“Transportation Recession” Gets Uglier by Wolf Richter • Jul 15, 2019 • 46 Comments US freight shipments fall for 7th month in a row. After the boom, the bust.
Boom Fizzles: Shipments Fall for 1st Time Since Transportation Recession by Wolf Richter • Jan 16, 2019 • 16 Comments But freight rates remain red hot.
Freight Rail Traffic Plunges: Haunting Pictures of Transportation Recession by Wolf Richter • May 4, 2016 • 108 Comments Majestic sight: 292 Union Pacific engines idled in Arizona Desert.
The Transportation Recession Spreads by Wolf Richter • Feb 4, 2016 • 31 Comments Hope came unglued all over again.
Six of My Predictions in 2019 and How They’ve Fared by Wolf Richter • Dec 29, 2019 • 194 Comments I try not to make predictions these days. But a few times I lapsed.
Light at End of Tunnel or Oncoming Train for the Goods-Based Economy? by Wolf Richter • Sep 15, 2019 • 54 Comments What US Freight Shipments and Pricing Say About the Slowdown.
Freight Shipments Suffer Steepest Drops since Financial Crisis, Overcapacity Balloons by Wolf Richter • Aug 16, 2019 • 77 Comments For Trucking and Railroads, it’s Hangover Time.
It Starts: First Truck Maker Cuts Production by Wolf Richter • Aug 16, 2019 • 12 Comments Navistar confirms next phase in Transportation Recession.
Heavy-Truck Orders Collapse Stunning 81%. Lowest Since 2010 by Wolf Richter • Aug 3, 2019 • 57 Comments Order backlog still feeds truck makers, but they don’t disclose for how long.
I Hope the Fed Won’t See This: Red-Hot Consumer Spending Powers GDP Growth by Wolf Richter • Jul 26, 2019 • 97 Comments Revisions show the slowdown expected this year hit last year, and now is the rebound. If there’s ever a time for the Fed to not cut already low rates, it’s now.