LTL

Discover the winners of Logistics Management’s prestigious “42nd Annual Quest for Quality Awards,” honoring top performers in transportation and logistics services. This year’s survey garnered over 3,017 responses, evaluating providers across key criteria like On-time Performance, Customer Service, and Information Technology.

Roadrunner, a national less-than-truckload (LTL) services provider focused on long-haul metro-to-metro shipping, recently announced it has added more than 100 lanes to its Smart Network, an initiative focused on enabling Roadrunner to optimize its supply chain, reduce costs and improve efficiency.

The new facilities in Columbus and Toledo will bring jobs and better service coverage.

Keith Peterson, Director of Operations at the NMFTA, breaks down what’s changing on July 19 and how shippers and carriers can prepare

Major changes are coming to the National Motor Freight Classification (NMFC)  methodology and ratings, effective July 19. If you’re unsure what this means or how it might impact your shipping operation, join the club.

The $66 billion less-than-truckload (LTL) market is facing a turbulent year, with tariffs and economic uncertainty significantly impacting profitability. Analysts predict a challenging environment for LTL carriers, who are dealing with supply constraints, changes to the National Motor Freight Classification (NMFC), and increasing pressure on pricing strategies.

C.H. Robinson explained that as it moves more LTL freight than other North American-based 3PLs, the AI agent enables LTL shippers to move over to the new NMFC classification system.

John Luciani, COO of LTL Solutions, for A. Duie Pyle, told LM that the decision to open a new facility in Bridgeport, West Virginia, was driven by the company’s continued commitment to meeting the evolving needs of its customers and enhancing its regional network

ODFL reported that revenue per day was down 5.8% annually in May, driven by an 8.4% decline in revenue tons per day which was partially offset by an increase in LTL revenue per hundredweight.

Cookeville, Tenn.-based freight transportation and logistics services provider Averitt Express recently announced that Irwindale, Calif.-based privately-held, asset-based less-than-truckload (LTL) carrier Best Overnite Express has officially been added to its network of vetted partner carriers based throughout North America, with a focus on enhancing service coverage and transit times for customers shipping to and from the West Coast.

The cost of shipping air is going up this summer. Carriers are in the final stage of preparing shippers for major changes coming in the way freight is classified for less-than-truckload (LTL) shipments on July 19.

The company said that John A. Smith, chief operating officer, U.S. and Canada, of Federal Express, has been selected to serve as the president and CEO of FedEx Freight, and R. Brad Martin, vice chairman of the FedEx Corp. board of directors, has agreed to serve as chairman of the board of FedEx Freight.

In this podcast, LM Group News Editor Jeff Berman interviewed Scooter Sayers, Business Development Director–LTL Solutions at Cubiscan, a leader in freight dimensioning solutions, and principal of Sayers Logistics LLC, an LTL transportation consultancy, delivering LTL solutions by working with shippers, carriers, trade organizations, 3PLs, and technology providers to help move the LTL industry forward.

The second quarter edition of the TD Cowen/AFS Freight Index, which was recently released by New York-based investment firm TD Cowen Inc. and Shreveport, La.-based 3PL and freight audit and payment company AFS Logistics LLC, highlighted how various freight transportation modes are dealing with various issues, including tariff-related actions and an anticipated downward shift in consumer confidence, which could potentially impact prospects for a freight market recovery.

This study was conducted by Peerless Research Group on behalf of Logistics Management . The purpose of this research is to continue to better understand LTL shipping practices and the importance managing various aspects of LTL shipments and transportation.