Employee Login Client Login Carriers TRANSLOGISTICS BLOG DECREASE IN LINEHAUL RATES MASKED BY RISE IN FUEL SURCHARGE October 19, 2021 Written By: Mitch Kinek TLI's Weekly State of Transportation Update Week of October 18, 2021 A short decrease in national truckload linehaul rates is masked by the rise in fuel surcharges. LTL carriers continue to work through embargos and restrictions. Find the updated list below. Less-Than-Truckload: LTL carriers are continually working through capacity issues on a terminal, shipment, and day-to-day basis. Weekly updates/directions are given by carriers to help alleviate their terminal which may include: freight embargos, dimension/quantity restrictions, and transit delays. TLI is actively monitoring these situations and will update any affected customer with solutions. Please be aware that as certain carriers begin to place embargos to their supply chains, other carriers will feel the pressure of that demand. This may cause a ripple effect for embargos to specific areas. As always, TLI will update you with any new embargos as we are told. Here is a current list of embargos/service impacts: ESTES Express - OB Southern California to US/Canada; Full-state IB/OB for WA or OR; Dallas, Nashville, Memphis terminals - both IB/OB R&L Carriers - No shipments over 15,000 lbs and/or 8+ pallets SAIA - Embargo to/from metro points in Seattle WA, Portland OR, Sacramento CA, and Minneapolis MN; Embargo on all shipments with piece 8ft or greater T-Force/UPS Freight - Shipments containing a piece greater than 10ft (Driver Discretion) XPO Logistics - Limit on pickups greater than 5,000lbs (Expected expiration of 10/23/2021 - not guaranteed) (Please be aware this may not be an inclusive or fully up-to-date list. This list is for guidance only and based on time/date article was written. For more help, please contact your dedicated TLI rep.) Truckload: According to DAT, linehaul rates had their biggest weekly decrease last week since April. However, these decreases excluded fuel surcharges. The rise in fuel aided the rates to still be higher when looking at rates all in. Flatbed linehaul continues to trend downward, dry van linehaul rates decreased by a penny, and refrigerated equipment continue to trend upward as demand stays high. Fuel surcharges continue to rise as fuel prices increased 3.1% week-over-week / 40.2% year-over-year. Along with high demand/low supply of equipment, the price of fuel will continue to aid in the rise of transportation costs in all markets. International: Ports across the nation continue to work through backlogs as we come closer to the holiday season. Ships are still currently anchored in the bays, waiting to be offloaded. A recent freight-waves article cites that there are more than 60+ ships being staged outside of the port of San Pedro Bay. These backups are happening across all ports. TLI is actively monitoring situations in the industry, such as acquisitions, embargos, and other industry disruptions. If a TLI client is directly affected by any of these events, your TLI representatives will reach out to discuss what this means for your account. TLI highly suggests that on all shipments you provide our team with the “Must Arrive by Date” (MABD) as to when you need the product delivered. This will help us select the proper transit time / equipment type at the best current freight rate. Please contact your Translogistics team at 610-280-3210 for any further questions. *article written by Mitchell Kinek, Inside Sales Executive, Translogistics. Any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out! Translogistics' Industry Chart of the Week Share This Blog Share About Our Blog For the latest insights, tips and commentary surrounding the logistics industry, look no further. Shippers will find thoughts from the award-winning team at Translogistics covering everything related to your transportation processes and plans. If you have a question we are readily available at insidesales@tli.email Categories Awareness (74) Carriers (10) Insider (4) Invoicing (2) Newsletter (9) Process (8) Solutions (29) Technology (3) TLIUniversity (18) Subscribe First name* Last name Work Email* Company name Job Title Social 321 N. Furnace Street, Ste. 300, Birdsboro, PA 19508 610.280.3210 info@translogisticsinc.com Facebook YouTube LinkedIn © 2017, Translogistics Inc., All rights reserved. Scott Joseph McDevitt II, MBA, CTB