LTL intraquarter updates

ArcBest’s February update displayed stable results for its less-than-truckload segment, while its outlook for asset-light operations improved.

Less-than-truckload carrier Saia reports tonnage improvement in November.

XPO’s fourth-quarter update showed less-than-truckload trends largely in line with the company’s prior guidance.

ArcBest lowered third-quarter margin expectations for its asset-based unit, which includes less-than-truckload operations.

Less-than-truckload carrier Saia saw tonnage move back into negative territory in August as the manufacturing complex nears a third full year of contraction.

Old Dominion Freight Line reported Thursday that tonnage declines accelerated in August.

Less-than-truckload carrier XPO’s third-quarter update showed a notable moderation in tonnage declines during August.

Easy comps and dynamic pricing have ArcBest back in growth mode, but yields are now lagging.

Less-than-truckload carrier Saia reported a decline in tonnage for the first time since Yellow Corp. closed.

Less-than-truckload carrier XPO saw a volume decline in May that was in line with its previous guidance.

Old Dominion Freight Line said in a Wednesday update that the soft trends experienced so far in 2025 continued through May.

ArcBest said it added more truckload freight in February to stem the volume declines at its less-than-truckload business.

Less-than-truckload carriers Old Dominion and Saia maintained their respective growth strategies in February while both await a market turn.

A soft macroeconomic environment has resulted in lighter shipments for ArcBest and a delay in the company’s freight swap.

ArcBest’s efforts to improve freight mix are producing big swings in its operating metrics, a May update revealed.

Less-than-truckload carrier XPO reported a modest increase in volumes during May, but yields took a notable step higher.

Old Dominion’s volume metrics continue to lag peers, largely by design.

Old Dominion Freight Line reported modestly better trends in February compared to January but noted the market remains soft.

Forward Air reports positive tonnage trends for the first two months of the fourth quarter.

ArcBest said tonnage declines in November were tied to efforts to unwind dynamic pricing initiatives.