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Trucking Dive: LTL, truckload market see positive signs in a soft environment
Even with encouraging indicators, truckload carriers still face excess capacity and depressed rates, per the TD Cowen/AFS Freight Index.
Sourcing Journal: Experts Say Added Costs From FedEx, UPS Will Drive Up Parcel Costs Through Remainder of 2025
The TD Cowen/AFS Freight Index shows shippers are likely to pay more to move goods during the holiday season.
Trucking Dive: JB Hunt truckload revenue rises despite sluggish demand
Despite the higher profits in the segment, the carrier’s revenue per load dropped, per a securities filings.
Supply Chain Dive: FedEx, UPS pricing tweaks set up ground shipping rates for record 2025
Fuel surcharge pressures and new rounding rules are challenging shippers ahead of peak season, per the TD Cowen/AFS Freight Index.
FreightWaves: LTLs hold pricing line; Old Dominion announces 4.9% GRI
Old Dominion Freight Line is the latest less-than-truckload carrier to implement a general rate increase ahead of schedule.
FreightWaves: LTL pricing index hits new high in Q3
Less-than-truckload rates maintain record levels despite softness across the manufacturing complex.
PARCEL Magazine: Data-Driven Deep Dive: Analyzing the Parcel Market from Macro to Micro
Parcel pricing is intentionally difficult to decipher, with intricate rules and constant shifts leaving uncertainty as the only constant for shippers. While price increases were
FreightWaves: FedEx, UPS peak season surcharges could drive shippers to competitors
Raising fees when demand is tepid undermines customer trust, analysts say
