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Old Dominion Freight Line signals cautious optimism despite LTL volume declines
Logistics Management Jeff Berman March 6, 2026
On a more positive note, the stakeholder added that pricing is still strong but not as strong as it has been in the past.
“Potential positive trends for 2026 include: durable goods inventories are low and need restocking and can serve as an LTL growth catalyst, as well as more domestic industrial capacity coming online—driven by pandemic—can help drive volumes more than import growth, maybe on the truckload side, too,” he noted.
Trucking jobs post slight decline in unexpected total payroll drop
Freight Waves John Kingston March 6, 2026
But the January number marked a significant decline from December, and the small revision didn’t change that. The bottom line is that the just-reported number of truck transportation jobs for February is 4,700 jobs less than December. It’s also 22,100 truck transportation jobs less than a year ago.
February Logistics Manager’s Index heads up to 61.5 as lean inventories tighten transportation capacity and push up freight rates
Logistics Management Jeff Berman March 6, 2026
The report’s authors explained that the LMI score, or reading, is based on eight “unique components” within the logistics sector, including: inventory levels and costs, warehousing capacity, utilization and prices and transportation capacity, utilization, and prices.
The February LMI reading, at 61.5, rose 1.9% over January’s 59.6, marking the fastest rate of expansion going back to February 2025, when it came in a 62.8. It also snapped an 11-month stretch of monthly LMI readings below the all-time average of 61.3.
Link: CSCMP/Colorado State University Logistics Manager’s Index Report
The Major Autonomous News No One is Talking About
Heavy Duty Trucking March 6, 2026
But the real news – potentially industry-rattling news, in my opinion – was buried in the middle section of the press release. Namely, the fact that Aurora is now driving 1,000 autonomous miles during a single autonomous run. And it is doing so (legally) beyond Hours of Service regulations that limit human drivers to 10 hours on duty.
Link: Aurora Press Release Aurora Triples Driverless Network to 10 Routes and Prepares to Expand Across U.S. Sun Belt
A. Duie Pyle developing logistics site near Port of Virginia
Trucking Dive David Taube March 6, 2026
A. Duie Pyle is developing an integrated logistics campus in Suffolk, Virginia, where a 52-door LTL cross-dock and 200,000-square-foot warehouse will be.
Truck Drivers Seek Predictability as Freight Market Shifts
Transport Topics Connor D. Wolf March 6, 2026
Truck drivers are prioritizing reliability in the current uneven freight market as they assess whether to remain with a carrier.
The People. Data. Analytics. annual retention report released Feb. 24 identified predictability as the defining factor in driver retention during the freight market conditions of 2025.
Republicans Press for Tougher CDL Rules After Fatal Crashes
Transport Topics Eugene Mulero March 6, 2026
The measure, which awaits committee consideration, would mandate English‑only testing standards for obtaining a CDL. It also would limit eligibility to U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents and certain work‑visa holders. Under the proposal, trucking licenses issued to “illegal aliens” or individuals with temporary status would be revoked, according to background information provided by the senator’s office.
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