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Commercial Carrier Journal: Tight capacity, surging fuel costs push freight rates to two-year high
Spot and contract truckload rates climbed to their highest levels since 2022 in March. Analysts break down what’s driving the surge.
Freight Waves: Fuel surcharges trigger spike in parcel shipping costs
Parcel shippers should brace for an extended period of high fuel surcharges on top of their normal shipping rates even after an end to the
News Releases
Spiking fuel prices drive record-high freight rates: Q2 TD Cowen/AFS Freight Index
Dramatic fuel price increase headlines litany of factors responsible for structurally higher-cost U.S. transportation environment Supply-side squeeze pushes truckload pricing to highest levels since Q4
Large carriers shape freight markets: Q1 TD Cowen/AFS Freight Index
Prolonged soft demand favors truckload carriers capable of sustaining lower margins, LTL and parcel carriers with enough market share to exert pricing power Index shows
Podcasts

Supply Chain Management Review: Talking Supply Chain: Assessing the freight market
Is the freight market in a slump, or about to come out of one? AFS Logistics’ Andy Dyer breaks it down in this episode of

The New Warehouse podcast: Warehousing and Freight with AFS Logistics
Hear insights from AFS Logistics CEO Tom Nightingale, as he shares his take on warehousing and freight, highlighting the essential relationship between these two elements