March load volume rose 23 percent month-over-month and 40 percent year-over-year. March freight volumes were led by a 57 percent increase in freight designated for flatbeds, while dry van freight availability increased 32 percent, and refrigerated ('reefer') loads were up 26 percent month-over-month.
TransCore's monthly North American Freight Index measures trucking freight movements on the spot market, reflecting freight availability on both TransCore's U.S.-based DAT network and its Canadian Loadlink freight matching service.