JETNB.EUB What is it? The differential between the S&P Global Platts assessment of jet fuel delivered in North West Europe and the price of Dated Brent, the world’s benchmark crude. All prices normalized to dollars per barrel. Who is interested? Any participant in the market that has an exposure to the price of distillates like diesel and observes how distillates … Read More
JETB: Platts Jet – Brent Spread
JETB What is it? The differential between the S&P Global Platts assessment of the price of jet kero delivered on a barge in a market and the price of Dated Brent, the world’s benchmark crude. All prices normalized to dollars per barrel. Platts Markets Chicago Los Angeles New York Harbor Who is interested? Any participant in the market that has … Read More
JET3B.CHI : Platts Jet (Group 3) – Brent Spread
JET3B.CHI What is it? The differential between the S&P Global Platts assessment of jet kero delivered in Group 3, a Midwest region, and the price of Dated Brent, the world’s benchmark crude. All prices normalized to dollars per barrel. Who is interested? Any participant in the market that has an exposure to the price of distillates like diesel and observes … Read More
I380B: Platts IFO 380 CST – Brent Spread
I380B What is it? The differential between the S&P Global Platts price of high sulfur fuel oil (bunker fuel) in a market with a viscosity of 380 CST and the price of Dated Brent, the world’s benchmark crude. All prices are normalized to dollars per barrel. Platts Markets Available: Fujairah Houston Los Angeles Rotterdam Singapore Who is interested? Any participant … Read More
I180B: Platts IFO 180 CST – Brent Spread
I180B What is it? The differential between the S&P Global Platts price of high sulfur fuel oil (bunker fuel) with a viscosity of 180 CST and the price of Dated Brent, the world’s benchmark crude. All prices are normalized to dollars per barrel. Platts Markets Available: Fujairah Houston Los Angeles Rotterdam Singapore Who is interested? Any participant in the market … Read More
GO2B: Platts Gasoil No2 – Brent Spread
GO2B.USGC What is it? The differential between the S&P Global Platts assessment of the price of price of gasoil, a diesel-like product delivered to the Colonial Pipeline in the Gulf Coast, and the price of Dated Brent, the world’s benchmark crude. All prices normalized to dollars per barrel. Who is interested? Any participant in the market that has an exposure … Read More
ULSDB.NYH
What is it? The differential between the S&P Global Platts assessment of the price of ultra low sulfur diesel delivered on a barge in New York harbor and the price of Dated Brent, the world’s benchmark crude. All prices normalized to dollars per barrel. Who is interested? Any participant in the market that has an exposure to the price of … Read More
Futures Continuous Ticker (FUTCx)
What is it? FUTCx, where x = 1-16, is a ticker which displays the continuous daily historical price time series for each individual contract month. For example, FUTC1.VNU will display the continuous price time series for the VNU spot contract or first contract of the 16 contract month series. FUTC2 would display the continuous price time series for the VNU … Read More
FULSDO: Forecasted Overnight Change in ULSD Rack Price
What is it? The Forecasted Overnight Change in ULSD Rack price is the difference (in cents) between the current rack price for a gallon of Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel (ULSD), and the forecasted price tomorrow. Based on more than a year of history, this forecast predicts the up/down direction correctly more than 90% of the time. This is more useful … Read More
FULSD: ULSD Next Day Rack Price
What is it? The Future ULSD data series is a projection on where the wholesale price of ultra low sulfur diesel–known also as the “rack” price–is likely to be posted in various markets around the U.S., based on trends in the market that the actual companies that post the rack price look to in making their decisions. Those prices are … Read More
VHAUL: Dry Van Headhaul Index
Market Volume Insights What is it? The Dry Van Headhaul Index (VHAUL) calculates the difference between the Dry Van Outbound Tender Volume Index (VOTVI) and the Dry Van Inbound Tender Volume Index (VITVI). The Dry Van Headhaul Index will calculate the difference between the two indices, and therefore, the difference between outbound and inbound volume in markets. Example: VOTVI.ATL was … Read More
RHAUL: Reefer Headhaul Index
Market Volume Insights What is it? The Reefer Headhaul Index (RHAUL) calculates the difference between the Reefer Outbound Tender Volume Index (ROTVI) and the Reefer Inbound Tender Volume Index (RITVI). The Reefer Headhaul Index will calculate the difference between the two indices, and therefore, the difference between outbound and inbound volume in markets. Example: ROTVI.ATL was 250 as of August … Read More
OAIRVOL/IAIRVOL: Outbound / Inbound Air Cargo Volume
What is it? This is monthly cargo volume data on U.S. domestic and international flights that fly out of or into a U.S. airport. Cargo is reported in metric tons (i.e. 1,000 kgs or 2,204 lbs) for combined freight and mail traffic on each city pair and flight leg summed up for each month. The data is reportable in SONAR … Read More
Index FREEZE: Freezing temperatures
What is it? The freezing temperatures index indicates where air temperatures have been at/below 32F and when they may be at/or below 32F in the future. Who is interested? Carriers, especially those with reefers in their fleets; drivers. What does it tell me? FREEZE is a measure of the average observed temperature in a U.S. county for the 24-hour period … Read More
Freight Futures Dashboard
A comprehensive view of the Trucking Freight Futures markets and underlying settlement index values. Intra-day, daily, weekly, bi-weekly and monthly price changes for every futures contract in each of the 11 markets Daily Forward curves produced based on each monthly settlement price provides price discovery for rates in all 11 markets for 16 months forward Historical Forward curves going back … Read More
Maritime Dashboard
Monitor vessel traffic, ocean container pricing, import volumes, and international containerized rail volumes all in one place. Keep track of U.S. port volumes for imports and also monitor port import market share to catch any short-term and long-term trends. Visualize key lanes for international containerized rail volumes to identify key inland markets for both U.S. imports and exports
Railroad Dashboard
The basics such as weekly carload and intermodal unit traffic by commodity, weekly operating metrics including speed and terminal dwell, published tariff rates and railroad cost indices Differentiated look at rail equipment with railcar lease rates by car type and railcar storage prices Proprietary intermodal volume and spot rate data by lane, city, container size and loaded/empty
Air Cargo Weekly Metrics
Provides high level air cargo capacity trend weekly and forward outlook for top 6 U.S. gateway airports Aids planning and pricing with unique visibility into airport truck wait times nationally with weekly updates Tracks weekly pricing trends in three critical benchmark air cargo markets into the U.S. that indicate overall strength of air cargo demand and pricing
Energy Data
Crude is the starting point for determining the ultimate price of products, – the West Texas Intermediate (WTI.USA) and Brent (Brent.USA) are the most important benchmarks. Diesel costs are the second highest expense for a trucking company (behind wages) and account for around 24% of operations costs SONAR includes wholesale/rack (ULSDR.USA), truckstop retail (DTS.USA) and fuel surcharge prices (DOE.USA)
Macro Economic Data
The macro economy is vast, so is our database. All major economic data points are in one place You can compare your segments that impact to you to proprietary SONAR data to get a jump on monthly data releases Insights for both industrial and consumer facing segments