LTL News Updates

Longtime Chairman and CEO Alain Bédard told analysts and investors during TFI’s third-quarter 2026 earnings call that the carrier plans to raid its peers for manager replacements.

The company’s revenue was $2.442 billion in the three months that ended Sept. 30, an increase of 8.1% compared with $2.259 billion in the same period a year earlier. 

Greenwich, Conn.-based XPO benefited from improved freight market conditions and customer service, the executives told analysts and investors.

Less-than-truckload carrier Saia said performance improved at terminals added during its recent phase of expansion.

FedEx Freight offered mixed results in its first earnings report, pointing to transitional bumps as the company learns to stand on its own.

Higher fuel costs and employee health and dental benefits are set to hurt Old Dominion Freight Line’s industry-leading operating ratio in Q4 2026.

Knight-Swift’s LTL operations, which were unified under the AAA Cooper name at the start of 2026, currently operate 180 terminals.

Roadrunner Freight launched its first outbound Canada-to-United States less-than-truckload service, the trucking company announced Oct. 23.

Timely customer service responses and proactive communication are growing in importance for shippers in the LTL space as the freight market rebound continues.

The weight of shipments transported by LTL carriers in the third quarter of 2026 kept rising as an ongoing freight market recovery boosts activity.