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42 posts tagged with “freight-rates”
Trucking Credit Metrics Are Improving. That Is a Capacity Signal Shippers Should Not Ignore.
Improving trucking credit and balance-sheet signals are early warnings that capacity discipline, carrier survivability, and bid behavior are changing.
CXTMS InsightsJune 2, 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
Air Cargo Spot Rates Jumped 30% in April. The Cause Was Capacity, Not Just Fuel.
April air cargo spot rates jumped 30% year over year, but shippers need to separate fuel surcharge exposure from true capacity scarcity before buying premium uplift.
CXTMS InsightsMay 17, 2026 · 6 min read
Freight Cost Inflation Is Back in the Budget Room: How to Reforecast Transportation Spend Mid-Year
Freight rates, fuel volatility, and spot exposure are forcing shippers to refresh transportation budgets mid-year. Here is a practical reforecasting model.
CXTMS InsightsMay 12, 2026 · 6 min read
CASS Freight Index March 2026: What the Q1 Shipment and Rate Data Signal for Q2 Strategy
March 2026 CASS Freight Index data shows expenditures up 4.2% year-over-year while shipments fell 4.5% — a rate-volume divergence that has serious implications for Q2 freight procurement strategy.
CXTMS InsightsMay 6, 2026 · 5 min read
LTL Capacity Tightens in May 2026: What Rising Rate Increases Mean for Shippers' Freight Strategy
LTL rates are surging at 12.5% year-over-year—strongest upward pressure since 2023. Here's what that means for your freight budget and how smart shippers are responding.
CXTMS InsightsMay 5, 2026 · 6 min read
Red Sea and Bab el-Mandeb: The Hidden Financial Toll Eighteen Months Later
Eighteen months after shippers adapted to Cape of Good Hope routing, the real cost picture is coming into focus. Here's what's actually hitting freight budgets in 2026 — and the contract moves that separate the best-managed supply chains from the rest.
CXTMS InsightsMay 5, 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
NY Fed Supply Chain Pressure Index April 2026: The Easy Normalization Story Is Over
The NY Fed's Global Supply Chain Pressure Index jumped to 0.68 in March 2026 — its highest reading since January 2023. After two years of easing, supply chain normalization just hit a wall. Here's what it means for shippers heading into Q2.
CXTMS InsightsApril 30, 2026 · 6 min read