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37 posts tagged with “freight rates”
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
The Multimodal Freight Market Divergence: Why Trucking, Ocean, and Air Are Moving in Opposite Directions
Q2 2026 is producing a rare freight market anomaly: ocean rates in freefall, trucking capacity tightening, and air cargo rates spiking. Here's how smart shippers are exploiting the divergence.
CXTMS InsightsApril 29, 2026 · 6 min read
The Spot-Contract Gap Is Squeezing 3PLs Again, and Shippers Should Pay Attention
As spot rates rise faster than contract rates, freight brokers and managed transportation providers are getting caught in a margin trap that smart shippers should treat as an early warning signal.
CXTMS InsightsApril 21, 2026 · 7 min read
DAT’s March Volume Jump Says Truckload Tightening Isn’t a Headline Anymore. It’s Operating Reality.
DAT’s March Truckload Volume Index showed broad gains across van, reefer, and flatbed, adding one more signal that truckload capacity is tightening faster than many shippers planned for.
CXTMS InsightsApril 19, 2026 · 6 min read
Freight Capacity Is Tight Again. The March 2026 LMI Inversion Says the Calm Is Over.
March 2026 LMI data shows transportation capacity contracting to 39.2 while pricing surges to 89.4, a sharp warning that truckload conditions are tightening fast again.
CXTMS InsightsApril 12, 2026 · 6 min read
Spot-Contract Freight Rate Gap Narrows to $0.11 Per Mile: What the U.S. Bank-DAT Q1 2026 Index Means for Shipper Procurement
The spot-contract freight rate gap has compressed 72% to just $0.11 per mile according to the U.S. Bank-DAT Q1 2026 index. Here's what the convergence means for shipper procurement strategy.
CXTMS InsightsApril 3, 2026 · 6 min read