News & Highlights

• US spot, contract truckload rates to rise through 2027: indicator

  July 20th 2026

  A prime indicator of higher truckload contract pricing from DAT shows contract rates are still catching up with market conditions and may not peak unt (read more)

• ArcBest trims LTL network, merges truckload, logistics subsidiaries

  July 20th 2026

  Terminal cuts in smaller markets will affect about 1% of the LTL doors in the ABF Freight network, which has more than 220 facilities. (read more)

• MPV capacity easing may only offer temporary relief to shippers

  July 20th 2026

  Strength in project cargo demand is expected to outweigh dip in breakbulk volumes in July, leading to reduced available ship capacity. (read more)

• Arctic service offers speedy China-Europe transits

  July 20th 2026

  The seasonal service offers approximately two-week faster transit than traditional east-west routes that now generally sail around the Cape of Good Ho (read more)

• Persistent blank sailings now structural across trade lanes: Sea-Intelligence

  July 20th 2026

  While the extreme volatility and withdrawal spikes of the pandemic era have concluded, the pre-2020 expectation of single-digit capacity withdrawal is (read more)