Freight Rates
49 posts tagged with “Freight Rates”
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
LTL Rate Increases Are Arriving Before Peak Season. Shippers Need Mode-Mix Discipline.
LTL rate increases are landing before peak season, forcing shippers to tighten consolidation rules, accessorial controls, and mode-shift thresholds.
CXTMS InsightsJune 26, 2026 · 7 min read
Ocean Shipping Recovery After Hormuz Will Be Measured in Network Weeks, Not Headlines
Ocean shipping recovery after the Strait of Hormuz disruption will depend on network sequencing, surcharge discipline, and shipment-level planning.
CXTMS InsightsJune 25, 2026 · 6 min read
Ocean Peak-Season Surcharges Are Returning Before Demand Looks Strong
Ocean carriers are bringing back peak-season surcharges even as import demand remains uneven, creating budgeting and margin risk for freight forwarders.
CXTMS InsightsJune 6, 2026 · 7 min read
Q2 Freight Brokerage Rates Need a Strategy, Not a Guess
Q2 freight brokerage rates are moving through a capacity-sensitive market. Brokers and shippers need lane-level rate strategy, not static assumptions.
CXTMS InsightsJune 4, 2026 · 7 min read
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