CJ Logistics Chief Transportation Officer Ken Heller talks about US transportation market dynamics and the future of the industry in the third article in FreightFriend’s three-part series, “Is the US truckload market more volatile than ever before.”

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.