http://www.uship.com/blog/archive/2009/02/24/january-2009-tpi-figures-released.aspxThe Transportation Price Index (TPI) dropped 6.54% in January to $2.43. Over the course of the past year, the TPI has risen 10.45% from $2.20 in January 2008. Of the major categories factoring into the TPI, only household goods showed significant movement,enCommunityServer 2.1 SP1 (Debug Build: 61019.2)http://www.uship.com/blog/archive/2009/02/24/january-2009-tpi-figures-released.aspx#4690Sun, 01 Mar 2009 18:12:36 GMT97f4fceb-27ca-4ff1-9126-b1fb6ec856f1:4690MIKEK1<p>I believe that The Transportation Price Index can not be compared to hauling anything over 50,000 lbs. Just the cost of the trailer to haul equipment that is over 50k lbs, not to mention trailers that can haul 180,000 lbs, makes the TPI useless to true heavy haulers!</p>