LTL Tonnage Up 5% in July as Manufacturing Hits Four-Year High
Four major LTL carriers beat seasonal volume trends by 250 to 400 basis points in July. Manufacturing PMI at 55.6, highest since May 2022, signals more…
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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…
ArcBest Cuts 300 Jobs, Closes Terminals to Save $40M as Costs Climb
Fort Smith carrier books $80M in charges to restructure operations and scrap its Vaux trailer-loading system while industry-wide operating costs rise 3.4%.
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…
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.
ArcBest Raises Q2 LTL Margin Forecast 200 Basis Points on Fuel, Rates
ABF Freight parent now expects 90.8% adjusted operating ratio in Q2, 200 bps better y/y, as diesel prices lift fuel surcharges and truckload shipments push…
ArcBest View Platform Lets Shippers Book and Track in One Login
ArcBest launched a unified shipment execution platform May 27 that consolidates quoting, booking, tracking, billing, and performance reporting into one…
FedEx, UPS Hold Top LTL Spots: ArcBest Climbs to No. 9 in 2026
FleetOwner's 2026 for-hire package and LTL rankings show the top eight unchanged, but ArcBest moved up one spot and Central Transport entered at No. 10.
ArcBest Q1 tonnage up 6.5% as ABF Freight shipment weight climbs
LTL carrier beat tonnage forecast with 5% heavier shipments; asset-based revenue rose 2% per day despite 19-cent y/y EPS drop
ArcBest Q1 Revenue Up Despite Soft Freight, What Equipment Spend Says
Fort Smith LTL and asset-light carrier posts revenue gain in uncertain market. First-quarter results offer early read on fleet capital allocation as tonnage…
ArcBest Reports Q1 Loss but Sees April Rate Firming in LTL and Truckload
The Fort Smith carrier posted a $1 million net loss but beat consensus on adjusted EPS. Executives say pricing is climbing as capacity exits continue and the…