Fuel surcharge pressures and new rounding rules are challenging shippers ahead of peak season, per the TD Cowen/AFS Freight Index.
Old Dominion Freight Line is the latest less-than-truckload carrier to implement a general rate increase ahead of schedule.
Less-than-truckload rates maintain record levels despite softness across the manufacturing complex.
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
Raising fees when demand is tepid undermines customer trust, analysts say
Economic cracks deepen with disappointing employment numbers, sluggish spending, and tariffs. The trucking industry faces uncertainty and challenges ahead, according to our own Andy Dyer.
The Trump administration’s on-again off-again tariffs to the world policy has introduced an unprecedented level of uncertainty — for what was looking like a strong
Truckload and LTL markets continue to face demand softness as shippers wait to see how evolving trade policies unfold.
Shippers are transitioning their lower-value volume to slower economy services to blunt the impact of higher fees, per the TD Cowen/AFS Freight Index.
Truckload demand stays weak while LTL carriers maintain pricing discipline, according to the TD Cowen/AFS Freight Index. Ongoing trade policy uncertainty keeps freight volumes flat
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