rates.<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><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=\"1185\" height=\"466\" src=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-13-8.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-26191\" alt=\"graph of truck tonnage index from May 2025 - February 2026\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-13-8.png 1185w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-13-8-300x118.png 300w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-13-8-1024x403.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-13-8-768x302.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1185px) 100vw, 1185px\" \/>\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-edged-03-higher-march\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ATA Truck Tonnage Index Edged 0.3% Higher in March<\/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 Edged 0.3% Higher in March<\/strong><\/p><p>From the American Trucking Associations (ATA) on April 21, 2026:<\/p><ul><li>In March, the ATA advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index equaled 117.0, up from 116.6 in February. The index, which is based on 2015 as 100, increased 3% from the same month in 2025, the largest year-over-year gain since October 2022.\u00a0<\/li><li>The not seasonally adjusted index, which calculates raw changes in tonnage hauled, equaled 120.1 in March, 12% above February\u2019s reading of 107.3.\u00a0<\/li><li>Trucking serves as a barometer of the U.S. economy, representing 72.7% of tonnage carried by all modes of domestic freight transportation, including manufactured and retail goods. Trucks hauled 11.27 billion tons of freight in 2024. Motor carriers collected $906 billion, or 76.9% of total revenue earned by all transport modes.<\/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=\"1140\" height=\"564\" src=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-14-7.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-26192\" alt=\"graph of van load-truckload ratio updated April 2026\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-14-7.png 1140w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-14-7-300x148.png 300w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-14-7-1024x507.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-14-7-768x380.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-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=\"1140\" height=\"561\" src=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-15-8.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-26193\" alt=\"table of industry trends from April 2026\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-15-8.png 1140w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-15-8-300x148.png 300w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-15-8-1024x504.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-15-8-768x378.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-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=\"1042\" height=\"403\" src=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-16-7.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-26194\" alt=\"graphic of the national spot rates for April 2026\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-16-7.png 1042w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-16-7-300x116.png 300w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-16-7-1024x396.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PNG-16-7-768x297.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1042px) 100vw, 1042px\" \/>\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 April 2026 Market Outlook features key network indicators, shipper actions, economic updates, manufactured goods and transportation updates from 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