Trucking
72 posts tagged with “Trucking”
July Truck Tonnage Slips: A Lane-Level Test for Separating Demand Weakness From Mode Shift
July truck tonnage declined while rail traffic grew. Learn how lane-level TMS data can distinguish weak demand, mode shift, and load consolidation.
CXTMS InsightsAugust 25, 2026 · 6 min read
Trucking's Structural Capacity Upcycle: A Routing-Guide Trigger Model for Shippers
A practical trigger model helps shippers distinguish structural trucking capacity loss from seasonal noise and respond lane by lane.
CXTMS InsightsAugust 25, 2026 · 6 min read
The US–Mexico B-1 Visa Capacity Crunch: How Shippers Can Protect Northbound Freight
Tighter B-1 visa enforcement is shrinking northbound driver capacity. Shippers need earlier tenders, segmented capacity plans, and lane-level triggers.
CXTMS InsightsAugust 25, 2026 · 6 min read
Google Maps Large Vehicle Routing: The Dispatch Guardrails Truck Fleets Still Need
Google Maps now supports truck-aware routing, but fleets still need TMS controls for equipment, hazmat, permits, closures, and route exceptions.
CXTMS InsightsAugust 23, 2026 · 5 min read
Trucking’s Regulatory Supercycle Needs a Capacity Attribution Model
Learn how shippers can distinguish regulation-driven trucking capacity loss from seasonality, demand shifts, carrier exits, and equipment constraints.
CXTMS InsightsAugust 23, 2026 · 5 min read
The Slowest Freight Monday of 2026 Is a Tender-Forecast Warning, Not Just a Seasonal Dip
Turn an unusually weak freight Monday into a disciplined forecast review using lane-level demand, tender, lead-time, and mode-shift signals.
CXTMS InsightsAugust 19, 2026 · 5 min read
Record Dry Van and Reefer Contract Rates Need Separate Routing-Guide Triggers
Dry van and reefer contract rates reached records even as truckload volumes declined. Learn how equipment-specific routing-guide triggers control cost and service risk.
CXTMS InsightsAugust 18, 2026 · 5 min read
Trucking Private Equity Deals Need a Freight-Asset Utilization Test
A practical diligence model for testing fleet age, empty miles, terminal density, maintenance obligations, and integration risk before a trucking acquisition.
CXTMS InsightsAugust 17, 2026 · 6 min read
Truck Driver Health Belongs in the Freight Capacity Risk Model
Driver health affects absenteeism, retention, and usable truck capacity. Shippers and carriers can reduce the risk through better schedules, facilities, and scorecards.
CXTMS InsightsAugust 16, 2026 · 6 min read
Landstar Cut 35,000 Carriers: Build a Carrier Qualification Evidence Ledger
Landstar's carrier-network reduction shows why brokers and shippers need continuously updated qualification evidence tied directly to tendering and lane capacity.
CXTMS InsightsAugust 15, 2026 · 5 min read