Cass data showed truckload linehaul rates were up sharply year over year in August, with freight volumes finally inflecting positively after 42 months of decline.
Freight shipments softened in June but truckload rates continued to step higher year over year, according to a monthly report from Cass Information Systems.
Cass data released Monday pointed to the likelihood of a second-half volume recovery as truckload linehaul rates surged again in May.
Monthly data from Cass Information Systems showed truckload rates continued to climb in February, even as freight volumes remained pressured.
December data from Cass Information Systems showed truckload rates continued to step higher as shipments moved lower.
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 Cass Freight Index showed year-over-year shipment declines widened in August.
May data from Cass Information Systems shows continued pressure on freight demand, but carriers are experiencing some pricing relief.
April data from Cass Information Systems showed some stabilization on the freight industry’s path to recovery.
Cass data for February showed a bounce back in shipments after a messy January, but uncertainty now hangs over a tepid demand environment.
December data from Cass was mixed, with volumes falling notably but truckload rates moving higher.
Volumes and expenditures moved higher in November, a Thursday report from Cass Information Systems showed.
The Cass Freight Index shows both volumes and expenditures remained lower in October.
Continued volume weakness along with a steadying rate environment were the primary takeaways from Cass Information Systems’ September report.
Cass Information Systems’ August update shows a freight market that is still awaiting a recovery.
Data from Cass Information Systems showed year-over-year declines in volumes and costs slowed in July.
Freight shipments and expenditures remained depressed in June, Monday data from Cass Information Systems showed.
Shipments and cost data for May show no letup in the freight downcycle.
April data from freight payments platform Cass shows freight demand remains near cycle lows.
