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(5 articles)Truckload Rates Stay Above 10%: What Shippers Need to Know
Truckload contract rates are increasing by approximately 13% when contracts reset, representing a significant jump from 3.53% a year earlier, according to FreightWaves' new Contract Rate Change Direct
LTL Rates Hit 8-Year High in Q3, Expected to Rise Further
Less-than-truckload rates have hit new record highs in the third quarter and are projected to climb even further by year-end, according to the TD Cowen-AFS Freight Index. The rate-per-pound metric fin
Van Freight Capacity Tightens: Rejections Hit 14% as Market Fragility Persists
The U.S. van freight market is experiencing pronounced capacity tightness unrelated to demand growth, with national tender rejection rates holding near 14%, a level not seen since Labor Day. This deve
Maersk Accelerates Rate Hike Pass-Through, Tightens Market Tracking
Maersk has fundamentally altered its container freight pricing methodology, moving away from the conservative approach it maintained during the pandemic freight rate surge toward a model that tracks g
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