Motor Freight 2022: Pedal to the Metal

In this Special Digital Issue, the editors of Logistics Management have curated several feature stories that encapsulate the current state of U.S. motor freight services in an effort to help shippers understand the challenges their truckload, less-than-truckload, and parcel carriers now face as they aim to achieve service levels that match our new digital demands.


Motor Freight 2022: Pedal to the Metal

Is the booming market for motor freight finally slowing down after an unprecedented two years of demand following the COVID-induced economic lockdown?

To read the headlines of the financial press, one might say the answer is “yes.”

However, talk to the top trucking executives in the country, and one might find a different answer.

In this Special Digital Issue, the editors of Logistics Management have curated several feature stories that encapsulate the current state of U.S. motor freight services in an effort to help shippers understand the challenges their truckload, less-than-truckload, and parcel carriers now face as they aim to achieve service levels that match our new digital demands.

Inside this issue…

  • Top 50 Trucking: Pedal to the metal
  • Carriers flex muscles
  • Truckload: The roller coaster ride continues
  • The future of motor freight
  • Digital Freight Matching: From novelty to mainstream
  • 2022 Parcel Express Roundtable: Challenges persist
  • Truckload Roundtable: Advantage carriers Private
  • Fleets: Still creating competitive advantage
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