Behind
The Shield

THE FIRST UPTICK SINCE JULY: REJECTIONS TURNED — YOUR WINDOW IS ONE PRINT FROM CLOSING.

OTRI printed 12.9% — the first week-over-week rise since the July peak broke — and van rates have flattened to a penny-a-week crawl. One uptick is a warning; two is a closed window. Beneath it: August imports missed the forecast and the CDL hole is now a measurable ~60K drivers with no relief before spring. Award now. Argue later.