Worst Freight Volumes Since 2009...(:-o...

201773 · Nov 26, 2025

gentleroger said: ↑

It used to be the standard for measuring a lot of things like profitability and economic health. It's still valuable in water, rail, and pipeline shipments - just not as much for truckload. And there's a lot of value in being able to compare today to historical data, so the TSI is pretty important for macro level policy decisions.

The change happened with computers. Ton miles are easy to record and calculate with, but computers make it easier to track, collate, calculate, and utilize operating ratios from individual shipments all the way up to enterprise level.
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It calculates Freight Volume.

Rideandrepair · Nov 26, 2025

We can all relax now. Breaking News just hit. The experts have spoken. Whew! I was worried about a recession being right around the corner. Now I can relax. That was close! Apparently prices are falling. I guess I missed something. Hadn’t noticed. Guess I’ll just trust the experts.

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