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Trucking Dive: Tariff concerns weigh on freight recovery: report
While pricing improved for LTL and truckload rates in Q1, tariffs seem to be clouding the long-term outlook, according to the TD Cowen/AFS Freight Index.
Journal of Commerce: US LTL carriers see uneven uptick in demand amid trade uncertainty
Some – but not all – LTL trucking companies are handling more imports as US tariffs take effect, but the market is otherwise weak, carriers
FreightWaves: UPS white paper casts shade on e-commerce gig delivery providers
A UPS white paper promotes the benefits of traditional express carriers over gig logistics providers, but the TD Cowen/AFS Logistics Freight Index shows why businesses
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
