What will the BTS Transportation Services Index freight component read for May 2026?
The Bureau of Transportation Statistics publishes the Transportation Services Index each month, with a freight-only component that moves on truck...
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January 15, 2027
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Resolves to the final reported weekly OTRI.USA print of calendar 2026, as reported by FreightWaves SONAR. OTRI.USA is the national Outbound Tender Reject Index, expressed as a percentage. If SONAR has not reported a weekly print covering the final week of 2026 by the resolution deadline, the most recent prior weekly print is used. In the event FreightWaves discontinues or renames the index, resolution uses the closest available successor metric for national tender rejection.
OTRI.USA is FreightWaves SONAR's national Outbound Tender Reject Index, the percentage of contracted loads that carriers refuse. In mid-May 2026 it read 15.41%, above the 13% to 14% range that held through Q1 2026. This market resolves to the final reported weekly OTRI.USA print of calendar 2026. Year-end OTRI tends to run seasonally elevated by peak-season capacity dynamics. For historical context, OTRI ran in the low single digits during the 2023 freight recession and reached the mid-20s in 2021.
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Early forecasts on this market can earn up to +25.0 bonus points if your prediction is correct.
The bonus window spans about 241 days between market open and close, with the largest bonus available to the earliest correct forecasts.
January 15, 2027
0.0% - 30.0%
Resolves to the final reported weekly OTRI.USA print of calendar 2026, as reported by FreightWaves SONAR. OTRI.USA is the national Outbound Tender Reject Index, expressed as a percentage. If SONAR has not reported a weekly print covering the final week of 2026 by the resolution deadline, the most recent prior weekly print is used. In the event FreightWaves discontinues or renames the index, resolution uses the closest available successor metric for national tender rejection.
OTRI.USA is FreightWaves SONAR's national Outbound Tender Reject Index, the percentage of contracted loads that carriers refuse. In mid-May 2026 it read 15.41%, above the 13% to 14% range that held through Q1 2026. This market resolves to the final reported weekly OTRI.USA print of calendar 2026. Year-end OTRI tends to run seasonally elevated by peak-season capacity dynamics. For historical context, OTRI ran in the low single digits during the 2023 freight recession and reached the mid-20s in 2021.
Active markets come first, followed by recently resolved calls from the same category.