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.
Less-than-truckload carrier XPO reported higher shipments in November one day after it was announced to have the largest winning bid at Yellow’s terminal auction.
Less-than-truckload carrier Yellow Corp. sees tonnage fall by mid-teen percentages in the first two months of the third quarter as it implements the first phase of its restructuring.
Less-than-truckload provider Forward Air continues to register notable revenue growth more than one year into freight swap.
More signs of slowing in the less-than-truckload industry appeared Thursday when ArcBest provided a third-quarter update.
Third-quarter updates from less-than-truckload carriers highlight a freight market that continues to slow.
Less-than-truckload carrier Yellow Corp. reported another drop in tonnage during May as its terminal rationalization continues.
Old Dominion Freight Line reported a continuation in positive revenue, pricing and tonnage trends during May.
A couple of less-than-truckload carriers reported positive demand trends for the first two months of the second quarter.
A Wednesday update from less-than-truckload carrier Yellow Corp. showed volume trends worsened in February on what was supposed to be an easy year-over-year comp.
ArcBest reported Friday that the favorable revenue trends logged in the fourth quarter have continued through the first two months of the first quarter.
First-quarter updates from Old Dominion and Saia show LTL carriers are off to another strong start.
Less-than-truckload carrier Yellow Corp reports the weakest revenue trends out of the public carriers providing fourth-quarter updates.
