{
  "id": 18002217,
  "title": "Peak season inventory surge bolsters TL carriers’ double-digit rate ask",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/peak-season-inventory-surge-bolsters-tl-carriers-double-digit-rate-ask",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-11-03T17:34:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "FreightWaves",
    "slug": "freightwaves",
    "url": "https://www.freightwaves.com/news/holiday-inventory-surge-supportive-of-double-digit-plus-tl-contract-rates"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Logistics Managers' Index, which surveys supply chain executives, revealed that demand for truckload carriers' services is expected to surge in the coming months. The October reading of 70.7 for the index marked a 50 basis point increase from the previous month and the second-highest level in over four years. This surge in indices is largely due to inventory levels rising at the fastest rate in four years, driven by hopeful holiday expectations.\n\nTruckload carriers, who operate under non-dedicated agreements, are targeting double-digit rate increases in their upcoming negotiations. Knight-Swift Transportation, for instance, is experiencing the most peak-season project freight in its network since the pandemic. While cost pressures have affected truckload carriers' earnings in the third quarter, the group expects to capture double-digit rate increases during the bid season.\n\nWarehouse capacity, on the other hand, has been contracting, with a 4.2 point slowdown in the rate of decline. Warehouse prices surged 7.2 points, while aggregate logistics costs, including inventory, warehousing, and transportation, increased by 11.4 points sequentially, marking the fastest growth rate since March 2022.",
  "summary": "The October Logistics Managers’ Index showed a big jump in inventories ahead of the holiday buying season, providing an added tailwind for truckload carriers, some of which have already entered a new bid season. The post Peak season inventory surge bolsters TL carriers’ double-digit rate ask appeared first on FreightWaves .",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}