newsworthy Saia to expand into Northeast in 2017; move seen as stepping stone to national coverage October 27, 2016 DC Velocity Staff No Comments Carrier to enter New Jersey, Pennsylvania in second quarter.Read More
newsworthy Business down, prices up: For LTL carriers, oligopolies are a good thing August 3, 2016 Mark B. Solomon No Comments Concentrated market keeps contract rates elevated even as traffic declines.Read More
newsworthy ODFL chief sees "increased price competition" in LTL as industry grapples with sluggish market April 28, 2016 Mark B. Solomon No Comments Congdon says pricing remains stable, points to yield gains to prove it.Read More
newsworthy On the Move Systems nears acquisition of trucking firm January 15, 2016 Ben Ames No Comments App-based trucking platform would compete with major LTL carriers, company says.Read More
newsworthy YRC's yield game pays off with strong third-quarter performance October 30, 2015 Mark B. Solomon No Comments Carrier shows "best yield improvement" in otherwise forgettable quarter for LTL, analyst says.Read More
newsworthy LTL carriers seen as main casualties of slowing industrial, shipping demand October 28, 2015 Mark B. Solomon No Comments Weakness in manufacturing hits carriers' top and bottom lines. Can inventory bloat come to the rescue?Read More
newsworthy Con-way Freight to boost driver wages early next year; first big nonunion LTL trucker to act September 30, 2014 Mark B. Solomon No Comments Changes seen costing parent firm about $60 million next year, analysts say.Read More
newsworthy Old Dominion waits in the weeds as LTL rivals make their tariff plans known April 4, 2014 Mark B. Solomon No Comments Market leader yet to announce general rate increase, even though everyone else has seemed to.Read More
newsworthy Finding LTL value: lane by lane March 12, 2014 Mark B. Solomon No Comments Con-way Freight is pushing its lane-based pricing program as a way to break free from cookie-cutter rates. The jury is still out.Read More
inbound Climate-controlled LTL containers: An idea whose time has come (again)? February 28, 2014 DC Velocity Staff No Comments Averitt Express announces a new refrigerated service that sounds a lot like an old one.Read More
