truckload News Updates

LTL carriers are seeing stronger demand, rising shipment weights and higher rates as truckload capacity tightens, fueling optimism for the second half of 2026.

A former Marine Corps helicopter mechanic, Jim Filter started out at Schneider 28 years ago as a maintenance team leader in Green Bay.

While market conditions have begun to improve in 2026, the largest carriers across many trucking segments reported largely mixed revenue results for 2025.

It's clear the market has turned and the longest freight downturn in industry memory is at an ending, but unrelenting uncertainty is here to stay, researchers say.

Freight rates continue to rise in the truckload sector as seasonal demand intensifies against a backdrop of tightening capacity.

Green Bay, Wis.-based Schneider last opened its coffers for an acquisition in November 2024 with the $390 million purchase of Baltimore-based Cowan Systems.

The Plain City, Utah, native was CEO of Knight Transportation from 1994 to 2014. He was one of four founders of the company in 1990.

Augment acquired Merlin, an AI startup focused on wholesale distribution, and will integrate its technology into Augie, the company’s flagship AI platform.

The Jacksonville, Fla.-based motor carrier posted net income of $39.4 million, or $1.16 a diluted share, for the three months ending March 31.

TFI International posted a stronger first quarter than expected, aided by acquisitions made during the freight downturn that grew its industrial customer base.