Holiday inventory surge supportive of double-digit-plus TL contract rates

CDL & Trucking News · · Source: FreightWaves · By Todd Maiden · 4 min read at the source

An October surge in inventories ahead of the holiday season is providing a tailwind for truckload carriers, some of which are already entering a new bid season. (Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves)
An October surge in inventories ahead of the holiday season is providing a tailwind for truckload carriers, some of which are already entering a new bid season. (Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves)

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.

Reported by Todd Maiden for FreightWaves (Truckload Carriers), originally published November 3, 2026.

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Topics: Truckload Carriers, company earnings, CSCMP, Knight-Swift, lmi, Logistics Managers Index, TL capacity, TL carriers

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