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37 posts tagged with “trucking”
The Freight Recession’s Maintenance Hangover Is Becoming a Capacity Risk
Deferred fleet maintenance from the long freight recession is turning into a shipper risk as utilization recovers and truckload capacity tightens.
CXTMS InsightsJune 6, 2026 · 7 min read
Q2 Freight Brokerage Rates Need a Strategy, Not a Guess
Q2 freight brokerage rates are moving through a capacity-sensitive market. Brokers and shippers need lane-level rate strategy, not static assumptions.
CXTMS InsightsJune 4, 2026 · 7 min read
Trucking Credit Metrics Are Improving. That Is a Capacity Signal Shippers Should Not Ignore.
Improving trucking credit and balance-sheet signals are early warnings that capacity discipline, carrier survivability, and bid behavior are changing.
CXTMS InsightsJune 2, 2026 · 6 min read
Diesel Is Still Above $5.50: Why Fuel Volatility Belongs in Every Routing Guide
Diesel’s May 25 average of $5.523 per gallon shows why shippers need fuel volatility, surcharge controls, and oil-risk scenarios built into routing guides.
CXTMS InsightsMay 31, 2026 · 7 min read
The Supreme Court’s Truck-License Ruling Keeps Driver Qualification Risk on the Routing Guide
The Supreme Court's rejection of Florida's truck-license lawsuit does not remove CDL, roadside enforcement, and driver qualification risk from shipper routing guides.
CXTMS InsightsMay 27, 2026 · 6 min read
The 91,000-Pound Truck Pilot Could Redraw the Rail-versus-Truck Cost Equation
A proposed 91,000-pound truck pilot would change more than payload limits. It could reshape rail-versus-truck economics, procurement assumptions, sustainability claims, and modal planning.
CXTMS InsightsMay 25, 2026 · 6 min read
Truck Insurance Costs Are Outrunning Crash Improvements. Shippers Should Care.
Commercial truck insurance premiums are rising faster than inflation even as injury and fatal crash rates improve. Here is what shippers should ask carriers and brokers before those costs hit freight bids.
CXTMS InsightsMay 25, 2026 · 7 min read
Trucking Has Less Slack Than Prior Cycles. Shippers Should Rebuild Routing Guides Now.
Truckload capacity is showing less slack after three weak earnings years, while LTL pricing strengthens. Shippers should rebuild routing guides before tender pressure returns.
CXTMS InsightsMay 23, 2026 · 6 min read
Safer Truck Stops Are Becoming a Driver Retention Strategy, Not Just an Amenity Issue
Truck stop safety is becoming a measurable carrier-management issue as women drivers report harassment, parking gaps, and facility access problems that affect retention and service reliability.
CXTMS InsightsMay 22, 2026 · 7 min read
April ATA Truck Tonnage Was Flat. That Is a Capacity Planning Signal, Not a Non-Event.
April ATA truck tonnage was flat with March but up year over year. For shippers, that stability is a capacity planning signal, not permission to ignore the truckload market.
CXTMS InsightsMay 20, 2026 · 6 min read