<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><!--RSS generated by Microsoft SharePoint Foundation RSS Generator on 2/22/2012 6:04:15 PM --><?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="/_layouts/RssXslt.aspx?List=7d111685-2b86-466b-a7d3-b7b064d2bca9" version="1.0"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Transplace Industry Blog</title><link>http://blog.transplace.com</link><description>RSS feed for the Posts list.</description><lastBuildDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:04:15 GMT</lastBuildDate><generator>SharePoint CKS:EBE</generator><ttl>60</ttl><language>en-US</language><image><title>Transplace Industry Blog</title><url>http://blog.transplace.com/_layouts/images/siteIcon.png</url><link>http://blog.transplace.com</link></image><item><title>SMS data is not reliable or even believable</title><link>http://blog.transplace.com/archive/2012/02/22/sms-data-is-not-reliable-or-even-believable.aspx</link><guid isPermaLink="False">/archive/2012/02/22/sms-data-is-not-reliable-or-even-believable.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[We have continued to analyze SMS data and the results are somewhat surprising and do not inspire any confidence in the methodology. We have downloaded three monthly data sets of SMS scores, September and December of 2011 and January of 2012. The first finding is that at a aggregate level, the data i... (More)]]></description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Tom Sanderson</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:32:20 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>ATA to challenge hours-of-service rewrite</title><link>http://blog.transplace.com/archive/2012/02/14/ata-to-challenge-hours-of-service-rewrite.aspx</link><guid isPermaLink="False">/archive/2012/02/14/ata-to-challenge-hours-of-service-rewrite.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Transport Topics reported that the ATA is filing a suit challenging the rewrite of the 34-hour restart provision of the hours-of-service regulations. This is welcome news. While many estimate that the change will “only” impose a 3% penalty on truck utilization, there are 3.5 million truck drivers so... (More)]]></description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Tom Sanderson</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:37:50 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Auto sales top 14-million annual rate for first time since Cash for Clunkers</title><link>http://blog.transplace.com/archive/2012/02/09/auto-sales-top-14-million-annual-rate-for-first-time-since-cash-for-clunkers.aspx</link><guid isPermaLink="False">/archive/2012/02/09/auto-sales-top-14-million-annual-rate-for-first-time-since-cash-for-clunkers.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Annualized seasonally adjusted U.S. sales of domestic and foreign autos and light trucks totaled 14.1 million in January; the first month over the 14 million mark since August 2009, at the height of Cash for Clunkers. In 2009 sales spiked to 14 million for 1 month and then immediately dropped back b... (More)]]></description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Tom Sanderson</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:43:34 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Is this the quiet before the storm for flatbed capacity?</title><link>http://blog.transplace.com/archive/2012/02/07/is-this-the-quiet-before-the-storm-for-flatbed-capacity.aspx</link><guid isPermaLink="False">/archive/2012/02/07/is-this-the-quiet-before-the-storm-for-flatbed-capacity.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Morgan Stanley's flatbed freight index fell dramatically in the second half of 2011 and capacity demand balance is now about normal relative to historical patterns. Flatbed capacity is not as tight as this time last year. In each of the last two years we have seen a sharp tightening of flatbed capac... (More)]]></description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Tom Sanderson</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:01:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Refrigerated capacity is tighter than normal for Q1</title><link>http://blog.transplace.com/archive/2012/02/07/refrigerated-capacity-is-tighter-than-normal-for-q1.aspx</link><guid isPermaLink="False">/archive/2012/02/07/refrigerated-capacity-is-tighter-than-normal-for-q1.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Morgan Stanley's refrigerated freight index declined dramatically in the last few months but refrigerated capacity remains tighter than normal for this time of year. From August through the early December refrigerated capacity was extremely tight compared to prior years, but the series came back to ... (More)]]></description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Tom Sanderson</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:20:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>SMS flaws continue to be highlighted in the press</title><link>http://blog.transplace.com/archive/2012/02/08/sms-flaws-continue-to-be-highlighted-in-the-press.aspx</link><guid isPermaLink="False">/archive/2012/02/08/sms-flaws-continue-to-be-highlighted-in-the-press.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[DC Velocity just published an article titled Coping with CSA: Love it, hate it, or ignore it. I was quoted numerous times and the article does fairly represent my viewpoints. I have responded on-line to dispute the erroneous data quoted by an anonymous FMCSA representative. Does it bother anyone els... (More)]]></description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Tom Sanderson</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:18:02 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Manufacturing index increases for third straight month</title><link>http://blog.transplace.com/archive/2012/02/07/manufacturing-index-increases-for-third-straight-month.aspx</link><guid isPermaLink="False">/archive/2012/02/07/manufacturing-index-increases-for-third-straight-month.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[The Institute of Supply Management reported that the Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) gained 1.0 points to 54.1 in January from 53.1 in December. This represents 30 consecutive months of growth, and is the highest level since June . A PMI over 50 indicates growth while a PMI under 50 indicates contr... (More)]]></description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Tom Sanderson</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:02:00 GMT</pubDate><category domain="http://blog.transplace.com/archive/tags/ISM manufacturing index/default.aspx">ISM manufacturing index</category></item><item><title>Dry van capacity-demand balance near the long-term average</title><link>http://blog.transplace.com/archive/2012/02/07/dry-van-capacity-demand-balance-near-the-long-term-average.aspx</link><guid isPermaLink="False">/archive/2012/02/07/dry-van-capacity-demand-balance-near-the-long-term-average.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Morgan Stanley's dry van truckload freight index indicates capacity-demand balance remains very near the long term average for this time of year and that we are somewhat less capacity-constrained than at this time last year. Capacity had been tighter than 2010 through the Fall, but ended 2011 very s... (More)]]></description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Tom Sanderson</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:57:00 GMT</pubDate><category domain="http://blog.transplace.com/archive/tags/Morgan Stanley capacity and demand graphs/default.aspx">Morgan Stanley capacity and demand graphs</category></item><item><title>Diesel prices remain near the $4 level</title><link>http://blog.transplace.com/archive/2012/02/07/diesel-prices-remain-near-the-4-level.aspx</link><guid isPermaLink="False">/archive/2012/02/07/diesel-prices-remain-near-the-4-level.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Weekly retail on-highway U.S. diesel prices increased by 0.6 cents to $3.856 per gallon. Diesel topped $4 in November, then dropped to $3.78 by the beginning of the year, but has now bounced back up. Diesel remains 10% above the level from one year ago. The recent low price point for diesel was $2.0... (More)]]></description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Tom Sanderson</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:43:00 GMT</pubDate><category domain="http://blog.transplace.com/archive/tags/Diesel fuel prices/default.aspx">Diesel fuel prices</category></item><item><title>Auto sales top 13 million annual rate for fourth straight month</title><link>http://blog.transplace.com/archive/2012/02/01/auto-sales-top-13-million-annual-rate-for-fourth-straight-month.aspx</link><guid isPermaLink="False">/archive/2012/02/01/auto-sales-top-13-million-annual-rate-for-fourth-straight-month.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Annualized seasonally adjusted U.S. sales of domestic and foreign autos and light trucks totaled 13.5 million in December; the fourth month in a row over the 13 million mark. Using our 3-month moving average, sales are up 9.2% from the prior year. The industry's hoped for 2011 sales of 13 million pl... (More)]]></description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Tom Sanderson</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:19:00 GMT</pubDate><category domain="http://blog.transplace.com/archive/tags/Auto sales and assemblies/default.aspx">Auto sales and assemblies</category></item></channel></rss>
