America's Truckin' Network -- 1/28/25

alk shows and politicians are finally saying what ATN has been saying about inflation and interest rates over the last year+, welcome to the party! U.S. Commerce Department reported December new home sales, Kevin has the details and offers his insights. Freight Transportation Research Associates (FTR) and senior carrier executives offer their Truckload Rate Outlook for 2025 covering several different reports and surveys. KPMG, a multinational professional services network, and one of the Big Four accounting firms, issued a report on December industrial and manufacturing production, Kevin has the details. Oil prices react to news that Chinese DeepSeek's AI model overtakes ChatGPT in Apple App store. U.S puts Columbia sanctions on hold, Trump's proposed tariffs, weak economic data from China and OPEC+ yet to react to Trump's call for lower prices.