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July 18, 2018 | Noël Perry

Analyzing the Latest Truckstop.com MDI (Market Demand Index) Numbers with Noël Perry

If you’re familiar with the Perry Rule of Three, you may be looking at the latest Truckstop.com Market Demand Index (MDI) numbers for dry van with alarm. We’ve now had four consecutive weeks of elevated numbers. The change has coincided with the normal spring safety enforcement period, suggesting a strong enforcement effect. While there is likely some fire to go with that smoke, we need to look carefully before concluding that the market has moved to a new and more dramatic level of tightness.
June 27, 2018 | Noël Perry

Spot Market Update & Seasonality by Noël Perry

Week 25 Market Analysis – Has Something Happened?
September 26, 2017 | Jamie Van Eaton

Trans4Cast Week 38: Load Availability up 110% over 2016

Total MDI: Up 3.9 points from the previous week The MDI is a measure of relative truck demand in the spot market. It compares load availability to truck availability. The MDI for Total equipment increased 3.9 points in the latest week to 42.7, an increase of 10.0%. Compared to last year, the MDI is up
June 20, 2017 | Roxanne Bullard

Trans4Cast: MDI Dips Slightly

Total MDI: Down 1.9 points from the previous week The MDI is a measure of relative truck demand in the spot market. It compares load availability to truck availability. The MDI for Total equipment decreased 1.9 points in the latest week to 35.3, a decrease of 5.1%. Compared to last year the MDI is up
May 2, 2017 | Roxanne Bullard

Trans4Cast: MDI Inches Down From Previous Week

Total MDI: Down 0.1 points from the previous week The MDI is a measure of relative truck demand in the spot market. It compares load availability to truck availability. The MDI for Total equipment decreased 0.1 points in the latest week to 26.7, a decrease of 0.5%.  Compared to last year the MDI is up
April 12, 2016 | E. Dennis Bridges

Trans4Cast: MDI Rates Steadily Increase

Truckstop.com’s Market Demand Index saw a steady rise through the nine-week period from Feb. 8 through April 11. After a rocky start to 2016, the MDI slipped to 8.30 on Feb. 8, but rebounded over the nine-week period to 15.00 on April 4 before dropping back to 13.99 on the final week of April 11.
February 11, 2016 | Joel Bartron

Trans4Cast: MDI Rates Fall To Lowest Point In More Than Two Years

Truckstop.com’s Market Demand Index took a strong hit in the final five weeks of the period from Dec. 7 through Feb. 8, as shown in Truckstop.com’s weekly Trans4Cast newsletter. The MDI came in at 10.87 Dec. 7 and surged to 14.59 in the Jan. 4 newsletter, but then plummeted over the next five weeks to