Estes Tonnage Up 15% as Regional LTL Soaks Up Truckload Shrinkage
Back-to-back record weeks for the LTL carrier. Next-day shipments climbed 13% y/y while the rest of the network grew 2.5%. Webb Estes calls it supply…
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LTL Tonnage Climbs in Q3 as Freight Market Recovery Continues
Weight per shipment keeps rising at LTL carriers through third quarter 2026, extending a freight rebound that started earlier this year.
Saia Tonnage Up 8.7% in August, But Two-Year Stack Slows Again
The LTL carrier posted stronger year-over-year growth in August, but easier comps flatter the number. Two-year tonnage gains slowed for a second straight month.
ShipStation Adds LTL to Parcel Platform, Targets Multi-Mode Shippers
New LTL tool consolidates parcel, less-than-truckload, and truckload visibility in one system for small and mid-sized shippers juggling separate carrier…
Old Dominion Yield Jumps 13% in August as Diesel Climbs 46%
LTL carrier's revenue per hundredweight accelerated from July, but tonnage stayed slightly negative. Fuel surcharge step-ups padded margins as diesel spiked…
LTL Carriers Say Shippers Still Don't Get Density-Based NMFC a Year In
Executives report confusion over freight classification changes that went live in August 2025, driving accessorial disputes and reclassification charges.
Old Dominion Hits 99% On-Time, 0.5% Claims, Here's the Fleet Math
Sixteen straight years as the top-rated National LTL carrier. The operational architecture behind the numbers matters more than the awards.
Saia Opens Duluth, Columbia Terminals, Third Straight Month of Expansion
LTL carrier adds two Midwest locations in June after opening none in 2025. New terminals still run operating ratios in the upper 90s.
LTL Rates Hit $46 Per Hundredweight, But Diesel, Not Demand, Drove It
All-in LTL revenue per hundredweight reached a five-year high in May 2026, but strip out the fuel surcharge and base rates are flat to negative. The truckload…
ArcBest, ABF Freight Raise LTL Rates 5.9% June 22 as Spot Market Jumps
The Fort Smith carrier's general rate increase takes effect June 22, six weeks earlier than the usual August cycle, as spot rates climb across all freight…
NMFTA Pushes Density-Based LTL Classification, What Changes for Shippers
Classification Reimagined moves more commodities to full-scale density provisions as dimensioning tech makes cube and weight more measurable. NMFTA now posts…
Saia Opens Washington, Indiana Terminals, Network Hits 216 Locations
The LTL carrier added terminals in Marysville, WA, and Edinburgh, IN, this month as it pushes density into lanes outside its Southeast core.