Despite a slight downturn from the month before newly released figures show in November the Cass Truckload Linehaul Index rose 6.7% year over year. Squeezed capacity and steadily improving demand, spurred by strong industrial production and unprecedented levels of port congestion, continue to drive truckload linehaul costs up for the near term, according to the investment firm Avondale Partners, which provides analysis of the report.
