WHEN TIMES GET TOUGH, HERE’S WHAT’S REALLY IMPORTANT Anthony Smith and Zach Strickland made their predictions for the state of freight in the first 2021 episode of Freightonomics, and in

this new episode they break down what matters most to influence those predictions.  2021 started off right where 2020 ended, with tight capacity and high rates. Consumer spending took a

slight dip from November to December, but stayed strong into the start of January.  Smith says the housing market is also still distinctly tight, and lots of people keep using the time at

home to pursue home improvement projects.  Strickland brings up the success of the holiday shipping season, and Smith says the COVID-19 crisis could have exposed weaknesses in the supply