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Shipping & Freight
High ImpactOct 22, 2026

Knight-Swift eyes double-digit rate hikes as bid season nears

Knight-Swift Transportation is entering its annual bid season with plans for at least low-to-mid double-digit rate increases, capitalizing on a tight truckload market where tender rejection rates run

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Demand Planning
ModerateAug 10, 2026

July Jobs Miss Signals Freight Softness, But Manufacturing Gains Offset

The July employment report delivered a shock to freight markets: the U.S. economy shed 23,000 non-farm payrolls against consensus expectations of 83,000–95,000 gains, with May and June numbers revised

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Shipping & Freight
High ImpactJul 23, 2026

Regulatory Cleanup Drives Truckload Market Tightening, Rate Recovery

Knight-Swift Transportation's second-quarter earnings reveal a structurally tightening truckload market driven by aggressive regulatory enforcement. The FMCSA and DOT's unprecedented push to remove no

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Shipping & Freight
High ImpactJul 17, 2026

TL Rates Rise as Freight Volumes Fall: What's Driving the Disconnect

The U.S. trucking market is experiencing a paradoxical shift: linehaul rates are climbing while freight shipment volumes contract, according to June data from Cass Information Systems. The Cass Freigh

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Shipping & Freight
High ImpactJul 7, 2026

Truckload Rates Hit Record High as Capacity Tightens

The transportation market has tightened dramatically in June, with the Logistics Managers' Index recording a 92.4 reading on pricing, just 3.6 points below the all-time record set in May. This represe

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