Our industry's cyclical pattern of tension and slack has become familiar to many of us.To get a sense of how we might experience the truckload and less than truck-load(LTL) markets through 2019,it is helpful to follow both supply and demand influences.Below are five key factors influencing the 2019 truckload freight markets.Recent reports by analysts such as the Cass Information Systems Freight Index and American Trucking Associations’For-Hire LTL and TL Loads volume show a comparable year of volume and tonnage to years prior to 2018.These sources show that the freight market volumes are healthy when we look at the portfolio of recent years.2018 was such an exceptional freight year.That makes year over year comparable perspectives concerning.Freight volumes are forecasted to continue to expand in 2019,just at muted rates compared to 2018.
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