SONAR volume indices are a measurement of electronic offers from shippers to truckload carriers for the transport of goods. OTVI is an indicator of raw demand for trucking capacity. Truckload freight volume is a barometer for business activity around physical goods required by businesses and consumers.
Uniquely important, tender data is a leading indicator of raw demand. In SONAR, tender data shows future freight movement. Compared to freight payment data, which is reported after freight is delivered, tender data is a more up-to-date and reliable indicator of market demand.
Shippers, freight brokers, fleet managers, transportation executives, owner-operators, economists, financial analysts, investors and bankers rely on this data. OTVI allows supply chain teams to visualize freight movement patterns and volatility and is a leading indicator of price movements.
SONAR’S Outbound Tender Volume Index helps users identify freight volumes that are shipping at national, regional or market granularity. STVI and OTVI allow users to see where demand for trucks is increasing or decreasing.
Fluctuations in volume correspond to rates paid by shippers to carriers. An increase in freight volumes tends to increase carrier rates. A decline in freight volumes tends to decrease carrier rates. Users view OTVI data on a U.S. map, tree map or chart.
This index symbolizes a strong correlation with macroeconomic factors like goods spending and retail sales.
