Every month, the major less-than-truckload carriers report a handful of numbers — tonnage, shipment counts, revenue per shipment — that most shippers never think twice about. But if you're moving freight regularly, these numbers are worth a closer look. They tell you where capacity is tightening, where carriers are gaining pricing power, and where you might have leverage (or might be about to lose it). August's reports from Saia, XPO, and Old Dominion give us a pretty good sn

TruckSmarter is closing up shop. The company confirmed that its AI-powered driver app, Dispatch, will shut down this Friday. More than 500,000 carriers have used the platform, which combined a free load board with an AI chat interface that allowed drivers to find, bid on, and book freight without navigating traditional load boards. For a company that raised $16 million just last September to accelerate growth and product innovation, the abrupt exit stands out. TruckSmarter ha

Double brokering has long been an open secret in trucking. Recent court decisions suggest that era of tolerance may be ending. Two new cases—one from a Nevada federal district court and one from the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals—show judges increasingly willing to hold brokers and carriers accountable when loads are improperly passed along. The rulings raise the stakes around “reasonable care,” vicarious liability, and the risks of doing business with parties known to double

TFI International is positioning for growth in the U.S. less-than-truckload (LTL) market while working to correct recent pricing missteps—moves that could reshape capacity and rates for shippers in the months ahead. During its second-quarter 2026 earnings call, CEO Alain Bédard confirmed the Montreal-based carrier is exploring the acquisition of a U.S. nonunion LTL carrier valued at approximately C$200 million (about $142 million). The company currently operates a very small

The Port of Los Angeles continues to demonstrate remarkable strength amid global uncertainty. In June 2026, the nation’s busiest container gateway achieved a historic milestone: processing more than 1 million TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units) — marking the best June in the port’s 118-year history and the third-best month ever recorded. This was the third time the port has crossed the million-TEU threshold, a feat no other port in the Western Hemisphere has accomplished even

FedEx is pushing forward with its ambitious Network 2.0 transformation, a multiyear initiative to consolidate its historically separate Ground and Express operations into a more efficient, unified network. During the company's 2026 Investor Day presentation on February 13, Scott Ray—COO-elect for U.S. and Canada surface operations—revealed that FedEx expects to close over 475 stations by the end of 2027. This represents approximately 30% of the carrier's overall facility f

In a landmark deal announced on February 9, 2026, a consortium led by FedEx and private equity powerhouse Advent International has agreed to acquire InPost , Europe's leading provider of automated parcel lockers and out-of-home delivery solutions, in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately €7.8 billion (about $9.2 billion ). The offer price of €15.60 per share (cum dividend) represents a 50% premium to InPost's undisturbed share price from early January 2026. The