Why Flatbed Rejections Hit 23.5% While Demand Stays Flat
Tender rejections are elevated and sustained, not spiking and retreating. Five supply-side forces are removing capacity faster than the market can replace it.
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Covenant Pays 300% More for Half the Liability Coverage as Nuclear Verdicts Spike
Covenant Logistics CEO says insurance costs tripled while total coverage dropped 50% over four years. A Utah jury awarded $86M against QXO despite finding no…
ArcBest Asset-Light Division Posts $6M Q2 Operating Income on Tight Truckload Capacity
Fort Smith carrier's brokerage arm earned more in one quarter than all of 2025 combined as shippers turned to integrated providers. Asset-based OR improved 650…
Why Liquid Bulk Hazmat Shippers Pay More to Lock Carrier Capacity
Univar Solutions invests in annual carrier kickoffs and above-market rates to secure rubber-lined tankers when tender rejections climb. The strategy costs more…
$604M Verdict Exposes Brokers to Chameleon-Carrier Liability Risk
C.H. Robinson faces largest-ever judgment against a transportation company after motor carrier Lupus Superior is expected to default. Industry observers say…
C.H. Robinson Hit With $604 Million Verdict in First Post-Montgomery Trial
Dallas jury assigns broker 23% fault in fatal 2021 crash, but shared-fault rules could push most of the judgment onto C.H. Robinson as carrier and deceased…
Shippers face liability when wrong truck leaves the dock
Post-Montgomery, releasing freight to an unverified carrier or mismatched DOT number can expose shippers to negligence claims if that truck later causes a…
BasicBlock Buys TrueNorth Load Board, Adds Dispatch AI to Factoring
Lincoln factoring firm acquires Austin AI dispatcher and free load board, building ecosystem around zero-rate financing goal.
Why AI logistics software fails: bad container data, not bad models
Gnosis Freight CRO says most AI pilots in supply chain fall apart in production because shippers skip the data foundation and go straight to the model. One…
Fleets Run AI Tools With No Record of What Data Leaves the Shop
Many carriers treat ELDs as non-negotiable compliance but let teams use AI with no inventory of which tools touch company data or where it goes.
Savannah Opens $126M Connector to Cut Port Truck Route by Half
Four-lane Brampton Road Connector eliminates railroad crossings and local-street traffic for 15,000 daily truck moves at Garden City terminal.
Volvo VNL Autonomous Runs Dallas-Houston Route With No Driver Onboard
AVI-SPL launched commercial autonomous freight operations in June 2026 using Volvo's self-driving VNL and Aurora's TMS. Safety drivers come out Q1 2027.