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The increase will cost shippers “on average” around 7.5%, Saia said. It also said selected accessorial charges and minimum charges will be impacted.

The LTL industry is retrenching — what does it mean for shippers?

Johns Creek, Georgia-based multi-regional less-than-truckload (LTL) carrier Saia recently announced it has set up shop with a new terminal in the Chicago area, in Franklin Park, Illinois.

A late, unexpected victim of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma that slammed the southeastern United States was YRC Worldwide’s bottom line.

Multi-regional less-than-truckload (LTL) carrier Saia, the ninth largest U.S. LTL carrier serving 34 states, announced this week that it plans to extend its network into the Northeast, effective next year.

In this special edition, the editors of Logistics Management focus on the elements forcing the current shift in the shipper/carrier dynamic and how one carrier in particular, Saia LTL Freight, has taken a 21st century approach to re-engineer its customer communications to build more open, collaborative relationships with the shipper community. Less than Truckload Services Article, Freight Forwarders and Shipping Dynamics

The first quarter is typically the slowest period of freight demand for LTL carriers. With a few notable exceptions, that was reflected in first quarter earnings reports of the major publicly held LTL carriers.

LinkEx was established in 2002. It has 50 employees and generated $36 million in 2014 revenue.

Saia said the approximate $25 million purchase price is subject to LinkEx, an asset-light, third-party logistics provider, meeting growth expectations.

These increases come at a time when the LTL market is in a good spot, due to solid manufacturing and industrial production activity, coupled with decent retail-related volumes in advance of the holiday shopping season.

Shippers who find their less-than-truckload (LTL) freight late, misrouted or only partially delivered may find solace in an innovation devised by Central Transport. Through innovative use of technology, the Warrren, Mich.-based LTL carrier is operating “paperless docks” at its 155 terminals.

Rich get richer, others looking for options

It's no secret that shippers are coping with a new era of tighter capacity, higher rates, and tougher carrier negotiations. With this in mind, we offer this custom issue designed to help shippers get closer to their carriers. After being battered by three years of recession that decimated profits, LTL carriers, not surprisingly, are now laser-focused on improving yields and profitability in order to make decent enough returns to recapitalize their businesses and rolling stock. However, smart carriers are also...

Multiregional less-than-truckload (LTL) carrier Saia said this week it has acquired truckload and brokerage services provider Robart Transportation Inc. and its subsidiary The RL Services Group LLC.