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📊 The Motive Economic Q1 2025 Outlook Report is Here! 📊 From strong retail performance to a booming trucking market, Q1 is shaping up to be a pivotal quarter for supply chain and logistics. With continued growth in cross-border trade, stabilizing interest rates, and a positive outlook for freight, 2025 is off to a strong start. Get the latest insights and data-driven predictions in our full report. 📈🚛: https://lnkd.in/gkat8wMT

📊 The Motive Economic Q1 2025 Outlook Report is Here! 📊 From strong retail performance to a booming trucking market, Q1 is shaping up to be a pivotal quarter for supply chain and logistics. With continued growth in cross-border trade, stabilizing interest rates, and a positive outlook for freight, 2025 is off to a strong start. Get the latest insights and data-driven predictions in our full report. 📈🚛: https://lnkd.in/eJ3SmSh3

📊 The Motive Economic Q1 2025 Outlook Report is Here! 📊 Great insight as always from our team here with a finger on the pulse of the Physical Economy. From strong retail performance to a booming trucking market, Q1 is shaping up to be a pivotal quarter for supply chain and logistics. With continued growth in cross-border trade, stabilizing interest rates, and a positive outlook for freight, 2025 is off to a strong start. Get the latest insights and data-driven predictions in our full report. 📈🚛: https://lnkd.in/emQgZ3kb

Check out our Q3 Transportation Outlook for insight into where the freight market is headed along with some strategies to help align and prepare for peak season!

We’ve known for decades that price improvement can increase profitability. Learn what 300 C-suites of US and European manufacturers and distributors think about pricing in a sluggish economy, what they know about buyers today, and how they will price their products in 2025. Read the full report here: https://lnkd.in/g9RZPeDB

Our Q3 2024 Transportation Outlook is out! We cover the macroeconomic factors and transportation mode forecasts to help you plan for the rest of the year and into 2025. - Inflationary Freight Market: The key market indicators suggest the early stages of an inflationary freight market, which is expected to continue over the next three quarters. - Evolving Market Conditions: The outlook emphasizes the need to prepare for evolving market conditions with agility and precision due to several macroeconomic factors slowing down the full transition into the next cycle. - Impact of Macro Indicators: The impact of macroeconomic indicators such as GDP, consumer spending, industrial production and imports on shaping freight demand and the state of freight capacity. - Transportation Mode Forecast: The current trends and forecasts for truckload spot and contract rates, as well as expectations for other transportation modes including drayage, less-than-truckload (LTL) and parcel. - Strategies for Peak Season: Strategies are outlined to prepare for the upcoming peak season, with insights into the potential disruptions and challenges expected during the holiday season and the rise of e-commerce in Q4. Read the full outlook: https://bit.ly/3YRtPIa #shippers #carriers #ntg #transportationinsight #gobeon #supplychain #transportation #logistics

"Transportation capacity increased slightly by 0.6 to 53.2 and has remained above 50.0, avoiding contraction... reflects the high levels of capacity built from 2020 to 2021" One of the insights that stood out to me from this month's edition of our ITS Supply Chain Report. One factor that has contributed to the extended flat market conditions in trucking is the abundance of capacity. Capacity expanded at record levels coming out of the pandemic shutdowns, and has largely remained robust--even with a recessionary trucking market that has lasted over 2 years. Unless a massive disruption event occurs or demand begins to surge, the market is likely to remain relatively stable for some time. Get the most out of the partners you work with, as cost variance among providers is largely marginal. For more insights, get the report here: https://lnkd.in/eQJUwUMQ. #supplychain #logistics #transportation #freightforwarding #trucking #supplychainmanagement #logisticsmanagement

Our Q3 2024 Transportation Outlook is out! We cover the macroeconomic factors and transportation mode forecasts to help you plan for the rest of the year and into 2025. - Inflationary Freight Market: The key market indicators suggest the early stages of an inflationary freight market, which is expected to continue over the next three quarters. - Evolving Market Conditions: The outlook emphasizes the need to prepare for evolving market conditions with agility and precision due to several macroeconomic factors slowing down the full transition into the next cycle. - Impact of Macro Indicators: The impact of macroeconomic indicators such as GDP, consumer spending, industrial production and imports on shaping freight demand and the state of freight capacity. - Transportation Mode Forecast: The current trends and forecasts for truckload spot and contract rates, as well as expectations for other transportation modes including drayage, less-than-truckload (LTL) and parcel. - Strategies for Peak Season: Strategies are outlined to prepare for the upcoming peak season, with insights into the potential disruptions and challenges expected during the holiday season and the rise of e-commerce in Q4. Read the full outlook: https://bit.ly/3YRdwLE #shippers #carriers #ntg #transportationinsight #gobeon #supplychain #transportation #logistics

As 2025 approaches, how should carriers prepare for market changes and seasonal demand spikes? Read more here 👇 https://heyor.ca/s9DIEB #FreightMarket #TruckingIndustry #SupplyChain

While the freight industry faces ongoing challenges—soft demand, high operational costs, and labor shortages—there's optimism on the horizon. Analysts predict a significant recovery by Q2 2025 as supply chains stabilize, consumer demand increases, and market capacity rebalances. For now, it’s crucial for businesses to focus on efficiency, strengthen partnerships, and prepare for the rebound. The downturn won’t last forever—those who invest in resilience today will be ready to seize opportunities when the market turns.