After signs of improvement in the US transportation market through the first few weeks of 2021, increases in consumer demand for housing, industrial production, health care, food and CPG products led to a significant turn in the market. Unprecedented demand at US ports has added further supply chain disruption. Spot rates reached historical highs as driver capacity decreased in January, and the.

The magnitude of what the transportation industry is facing now and into 2021 as the pandemic continues was the topic covered by Ken Heller, CJLA’s Chief Transportation Officer, during the company’s recent COVID-19 Customer Forum.