Truckload
32 posts tagged with “Truckload”
TFI’s 24.1% Truckload Margin and 18% LTL Margin Reveal a Mode-Portfolio Blind Spot
TFI’s contrasting truckload and LTL margins show why shippers must evaluate carrier financial strength, network economics, and service risk by mode.
CXTMS InsightsJuly 31, 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
Accepted Truckload Volume May Be the Cleaner Freight Demand Signal Shippers Need
Accepted truckload volume gives shippers a cleaner read on freight that actually moves, helping procurement teams separate demand from routing-guide noise.
CXTMS InsightsJune 22, 2026 · 7 min read
Rail Intermodal Growth Is Becoming a Truckload Budget Pressure Valve Again
Rail intermodal growth is giving shippers a practical pressure valve as truckload rates tighten, but savings depend on lane-level execution discipline.
CXTMS InsightsJune 15, 2026 · 6 min read
Freight Capacity Is Tightening Before Demand Has Fully Recovered
Truckload capacity is tightening before freight demand fully rebounds, forcing shippers and forwarders to manage spot-rate risk earlier than expected.
CXTMS InsightsJune 6, 2026 · 6 min read
Fuel Is Still Driving Spot Truckload Rates Even When Volumes Soften
April truckload data shows fuel costs can keep spot rates elevated even when van and reefer volumes soften, forcing freight teams to separate demand signals from cost signals.
CXTMS InsightsMay 21, 2026 · 6 min read
Shippers Are Moving Back Toward Asset-Based Carriers. Reliability Is Beating Pure Rate Shopping.
Shippers are favoring asset-based truckload carriers as capacity tightens, transportation prices rise, and reliability becomes more valuable than short-term rate shopping.
CXTMS InsightsMay 18, 2026 · 6 min read
Truckload Capacity Tightened Fast in April. Tender Rejections Belong in Every Shipper’s Early-Warning Dashboard.
April’s sharp truckload capacity tightening shows why tender rejections should sit beside rates, dwell, and service metrics in every shipper dashboard.
CXTMS InsightsMay 11, 2026 · 6 min read