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Elevated freight rates are likely to remain through much of this year because of market turmoil, according to experts.

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Truck tonnage in December rose a seasonally adjusted 1.4% compared with the same month in 2020 — the fourth consecutive year-over-year gain and the highest measurement since March, American Trucking Associations announced.

The ATA For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index, released Jan. 18, equaled 114.7 in December, a 1% gain over November.

Tonnage in December reached the highest level since March, according to the ATA For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)

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Central Freight Lines is ceasing operations after nearly a century in business, the company announced Dec. 13.

Central Freight Lines ranked 21st among LTL carriers with about $255 million in revenues in 2020, according to Cowen & Co. (TT File Photo)

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BISMARCK, N.D. — The North Dakota Department of Transportation is developing the State Freight & Rail Plan and has launched the project website. This plan will assess all freight modes, identify needs and issues, provide recommendations, guide the advancement of the multimodal transportation system and serve as a road map for future investment.

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The Arizona Department of Transportation is conducting a study regarding freight movement in the city of Willcox.

Situated in the southeast corner of the state, Willcox is 82 miles east of Tucson. Part of the city straddles Interstate 10, a major corridor that stretches across the southern U.S. from Santa Monica, Calif., to Jacksonville, Fla.

A rendering from the survey shows one of the options, listed as alternative C. (Willcox Circulation Study)

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In collaboration with various companies, the University of Washington’s Urban Freight Lab is piloting a zero-emission hub for last-mile deliveries.

Anne Goodchild (right), founding director of the Supply Chain Transportation and Logistics Center at the University of Washington, helps launch the Seattle Neighborhood Hub. (Urban Freight Lab)

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Convoy launched an automated drop-and-hook service for backup and spot freight to give shippers added flexibility for unexpected demand surges, the company announced May 19.

The Seattle-based digital freight network said this is the first time shippers have access to nationwide drop-and-hook coverage from the same provider across primary, backup and spot.

Convoy says for the first time shippers have access to nationwide drop-and-hook coverage from the same provider across primary, backup and spot freight. (Convoy)

The world’s largest freight transportation providers overcame unprecedented disruption in 2020 as the coronavirus outbreak upended normal freight patterns and muddled supply chains. The fallout from the pandemic also created even more uncertainty in an international business environment that already had been unsettled by trade disputes and higher tariffs.

Trucks at the Port of Los Angeles. (Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg News)

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Regional planners should balance the interests of freight haulers and local residents as they consider transportation needs, according to experts.

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