freight-market
22 posts tagged with “freight-market”
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
Cass Freight Index April 2026: Why Shippers Should Budget for Rate Pressure Even Before Volume Fully Recovers
Cass Freight Index April 2026 signals point to a split freight market: soft shipment volume, tighter truckload capacity, and rising rates that shippers need to budget for now.
CXTMS InsightsMay 10, 2026 · 6 min read
U.S. Rail Freight Is Stronger Across the Board, but Intermodal Growth Is Still Telling a Different Story
U.S. rail freight is improving in 2026, but carload strength and modest intermodal growth point to different shipper strategies for rail conversion, ramp planning, and truckload relief.
CXTMS InsightsMay 10, 2026 · 6 min read
April’s Freight Capacity Collapse: What a 28.4 LMI Capacity Reading Means for Shipper Budgets
April’s LMI transportation capacity reading of 28.4 and price reading of 95 signal a sharp freight-market turn that shippers need to budget for now.
CXTMS InsightsMay 8, 2026 · 7 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
CASS Freight Index March 2026: The Freight Recession That Wasn't
March CASS data shows shipments down 4.5% YoY but up 3.0% MoM — a second consecutive month of sequential recovery. Here's what that pattern means for shippers heading into Q2.
CXTMS InsightsApril 30, 2026 · 5 min read
The 2026 Trucking Capacity Cliff: Why Driver Shortage and Regulatory Pressures Are Collapsing Truckload Supply
ACT Research calls 2026 a structural transition year. ATA puts the driver shortage at 82,000 and climbing. The EPA 2027 pre-buy cycle is next. Here's why truckload capacity is on a cliff edge — and what shippers must do now.
CXTMS InsightsApril 29, 2026 · 7 min read
Lufthansa’s 20,000-Flight Cut Shows How Fuel Stress Can Spill Into Freight Planning Fast
Lufthansa’s decision to cut 20,000 flights to save jet fuel is a warning for air cargo buyers. When fuel markets tighten, capacity, rates, and routing assumptions can change fast, and freight planning has to keep up.
CXTMS InsightsApril 23, 2026 · 7 min read
Cass Freight Index Sends a Messier Signal: Rates Are Climbing Even When Shipments Aren’t
March’s Cass Freight Index showed shipments still down year over year while freight expenditures and linehaul rates kept climbing, a combination that should force shippers to rethink budgeting and procurement assumptions.
CXTMS InsightsApril 19, 2026 · 6 min read
What the Top 50 Trucking Companies Get Right in 2026, and Why Shippers Should Care
The biggest trucking carriers are not winning on scale alone. In 2026, the leaders are separating themselves through pricing discipline, service consistency, network breadth, and cultures that keep experienced people in the building.
CXTMS InsightsApril 15, 2026 · 5 min read