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  "id": 7364725,
  "title": "Cass: TL rates jump 11% in August, freight shipments turn positive",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/cass-tl-rates-jump-11-in-august-freight-shipments-turn-positive",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-14T17:17:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Finance",
    "slug": "yahoo-finance",
    "url": "https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/articles/cass-tl-rates-jump-11-171712955.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In August, truckload linehaul rates surged by 11.3% year over year, according to Cass Information Systems data. This marked the largest jump since June 2022 and the 20th consecutive year-over-year increase. Freight shipments turned positive for the first time in three and a half years, increasing by 2.1% year over year, after 42 months of declines. This was the first year-over-year increase in shipments since July. The positive trend in shipments drove Cass expenditures index, which measures total freight spend, to surge 18.7% year over year in August. The report suggests tepid freight demand moving forward due to elevated risks to consumer spending.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Here’s a list of August inflation rates for Canadian provinces",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/heres-a-list-of-august-inflation-rates-for-canadian-provinces",
        "published": "2026-09-14T13:27:36.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "FreightWaves",
        "title": "Cass: TL rates jump 11% in August, freight shipments turn positive",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/cass-tl-rates-jump-11-in-august-freight-shipments-turn-positive-7369151",
        "published": "2026-09-14T17:17:12.000Z"
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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."
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