{"id":1399,"date":"2015-11-19T11:33:41","date_gmt":"2015-11-19T16:33:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.xtl.com\/?p=1399"},"modified":"2015-11-19T11:33:41","modified_gmt":"2015-11-19T16:33:41","slug":"transportation-industry-trends-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.xtl.com\/portal\/transportation-industry-trends-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Transportation Industry Trends for 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\tIf you\u2019re a shipper or transportation company, this time of year, in the final months leading up to the new year you have to ask yourself, \u201cwhat\u2019s the outlook for next year?\u201d We don\u2019t have a crystal ball, but here\u2019s how we see it.<\/p>\n<h2>Fuel Prices<\/h2>\n<blockquote><p>Prediction: Most predictions are for fuel prices to remain relatively low next year.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\u2022 Most economies are slow or slowing.<br \/>\n\u2022 There is a glut of supply and the Middle East doesn\u2019t seem to be slowing production.<br \/>\n\u2022 More fuel efficient vehicles are actually starting to effect demand for gasoline.<br \/>\n\u2022 Natural Gas is a very economical alternative right now due to the new fracking technologies recovering previously unrecoverable resource.<\/p>\n<h3>What could affect this prediction?<\/h3>\n<p>\u2022 A major conflict in the Middle East.<br \/>\n\u2022 OPEC deciding to cut production.<\/p>\n<h2>Labour Shortage<\/h2>\n<blockquote><p>Prediction: Continued driver shortage<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>This seems like old news, but every year the shortage of truck drivers seems to increase. We can expect more of this next year.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Existing truck drivers are retiring at a faster rate than new entrants.<br \/>\n\u2022 The market for freight is growing and the demand for drivers is growing.<\/p>\n<h3>What could effect this prediction?<\/h3>\n<p>\u2022 A major recession.<br \/>\n\u2022 With the oil boom slowdown, trucking companies may be successful at attracting new drivers from the oil patch labour pool.<br \/>\n\u2022 Trucking companies are heavily marketing jobs to women. Women currently make up only a small fraction of truck drivers. Should female truck drivers become a trend, it could really help out the driver shortage problem.<\/p>\n<h2>Capacity<\/h2>\n<blockquote><p>Prediction: More available capacity in 2016<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Coming into the end of the year spot market capacity is up (according to DAT Trendlines) and spot market loads are down. This is a key indicator that freight volume is soft right now. From a capacity perspective we should see much more available capacity in 2016.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Q3 2015 freight volumes are soft.<br \/>\n\u2022 Trucking companies being proactive about hiring and recruiting.<br \/>\n\u2022 Outlook for economy is soft.<\/p>\n<h3>What could effect this prediction?<\/h3>\n<p>\u2022 New rules or regulations that could tighten capacity.<br \/>\n\u2022 An economic boom.<\/p>\n<h2>Traffic Flow<\/h2>\n<blockquote><p>Prediction: Increased southbound traffic to the US, softer northbound traffic to Canada, less East-West traffic in Canada.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\u2022 With the low Canadian Dollar, imports are considerably more expensive. This will drive less import from China and the US.<br \/>\n\u2022 With the low Canadian Dollar, Canadian Exports will be more attractive, particularly in the United States. More exports should shift to the US.<\/p>\n<h3>What could effect this prediction?<\/h3>\n<p>\u2022 A World Wide economic boom, or oil price shock, could appreciate the Canadian Dollar and reverse this trend.<\/p>\n<h2>What Do You Think?<\/h2>\n<p>XTL wants to know what your predictions are for 2016. Drop us a line, or comment on our post and keep the discussion alive.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019re a shipper or transportation company, this time of year, in the final months leading up to the new year you have to ask yourself, \u201cwhat\u2019s the outlook for next year?\u201d We don\u2019t have a crystal ball, but here\u2019s how we see it. Fuel Prices Prediction: Most predictions are for fuel prices to remain relatively low next year. \u2022 Most economies are slow or slowing. \u2022 There is a glut of supply and the Middle East doesn\u2019t seem to &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.xtl.com\/portal\/transportation-industry-trends-2016\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Transportation Industry Trends for 2016&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1401,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1399","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-english-versions","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Transportation Industry Trends for 2016 - XTL Transport Inc.<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Check out the transportation industry trends for 2016 to keep an eye on. 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