freight-rates
42 posts tagged with “freight-rates”
The Summer of Mini-Bids: How Shippers Can Reprice Lanes Without Losing Contract Control
Freight mini-bids can protect capacity on stressed lanes, but only when shippers preserve pricing, service, and contract guardrails.
CXTMS InsightsAugust 14, 2026 · 6 min read
Schneider’s Pricing Push Shows Why Truckload Bids Need a Capacity-Cause Code
Schneider’s pricing push shows why shippers need capacity-cause codes to distinguish demand growth from carrier exits, regulation, fuel, and service constraints.
CXTMS InsightsAugust 1, 2026 · 6 min read
Ocean Rates Fell 6% After an Early Peak: Why Procurement Should Separate Timing From Trend
Asia–U.S. West Coast ocean rates fell 6% after a frontloaded peak. Learn how procurement teams should balance spot prices, reliability, surcharges, and contracts.
CXTMS InsightsJuly 27, 2026 · 6 min read
TL and LTL Rates Hitting Q3 Highs Make Accessorial Discipline a Planning Requirement
Truckload and LTL rate indexes are hitting fresh highs, making accessorial discipline, invoice audit, and shipment-level cost control essential for Q3 planning.
CXTMS InsightsJuly 16, 2026 · 6 min read
Truckload Pricing Power Is Back, but Demand Is Not the Whole Story
Truckload rates are rising again, but capacity reduction, enforcement, tariffs, fuel uncertainty, and carrier discipline matter as much as demand.
CXTMS InsightsJuly 14, 2026 · 6 min read
Dry Van Spot Rates Are Rising While Volumes Slide. Routing Guides Need a Stress Test.
Dry van spot rates are rising even as truckload volumes slide, making routing-guide health, backup-carrier readiness, and budget triggers urgent operating controls.
CXTMS InsightsJuly 1, 2026 · 6 min read
LTL Rate Increases Are Arriving Before Peak Season. Shippers Need Mode-Mix Discipline.
LTL rate increases are landing before peak season, forcing shippers to tighten consolidation rules, accessorial controls, and mode-shift thresholds.
CXTMS InsightsJune 26, 2026 · 7 min read
Ocean Shipping Recovery After Hormuz Will Be Measured in Network Weeks, Not Headlines
Ocean shipping recovery after the Strait of Hormuz disruption will depend on network sequencing, surcharge discipline, and shipment-level planning.
CXTMS InsightsJune 25, 2026 · 6 min read
Ocean Peak-Season Surcharges Are Returning Before Demand Looks Strong
Ocean carriers are bringing back peak-season surcharges even as import demand remains uneven, creating budgeting and margin risk for freight forwarders.
CXTMS InsightsJune 6, 2026 · 7 min read
Q2 Freight Brokerage Rates Need a Strategy, Not a Guess
Q2 freight brokerage rates are moving through a capacity-sensitive market. Brokers and shippers need lane-level rate strategy, not static assumptions.
CXTMS InsightsJune 4, 2026 · 7 min read