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Open truck trailer with two pallets stacked with boxes wrapped in plastic, leaving a large empty space around them.

2022’s deflationary market conditions gave shippers more flexibility and service options

Despite favorable market conditions for shippers, nearly half of the truckloads shipped in 2022 were partially empty — wasting capacity and costing money, time, and fuel.

This report with Drive Research explores how freight market conditions evolved year-over-year, what supply chain inefficiencies arose, and why shippers continue to be impacted.

Infographic showing 45% of shippers moved partially empty truckloads in 2022, with a truck graphic indicating 47% wasted space (25 linear ft.) and the rest utilized space.
Chart showing average LTL cost with uncovered claim of $1,511, OTIF fee of $477, and additional fees totaling $1,988.

Shippers paid $1,988 on average for each damaged & late LTL shipment in 2022.

Although market conditions fluctuate year-over-year (YoY), shippers are still experiencing the same inefficiencies in a deflationary market as they were in an inflationary one. In fact, 10x the amount of shippers reported experiencing negative effects of OTIF regulations in 2022 than they did in 2021.