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It’s a mixed bag for truckers. Truckload spot rates continue to bounce along the bottom, while contract business is struggling to hold its own. And while Yellow’s bankruptcy boosted the LTL market for a time, last year’s freight recession continues to linger. Are there any green shoots out there?

Shippers are regaining pricing leverage as an uninspiring peak season has carriers pining for pandemic-era volumes. 

Summer is shaping up to be one for the history books as the market contends with UPS’s labor negotiations, FedEx’s restructuring, downshifting consumer spending, and slackening parcel demand.

As shippers and carriers adjust and adapt to a post-pandemic world, technology providers face a fast-changing market full of new entrants and fresh demands as well as old challenges.

For our 2022 Rainmakers, success isn’t about fame and fortune. It’s about making a contribution to the logistics field and advancing the profession.

Covid lockdowns in China. Moderating demand easing capacity constraints. Softening e-commerce sales as brick-and-mortar stores make a comeback. Is it just an early, temporary seasonal lull for parcel carriers or a harbinger of a shifting market?

Parcel express carriers are under intense pressure as surging e-commerce shipments fill their networks to the brim. Where will shippers find capacity?