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.
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Less-than-truckload carriers, LTL rates, tonnage, yield, and the public LTL operators (XPO, Old Dominion, Saia, ArcBest/ABF, FedEx Freight, TFI/TForce).
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.
ArcBest Pulls GRI Six Weeks Early as LTL Pricing Cycle Speeds Up
ABF Freight's 5.9% rate hike lands June 22, the fourth straight year the carrier has moved its annual increase forward on the calendar.
XPO May Tonnage Up 0.5%, Carrier on Track to Beat Q2 Forecast
Daily shipments rose 3.3% year-over-year in May as XPO's push into small-business freight lifts volume ahead of guidance.
Saia May Tonnage Up 8.4%: Weight Per Shipment Climbs 4.5%
The LTL carrier posted accelerating tonnage growth in May, driven by heavier shipments and easier year-ago comps. Manufacturing data signals more volume ahead.
FedEx Freight Begins Trading as Standalone LTL Carrier at $155.75
The nation's largest LTL carrier spun off June 1 under ticker FDXF. FedEx keeps 19.9% for two years. What the split means for capacity and rates.
Saia Opens Two Terminals, Hits 216 Locations After $2B Build-Out
New service centers in Washington and Indiana extend the LTL carrier's reach in the Pacific Northwest and Midwest: part of a two-year network push that…
Averitt Breaks Ground on Charlotte, Louisville Campuses, 275 Jobs Coming
The Cookeville carrier is doubling down on Southeast capacity ahead of a freight rebound, adding 379 dock doors and 260,000 square feet by end of 2027.