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LTL news updates provide timely insights on the less-than-truckload shipping news. Stay informed on LTL freight industry trends, market shifts, and key developments that impact trucking and logistics professionals.

Business, Technology, Logistics

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May 6, 2025
Business, Logistics, For-Hire, Top 100

Old Dominion Freight Line Q1 Profit Falls 12.9%; OR Weakens

Profit at Old Dominion Freight Line fell in the first quarter of 2025 and executives say growing optimism for upcoming quarters has been squelched by macroeconomic uncertainty.

April 23, 2025
Business, Logistics, Top 100

FitzMark Acquires High Point Logistics, Pentonix Freight

FitzMark expanded its footprint in the freight brokerage sector by acquiring High Point Logistics and Pentonix Freight.

April 22, 2025
Business, Technology, Logistics, For-Hire

UPS Targets LTL, E-Commerce With New Delivery Options

The logistics giant this week introduced UPS Ground Saver and UPS Ground with Freight Pricing, both part of a broader strategy to compete more aggressively in the evolving delivery market.

April 8, 2025
Government, Business, Equipment, For-Hire

Court Nixes Teamsters鈥 WARN Claims Against Yellow

Judge Craig Goldblatt on Feb. 26 found Yellow to be a 鈥渓iquidating fiduciary,鈥 rather than an employer, at the time it laid off unionized employees.

February 28, 2025
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

TFI Eyes a 鈥楤rother鈥 for TForce Freight, Not a Merger

During TFI鈥檚 Q4 2024 earnings call with analysts Feb. 20, the company鈥檚 top executive said he did not expect any major acquisitions in 2025, after previously promising substantial ones.

February 21, 2025
Business, Equipment, Logistics

Standard Forwarding Freight Buys Midwest LTL Carrier From DHL

Standard Forwarding Freight bought the assets of Midwest less-than-truckload carrier Standard Forwarding from DHL Freight for an undisclosed sum.

February 21, 2025
Business, Equipment, Logistics, For-Hire, Top 100

Knight-Swift, A. Duie Pyle, TFI Buy Ex-Yellow Terminals

The three carriers bought a total of seven former Yellow terminals in private deals from the bankrupt LTL carrier鈥檚 administrators as each sought to bolster its LTL operations.

February 13, 2025
Business, Logistics, For-Hire, Top 100

LTL Players Eye Freight Market Turnaround, Industrial Upturn

Substantial change is expected in the U.S. less-than-truckload sector in 2025, according to market observers and executives, headed by the long-awaited freight market turnaround.

February 6, 2025
Business, Equipment, Logistics, For-Hire, Top 100

Pitt Ohio Buys LTL Carrier Sutton Transport

Pittsburgh-based Pitt Ohio plans to merge Midwest-focused Sutton with its existing Dohrn Transfer LTL unit after an initial period of operating the two separately.

January 7, 2025