LTL carriers eye further growth due to truckload constraints
LTL carriers are seeing stronger demand, rising shipment weights and higher rates as truckload capacity tightens, fueling optimism for the second half of 2026.
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LTL carriers are seeing stronger demand, rising shipment weights and higher rates as truckload capacity tightens, fueling optimism for the second half of 2026.
LTL rates are rising in a mid-single-digit range as shipments got heavier and more frequent throughout the second quarter, carrier executives say.
Less-than-truckload companies searching for freight are digging deeper into economic indicators for signs of demand that still hasn’t hit their docks.
Premium service continues to command premium performance.
The sector is adding and expanding terminals, but data shows its overall door count is still almost 5% below its COVID-era 2022 peak.
ShipStation, a provider of automated shipping services, is enabling customers to select less-than-truckload carriers and tender shipments on its parcel platform, marking the first...
Three executives told a webinar they have great expectations for 2027, but shippers keep raising the performance bar.
ShipStation now lets customers compare rates, book, track, and invoice LTL freight alongside parcel shipments without using a separate system.
In a move geared towards building something they viewed as missing in the less-than-truckload (LTL) sector—“trust between shippers and carriers”—a recently announced strategic part...
ShipStation’s LTL launch could be a real time-saver for SMB shipping teams. In this discussion, Spiceology and ShipStation break down how manual shipping tasks eat up hours, how la...
Less-than-truckload base rates are moving up by mid-single-digit percentages, but fuel prices and surcharges can more than double the amount shippers pay.
Trucking rate indexes jumped during the second quarter and are expected to reach new highs in the third quarter. The post TL, LTL rates to hit new highs in Q3 appeared first on Fre...
SummaryView Transcript The freight market is seeing a major shift as rising truckload prices push shippers towards LTL solutions. Brad Hadley, VP of National Accounts at Saia, join...
Shippers need more education on density-based changes to the NMFC system introduced for the LTL market just over 12 months ago, executives say.
The carrier is looking into adding a nonunion LTL carrier for around C$200 million, or $142 million at current exchange rates, CEO Alain Bédard said.
TFI’s less-than-truckload US subsidiary is working to reduce a surge in freight volumes blamed on low “blanket pricing” offered to 3PLs that wound up costing it money.
Terminal cuts in smaller markets will affect about 1% of the LTL doors in the ABF Freight network, which has more than 220 facilities.
Freight demand was either better or “less worse” at three of the largest LTL providers last month, bolstered perhaps by the need for shippers to speed some freight to inventories.
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ShipStation Global CEO Tom Madine explains the thinking behind the platform’s newly launched LTL offering and the broader push to bring parcel, freight and truckload under one roof...
The companies ranked on the 2026 Transport Topics Top 100 Private Carriers list have continued to demonstrate the value of their in-house truck fleets.
Are you LTL guys busy right now? I know the trucking market has been cooling off a little, but I think there is still stuff going on, but I've heard that some LTL companies are a l...
Every company wants to lower transportation costs. For many, that starts by negotiating better freight rates. While competitive pricing matters, it’s only one piece of a much lar...
July’s manufacturing data showed strength not seen in the past four years, a trend that bodes well for less-than-truckload carriers. The post July’s 55.6% PMI highest in 4 years; L...
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