Even with some sequential spot market rate declines in July, recent data issued Portland, Oregon-based DAT, a subsidiary of Roper Technologies, showed that they remain in line with the strong rate momentum that has been evident in 2018. The healthy market is reflective of various ongoing factors, including tight capacity, solid economic demand, and a…
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The report’s key metric, the PMI, fell 2.1% to 58.1 (a reading of 50 or higher indicates growth) and has now grown for 23 consecutive months, with the overall economy now having grown for 111 months. July’s PMI is now 1% below the 12-month average of 59.1.
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