Cross-border truck freight surges in 2021

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Trucks moved $827.9 billion in freight across North America’s borders in 2021, up 19.2% from 2020 and 7.2% over the pre-pandemic totals seen in 2019. Overall freight traveling between Canada and the U.S. using any transportation mode was valued at $664.2 billion during the year, marginally higher than the $661.2 billion that crossed between the […]

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[NotForHire]

Customers dont ask how much any more, they ask how fast can the truck be at my door?

 

[loaders]

Pricing has become as important as what colour is the truck? Hopefully our carrier friends are using these times of plenty to pay down debt and reinvest in new technologies. Also, perhaps more importantly, putting a little something away for when the pendulum begins to swing the other way. We all know that tears of joy always turn to tears of pain eventually. As a freight broker I am not complaining either. 15% of a higher number means more money in my pocket.