Cass: TL linehaul rates advance in June, volume inflection delayed
Freight shipments softened in June but truckload rates continued to step higher year over year, according to a monthly report from Cass Information Systems.
Freight shipments softened in June but truckload rates continued to step higher year over year, according to a monthly report from Cass Information Systems.
Supply constraints are pushing truckload rates to cycle highs, according to data from Cass Information Systems.
Monthly data from Cass Information Systems showed a volume recovery could be in store for an already supply-constrained freight market.
Monthly data from Cass Information Systems showed truckload rates continued to climb in February, even as freight volumes remained pressured.
The Cass Freight Index showed truckload rates advanced again in January even as volumes fell.
Cass’ Truckload Linehaul Index has been up on a year-over-year comparison in every month of 2025.
Freight shipment declines widened in October, Thursday data from Cass Information Systems showed.
The truckload market took share for a second straight month in September, but overall freight fundamentals remain weak, according to a report from Cass Information Systems.
The Cass Freight Index showed year-over-year shipment declines widened in August.
Freight shipment declines accelerated in July but costs again stepped higher, according to a monthly report from Cass Information Systems.
May data from Cass Information Systems shows continued pressure on freight demand, but carriers are experiencing some pricing relief.
A new Fort Worth-to-Phoenix lane will augment Aurora’s existing Fort Worth-to-El Paso lane, which is expected to begin in the second half of the year.
April data from Cass Information Systems showed some stabilization on the freight industry’s path to recovery.
Q1 earnings season is upon us, with early results pointing to continued degradation in truckload carriers’ financial health. Wisconsin-based Marten Transport released its Q1 earnings on Wednesday, but with publicly traded companies timing is everything.
Freight data from Cass Information Systems shows the industry closed the first quarter on a down note.
Recent data from ACT Research’s March For-Hire Trucking Index showed fleet purchasing intentions at 35% compared to a historical average of 56% for February.
Cass data for February showed a bounce back in shipments after a messy January, but uncertainty now hangs over a tepid demand environment.
The Cass Freight Index showed an increase in truckload linehaul rates for the first time since December 2022.
FTR’s 2025 Transportation Outlook predicts steady growth in spot and contract rates amid a shifting economic and political landscape but cautions that the increases will not be as significant as those of 2020 or 2021
December data from Cass was mixed, with volumes falling notably but truckload rates moving higher.