LTL carriers eyeing further growth due to truckload shortage
July 14, 2026 10:39 am, EDT LTL capacity is now being absorbed, and weight per shipment is increasing. (John Tetzlaff/Getty Images) key takeaways: The second quarter saw strong demand from less-than-truckload carriers as truckload capacity tightened, with executives reporting rising shipment loads and sequential improvement during the period. This shift reflects a lack of structural