By offering supply chain optimization and better use of data, managed transportation providers continue growth trajectory

Most shippers faced high rates and capacity squeezes in 2018. FTR Transportation Intelligence reports that truck utilization reached 100% in 2018, with only a slight dip coming this year. Add in a lack of drivers, and 2019 may look very similar to 2018 for shippers – continued rate hikes and trouble finding truck capacity.“One thing we have seen recently is that the [freight] surge that had taken place through almost all of 2017 and well into 2018 has begun to flatten out a bit,” explained Avery Vise, vice president of trucking for FTR, during a recent State of Freight webinar. “As we look forward, we anticipate that same type of trend. We certainly are not seeing the same level of growth that we saw before, but we are still seeing growth.”