#tender-rejection-rates
(12 articles)Peak Season Capacity Crunch Forces Shippers to Rethink Bid Strategy
Shippers heading into peak season are discovering that the aggressive bidding strategies that worked during 2022-2025 are backfiring in today's tighter capacity environment. Long-term rate locks, stee
Dry Van and Reefer Markets Signal Persistent Tightness Despite Rate Softening
Despite modest declines in recent months, dry van tender rejection rates remain anchored near 11%, a level that continues to signal a structurally tight freight market with limited capacity growth. Th
Freight Cycle Expected to Last Years, Not Months
FreightWaves analyst Zach Strickland has issued a stark warning to industry participants: the current freight cycle is far from resolution and will likely extend significantly longer than market expec
US Trucking Crisis Deepens: Structural Problems Persist Despite Rate Hikes
The US trucking market faces a deepening structural crisis characterized by declining capacity, rising tender rejection rates, and persistent operational challenges that extend beyond typical market c
Northwest and Midwest Face Divergent Freight Capacity Crises
The US freight market is splitting into two distinct capacity crisis zones, each presenting unique challenges for supply chain planners. The Northwest region experienced a dramatic spike in tender rej
Trucking Capacity Crisis: Rejections Surge 4x Despite Flat Volume
The U.S. trucking market is experiencing an unprecedented structural capacity crisis that differs fundamentally from typical demand cycles. Tender rejection rates have surged to approximately 14% (tri
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
US Tender Rejections Hit 14.32% Post-Labor Day: Capacity Crisis Looms
The US freight market is experiencing an unusual, broad-based tightening in carrier capacity following Labor Day, with tender rejection rates climbing to 14.32%, well above the subdued 3-year average
Peak Season Fizzles: Why Freight Surge Isn't Materializing
Unlike historical patterns, North American trucking markets are not experiencing the typical pre-Labor Day surge in tender rejections and freight tightness. Current rejection rates hover around 13.5%,
Freight Market Stabilizes at 13.5% Rejections, Labor Day Surge Ahead
The trucking freight market appears to have found a temporary equilibrium at 13.5% tender rejection rates following a pause in July's decline trend. This stabilization, driven primarily by capacity co
Trucking Lead Times Hit 3-Year High: What It Means for Shippers
National truckload tender lead times have climbed to 3.71 days, the highest level in at least three years, signaling a structural shift in how shippers and carriers manage capacity, even during typica
Freight Market Softens: Tender Rejections Stall at 13.5% Amid Intermodal Shift
The U.S. truckload market is displaying conflicting signals as tender rejection rates remain stubbornly elevated at 13.5%, more than double the balanced-market baseline of 5–7%, while underlying deman