U.S. freight demand, spot rates, load availability, and market trends that impact owner-operators and carriers.
Retailers are signaling that the container tide is ebbing faster than it rose. After frontloading goods ahead of tariff deadlines, importers expect the typical year-end cooldown to give way to deeper year-over-year declines in early 2026 — a shift that…
LRT Group has acquired Xpress Global Systems (XGS), the Chattanooga-based less-than-truckload specialist focused on floor coverings. Industry outlets confirmed the deal Friday, with XGS telling customers the new ownership is aimed at strengthening service breadth while preserving the carrier’s high-touch…
Wabash was hit with a debt downgrade this week, a move tied to a trailer market that remains stuck in low gear and is pressuring cash generation and leverage, according to a report by FreightWaves published Friday, November 7. The…
LRT Group’s purchase of Xpress Global Systems (XGS) gives a fresh owner to one of the nation’s best-known niche LTL providers, a carrier built around the quirks and complexity of moving floor coverings. The deal, first reported Friday, underscores a…
Ocean freight is getting a short reprieve from the policy shocks that defined much of 2025. A fresh pause in U.S.–China port fees, coupled with targeted tariff rollbacks, has eased immediate cost risk on the water. But the stability is…
RXO says the truckload market flipped against brokers late in the third quarter: buy rates climbed as carrier capacity exited, while contracted sell rates lagged. The result is the classic brokerage “rate squeeze” now pressing RXO’s largest business — and…
Wabash’s debt rating was cut this week, a fresh sign that the trailer cycle hasn’t found bottom. The move reflects how prolonged weakness in new orders and softer cash generation are pinching OEM balance sheets — and it raises the…
LRT Group has acquired specialized less-than-truckload carrier XGS, according to reporting this week from FreightWaves. The deal brings another niche LTL network under new ownership at a time when carriers are prioritizing density, service reliability and profitable freight mix over…
GXO Logistics capped the September quarter with new highs and a clear message to freight partners: its next leg of growth leans heavily into North America. The contract logistics giant posted $3.4 billion in third-quarter revenue, up 8% year over…
United Parcel Service restarted processing at its Louisville “Worldport” air hub on Wednesday evening, Nov. 5, with the company targeting a return to near-normal cadence and first-wave arrivals by Thursday morning, Nov. 6. The move is intended to unclog a…
