Accepted Loads Down 4%, Rejection Rates Still Near 14%
Carriers are accepting fewer loads than in January, yet tender rejections remain more than double the year-ago level. The supply-side correction shows no sign…
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Contract Rates Hit $2.72/Mile, Up 18% Year Over Year
Shippers reset agreements at elevated levels as spot rates climb 50% and the contract-spot gap narrows, giving carriers leverage in annual bids.
Spot Rates Up 10% While Accepted Tenders Fall 3% in Rare Disconnect
Dry van spot rates climbed to $3.53/mile even as contracted freight volume dropped below its 12-month average. Diesel costs and tight capacity explain the…
Diesel Hits $6.26/Gallon as Freight Posts First Growth in 42 Months
Spot rates lag fuel surge by 15 cents per mile. Cass Index turns positive for the first time since 2022. Tender rejections at 14% signal tight capacity into…
Tender Rejections Jump Above 14% as Labor Day Tightens Freight
Rejection rates rise faster than the past three years during the same holiday window. Van spot rates swing wildly, flatbed cools, and reefer holds steady.
Rejection Rates Stall at 13.5% as Rail Siphons Long-Haul Freight
Tender rejections aren't climbing into Labor Day like prior years. Spot rates down 2.5% month over month but still up 44% year over year. Rail is taking the…
Data Center Buildout Adds 1.5% Freight Volume Hidden From Cass Index
AI infrastructure construction is generating truckload volumes that conventional measures miss. Air freight imports up 17%, metals volumes rising, and tender…
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.
Capacity Crunch, Not Demand, Drives Spot Rates to $3.53/Mile
JB Hunt and Knight-Swift beat Q2 earnings on double-digit contract rate gains and 15.44% tender rejections as regulatory barriers keep new carriers out and…
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…
Spot Rates Hold at $3.51/Mile as Diesel Falls, Capacity, Not Fuel, Drives Pricing
Knight-Swift truckload operating income up 69% year over year. Tender rejections at 14.36%, flatbed at 23%. Carriers say regulatory pressure and driver…
Average Load Length Drops 21% Since 2024 as Intermodal Takes Long Haul
Outbound haul length fell from 607 miles to just above 500 miles in two years. Rail intermodal is winning transcontinental freight while short regional moves…