Trucking
86 posts tagged with “Trucking”
Spot Truckload Rates Rise Again: Build a Lane-Level Buy/Contract Decision for September
National spot truckload rates rose around Labor Day, but lane-level signals should determine whether freight moves to spot, mini-bid, or contract capacity.
CXTMS InsightsSeptember 10, 2026 · 5 min read
The Penske Decision Fallout: Rechecking Motor-Carrier Liability in Outsourced Freight
The Fifth Circuit's Penske decision puts new focus on motor-carrier liability, broker roles, subcontracting, and the operational records behind outsourced freight.
CXTMS InsightsSeptember 1, 2026 · 6 min read
Truck Engine Efficiency Rules Are Changing: Preserve Total-Cost Comparability Across Class 8 Bids
A practical framework for comparing Class 8 carrier bids as federal engine-efficiency policy changes, with fuel, maintenance, residual value, and regulatory exposure separated.
CXTMS InsightsAugust 31, 2026 · 5 min read
BMO’s Trucking Credit Signal: What Falling Impaired Loans Reveal About Carrier Health
BMO’s trucking loan data improved sharply in the latest quarter. Learn how shippers can turn that signal into stronger carrier qualification and capacity decisions.
CXTMS InsightsAugust 26, 2026 · 5 min read
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