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(4 articles)Truckload Rates Surge Despite Soft Demand: What's Really Driving Prices
Dry van truckload spot rates have climbed to $3.55 per mile, up more than 10 percent since late August and approximately 50 percent year-over-year, yet the conventional demand-supply explanation does
Q4 Freight Rates Face Surge as Truck Capacity Remains Tight
Uber Freight's Q3 Market Update reveals that the U.S. trucking market faces significant headwinds entering peak season, with constrained capacity, elevated rates, and emerging trade policy uncertainty
Truck Capacity Crisis Pushes Freight Costs Up 28% Despite Falling Volumes
The U.S. trucking market has entered a new phase of dysfunction: shippers are simultaneously experiencing shrinking freight volumes and sharply rising per-unit transportation costs. According to the U
Only 1.4% of US Carriers Qualified for Specialized Steel Freight
TA Services' Steel Transportation Index has identified a significant structural constraint in the U.S. freight market: only 1.4% of active carriers possess the qualifications required to safely and le