
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.
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Weight per shipment keeps rising at LTL carriers through third quarter 2026, extending a freight rebound that started earlier this year.

Green Bay carrier sees ongoing supply reduction through year-end as driver exits continue.

One-way fleet captured double-digit contract increases in Q2. June spot market resembled March 2021. Schneider raised full-year EPS guidance 18%.

Import volumes hit record highs while domestic freight demand barely budged. Tight capacity, not tonnage growth, is driving the rate rally.

Carriers are rejecting 16.5% of loads, up from 4% in June 2023. Slow capacity growth and negative authority filings mean the tight cycle will outlast past…

Omaha carrier reports rate gains in dedicated truckload segment following acquisition that closed in first quarter.

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…

Week ending April 18 pushed year-to-date rail traffic ahead of 2025 levels, with grain up 22.9% and petroleum up 15.5% as Iran conflict whipsaws global prices.
Chattanooga carrier sees Q1 net income fall to $4.4M but says capacity is shrinking, driver pay talks are back, and rate momentum is building into Q2.