The US trucking market is stable, and it’s likely to stay that way until demand increases truck utilization significantly, FTR said at its 2025 transportation conference.

Cracks may be appearing in the LTL pricing wall, as shipment levels drop, but LTL costs remain elevated compared with pandemic-era rates.

Excess capacity is keeping spot and contract truckload pricing in check, although imports into the West Coast generated demand in that region last month.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy gave California, New Mexico and Washington 30 days to adopt and enforce ELP regulations or lose access to federal safety funding.

Tariff-related surges in US-bound freight from Mexico have abated, but truck volumes in July partially recovered from a second-quarter decline, according to new data.

The deal comes as freight marketplaces and solutions providers look to expand their services to offer carriers, shippers and brokers end-to-end platforms.

The NMFTA’s preliminary freight charges API helps notify shippers of changes to charges, including reweighing and classification, before delivery and final invoicing.

Outpost’s technology aims to answer key supply chain security questions and clarify visibility at terminal gates.

Less-than-truckload costs are up 7.3% year over year, according to the latest US data, but changes to the LTL classification system are adding little, if anything, to shipper rates.

A steady increase in non-seasonally adjusted trucking employment shows there’s more life in trucking than one might expect following lackluster carrier earnings reports.

But the increase in truck counts at large truckload providers is more about anticipated growth than any change in current demand.

Well-financed LTL trucking companies are investing in network expansion despite flat revenues and falling shipment counts as shippers demand more speed.

J.B. Hunt Transport and Knight-Swift Transportation — the largest US truckload providers — are shifting assets within their networks as shippers react to supply chain challenges created by higher US tariffs on imports.

The largest US less-than-truckload provider says it won’t enforce new density-based classifications until Dec. 1, giving shippers more time to adapt to changes.

Outpost is broadening its business from truck parking to a national shared-terminal network that offers multiple carriers access to “full-service” facilities.

Researcher Armstrong & Associates says in an annual report it expects global 3PL revenue to hit $1.25 trillion this year as shippers try to build more flexible supply chains and mitigate risks.

OTR Capital argues DAT, the largest load board for truckload freight in North America, violated a non-compete clause when it acquired factoring company Outgo in May.

Instead of rising in May as would typically be expected, US freight volumes dropped, and that is having an impact on pricing, freight indicators reveal.

Truckload carriers told the Wells Fargo industrial conference their market is tightening slowly, but enforcement of cabotage and language rules may speed the process.

Data shows the up and down movement of goods in recent months tied to changing US tariff policy.

The change at the top of the freight-matching platform comes as the truckload sector enters the fourth year of a freight downturn that began in 2022.

Lower LTL volumes are likely in the coming months, but pricing remains elevated, according to producer price index data.

The acquisition of Cole Group brings Mullen trade consulting and additional non-asset logistics leverage in the US and Canada.

Trucking executives don’t believe a crackdown on truck drivers who can’t speak or read English will significantly reduce truck capacity.

The largest asset-based truckload carriers are churning their way through a muddy market bottom extended by economic uncertainty, searching for signs of rising demand.

Excluding the last remnants of Yellow’s revenue, the largest US LTL carriers boosted their top line by 3.9% last year, with daily volumes rising 2.7% and terminal numbers up almost 3%.

The move to ensure commercial drivers comply with US law requiring English-language proficiency will have ramifications for shippers, carriers and drivers.

The 15,000-square-foot, 37-dock-door facility is the latest example of how LTL carriers are expanding into drayage, container handling and global supply chains.

The US price index for LTL trucking, bolstered by new contracts, is as high as it’s ever been, but the truckload sector is stuck in a two-year trough.

Greater interplay between US drayage and truckload markets may appear as imports fluctuate due to shifting tariff deadlines, but little impact is expected on pricing.

The Journal of Commerce Truckload Capacity Index hit its lowest point since 2014 in the first quarter, but April saw a net gain of 558 active carriers, US data shows.

A request for industry comment on trucking regulations that could be modified or ended generated 896 responses in one month, with electronic logging devices and hours of service rules at the top of the list.

Trade disputes cast a pall over US manufacturing and trucking as exports and imports drop, PMI surveys show.

The tight supply of warehousing for frontloaded freight is diverting truck shipments as shippers reposition inventory.

Shippers are increasingly seeking so-called mini-bid contracts to bridge a transitioning market reflected by carriers cutting capacity.

With a “reintroduced” ground freight shipping option, UPS hopes to tempt LTL shippers seeking alternatives to LTL rates that are up 12% on average from mid-2023.

Less-than-truckload companies are reporting low volumes and customers stressed by trade conflicts, but contract rates are climbing.

National drayage providers experiencing a sharp decline in orders as US tariffs come into effect now warn that a second-half rebound could be just as disruptive.

The president of the second-largest US LTL provider sees Amazon’s decision to offer its vendors LTL service as an opportunity for ODFL to move more retail freight.

Shippers need to collect and share accurate shipment data and even rethink some shipping processes ahead of July 19 changes to LTL classification, experts tell the Journal of Commerce.