As the economy improves, tightening capacity has become a major concern.<\/p>\n
Trailer orders in the U.S. hit their second-highest point ever last month, after hitting an all-time high the month before. The industry is showing sustained momentum and that\u2019s expected to continue in 2015.<\/p>\n
With the industry now closing in on 100 percent active truck utilization, will we see any loosening next year and what brought us here in the first place?<\/p>\n
The Capacity Crisis<\/strong><\/p>\n With the latest news out of Washington showing 5 percent GDP growth and the highest jump in jobs since 1999, the perfect storm is here: rising freight volume and falling capacity.<\/p>\n As the final link in this increasingly complex global supply chain, the trucking industry is now square in the middle of the high volume \/ low capacity convergence. Economic growth is gathering steam, so the increase in volume is no surprise.<\/p>\n \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Sponsored Links<\/p>\n