37th State of Logistics: LTL
The less-than-truckload (LTL) market is gaining momentum as improving industrial activity, resilient consumer demand and tighter trucking capacity support stronger pricing and high...
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The less-than-truckload (LTL) market is gaining momentum as improving industrial activity, resilient consumer demand and tighter trucking capacity support stronger pricing and high...
LTL carriers are seeing stronger demand, rising shipment weights and higher rates as truckload capacity tightens, fueling optimism for the second half of 2026.
Stock building by manufacturers is contributing to higher shipment weights at large LTL carriers, as is the transfer of freight from truckload carriers.
LTL revenues appear to be strengthening in Q2, but is this a product of fuel or something more structural? The post LTL’s paper gains appeared first on FreightWaves.
Less-than-truckload carrier XPO seems set to exceed its second-quarter tonnage projection based on the company's May update. The post XPO’s Q2 tonnage trending ahead of guidance ap...
As truckload capacity in the US gets tighter and rates move higher, more freight is being shifted to less-than-truckload providers — something that will continue, attendees at the...
After three years of flattish revenue, the largest US LTL carriers are poised for growth, as long as manufacturing activity continues to expand.
Saia is poised for significant tonnage increases as its prior-year comparisons ease and demand appears to be firming. The post Saia’s tonnage growth accelerates in May on easier co...
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...
Old Dominion Freight Line’s May operating results saw a meaningful improvement from April, as less-than-truckload demand appears to be firming. The post Old Dominion’s May update...
ODFL reported that revenue per day increased 12.3% annually in May, paced by an increase in LTL revenue-per-hundredweight, which was partially offset by a 3.8% decline in LTL reven...
The announcement follows ASCS’ Amazon Freight unit stepping out of the shadows May 4 after months of rumor. The company already has LTL experience.
Three executives told a webinar they have great expectations for 2027, but shippers keep raising the performance bar.
ArcBest announced Monday a 5.9% general rate increase for less-than-truckload services, which is about six weeks ahead of the timing of its 2025 rate bump. The post LTL general rat...
Both traditional LTL carriers and non-traditional expedited LTL providers are seeking access to containerized freight as trans-Pacific imports increase.
Trucking analysts are raising estimates ahead of the second-quarter earnings season, which begins next week. The post Analysts raise TL, LTL estimates ahead of Q2 earnings season a...
FedEx Freight — North America's largest less-than-truckload carrier — benefited from spillover in backhaul lanes with heavier shipments, executives said.
Propelled by the twin engines of rising industrial activity and a tightening truckload market, the US less-than-truckload (LTL) industry is enjoying strong demand – and shippers ha...
The ATA For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index contracted 2% from the previous month to 114.4. The reading was 0.6% above the number reported in May 2025.
The e-commerce giant says shipper need for flexibility in a volatile market led it to open its less-than-truckload service to “external” customers.
Manufacturing activity grew for a sixth straight month in June, providing another tailwind to an already supply-constrained trucking market. The post June manufacturing data suppor...
ArcBest raised operating income expectations for both of its business units. The post ArcBest raises Q2 outlook for LTL, asset-light units appeared first on FreightWaves.
Costs for carriers continue to increase, and spot rates across all segments of the North American freight market jumped in the first five months of 2026.
The largest US LTL carrier said it will aggressively pursue business outside LTL’s traditional industrial base, leveraging its national network and service to grow.
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