Trucking
72 posts tagged with “Trucking”
The 91,000-Pound Truck Pilot Could Redraw the Rail-versus-Truck Cost Equation
A proposed 91,000-pound truck pilot would change more than payload limits. It could reshape rail-versus-truck economics, procurement assumptions, sustainability claims, and modal planning.
CXTMS InsightsMay 25, 2026 · 6 min read
Truck Insurance Costs Are Outrunning Crash Improvements. Shippers Should Care.
Commercial truck insurance premiums are rising faster than inflation even as injury and fatal crash rates improve. Here is what shippers should ask carriers and brokers before those costs hit freight bids.
CXTMS InsightsMay 25, 2026 · 7 min read
Trucking Has Less Slack Than Prior Cycles. Shippers Should Rebuild Routing Guides Now.
Truckload capacity is showing less slack after three weak earnings years, while LTL pricing strengthens. Shippers should rebuild routing guides before tender pressure returns.
CXTMS InsightsMay 23, 2026 · 6 min read
Safer Truck Stops Are Becoming a Driver Retention Strategy, Not Just an Amenity Issue
Truck stop safety is becoming a measurable carrier-management issue as women drivers report harassment, parking gaps, and facility access problems that affect retention and service reliability.
CXTMS InsightsMay 22, 2026 · 7 min read
April ATA Truck Tonnage Was Flat. That Is a Capacity Planning Signal, Not a Non-Event.
April ATA truck tonnage was flat with March but up year over year. For shippers, that stability is a capacity planning signal, not permission to ignore the truckload market.
CXTMS InsightsMay 20, 2026 · 6 min read
Averitt’s Louisville Logistics Campus Points to a Regional Freight Network Reset
Averitt’s planned Louisville regional logistics campus shows why shippers are rethinking regional freight networks around integrated capacity, shorter linehauls, and resilience.
CXTMS InsightsMay 20, 2026 · 6 min read
Small Trucking Bankruptcies Are Back. Shippers Need Carrier Financial Health in the Routing Guide.
Small trucking bankruptcies show why carrier financial health, insurance status, tender behavior, and lane concentration should be live routing-guide controls.
CXTMS InsightsMay 11, 2026 · 6 min read
LTL Pricing in May 2026: Rate Increases Are Real, Capacity Is Tight, and Shippers Need a Strategy Now
LTL carriers are pushing through 5–8% GRI increases in May 2026 as capacity tightens. Here's what the data says, why it's happening, and how smart shippers are responding.
CXTMS InsightsMay 3, 2026 · 6 min read
LTL Rate Increases and Capacity Tightening: What the May 2026 Market Means for Shippers
ACT Research forecasts firmer rate floors and accelerating contract pricing through 2026. C.H. Robinson data points to mid-single-digit LTL increases. Here's what shippers need to know — and do — before the market tightens further.
CXTMS InsightsMay 1, 2026 · 4 min read
The Q2 2026 Multimodal Freight Divergence: Why Ocean, Trucking, and Air Are Moving in Opposite Directions
Ocean rates stabilizing, trucking costs up 16–17% YoY, and air cargo facing fuel-driven capacity constraints — Q2 2026 is exposing shippers who plan by mode in isolation. Here's how to optimize your multimodal mix.
CXTMS InsightsMay 1, 2026 · 6 min read