In his article, Navigating the Capacity Crunch, Jaron Klopstein with Motus Logistics discusses how capacity, crunch and crisis are three words that have gone hand-in-hand over the last couple years.
He explains that, “Until late 2017, capacity crunches were largely speculative predictions from industry experts who saw the writing on the wall, so to speak. In the fourth quarter of 2017 the crisis finally reared its head. Demand for trucks was booming and supply was limited. In fact, the load to van ratio peaked at over 17:1. That means there were over 17 loads of volume needed for every one truck that was operating on the road! For context, two years prior that ratio was at about 2:1.”
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