Street-Turn Market Snapshot — Today's Signal Read
Public-facing brief | Jan 6
Across today's scan, secondary ports and inland rail hubs are quietly offering the best street-turn economics. The common thread: empties are forming where depots are thin and exports are ready, creating same-day reuse that avoids costly empty repositioning.
Where the pressure is building
Jacksonville
Import diversions are leaving empties near paper and consumer-goods receivers. Local reload demand is close and time-sensitive.
Corpus Christi
Project cargo and chemical imports are clearing steadily; empties are pooling near resin and ag exporters with limited depot alternatives.
Spokane
Rail-in imports from the coast are stacking empties far from Puget Sound depots; agricultural reloads are ready.
Bakersfield
Inland diversion from LA/LB is creating short drays to food-grade reloads while empty returns to the basin stay long and expensive.
Why this matters now
What we're watching next
Final Thought
This brief shows the shape of the opportunity—not the playbook. Operators with visibility into these micro-imbalances are capturing turns others don't see yet.
SOCIAL EXTRACT
Primary Declaration: Across today's scan, secondary ports and inland rail hubs are quietly offering the best street-turn economics. The common thread: empties are forming where depots are thin and exports are ready, creating same-day reuse that avoids costly empty repositioning.
Supporting Paragraph: Jacksonville, Corpus Christi, Spokane, and Bakersfield are showing the strongest signals. Depot scarcity in these lanes magnifies the value of consignee-to-shipper turns. Tight timing windows favor operators who can see the imbalance early. Margin math improves immediately: fewer empty miles, faster container velocity, better truck-hour yield.
Closing Codex: This brief shows the shape of the opportunity—not the playbook. Operators with visibility into these micro-imbalances are capturing turns others don't see yet.