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Supply Chain Dive: Ground delivery costs projected to climb despite discounting push
Q1 rates were higher than expected as UPS and FedEx rolled out price increases, per the TD Cowen/AFS Freight Index.
FreightWaves: LTL rates projected to keep rising y/y in Q2, TL rates to stay ‘at the bottom’
The TD Cowen/AFS Freight Index showed recent trends in truckload and less-than-truckload pricing will continue for another quarter.
Journal of Commerce: Trump tariff chaos restrains US truckload, LTL markets
AFS Logistics and TD Cowen are forecasting a decline in truckload pricing and moderation in the LTL market as shippers and carriers alike navigate a
Business Insider: Trump’s tariffs could kick off the next leg of the yearslong US freight recession
One truckmaker expects the trucking market to shrink 10% by the end of 2025. The US freight industry has struggled since the pandemic.
Sourcing Journal: UPS Places Temporary ‘Surge Fees’ on Chinese Shipments
The courier is hiking prices for goods out of China, Hong Kong and Macau, but says the fees are unrelated to the 20-percent tariffs the
Sourcing Journal: Could Yellow’s Bankruptcy Make Room for Amazon to Take Trucking Market Share?
Job postings indicate the tech titan is pushing into the LTL space, but expected impacts on incumbents like Old Dominion and XPO are mixed.
Supply Chain Dive: FedEx, UPS discounts expected to keep rate hikes in check
Ground shipping costs are projected to drop slightly year over year in Q1, according to the TD Cowen/AFS Freight Index.
Trucking Dive: Elevated LTL rates begin to ease, index says
According to the latest issue of the TD Cowen/AFS Freight Index, average fuel surcharges fell 3.4% sequentially in Q4 2024.
