TD Cowen/AFS Freight presents mixed readings for parcel, LTL, and truckload revenues and rates
April 10, 2024
The new edition of the TD Cowen/AFS Freight Index, which was recently released by New York-based investment firm TD Cowen Inc. and Shreveport, La.-based 3PL and freight audit and payment company AFS Logistics LLC, was somewhat mixed, with less-than-truckload (LTL) and truckload rates steady, and parcel rates being impacted by fuel surcharge increases and various accessorial charges amid lower demand.
TD Cowen/AFS Freight Index points to flattish rates, driven by muted demand
January 17, 2024
The new edition of the TD Cowen/AFS Freight Index, which was recently released by New York-based investment firm TD Cowen Inc. and Shreveport, La.-based 3PL and freight audit and payment company AFS Logistics LLC, highlighted the impact of muted demand for truckload, less-than-truckload (LTL), and parcel activity, from the third quarter to the fourth quarter.
Trucking capacity hit by slowdown with UPS strike, Yellow uncertainty two wild cards
July 13, 2023
Truck capacity across all modes is slowing because of slackening demand in both industry and retail freight, leading to murky forecasts for the rest of the year by leading freight analysts. Top freight officials throughout the trucking industry are bracing for a slowdown the second half of the year. Truck demand, buoyed last year by the recovery following the COVID shutdown, returns to a more normal level, they predict.
TD Cowen/AFS Freight Index points to impact of market factors on rates and capacity
April 18, 2023
The new edition of the TD Cowen/AFS Freight Index, which was released today by investment firm TD Cowen and Shreveport, La.-based 3PL and freight audit and payment company AFS Logistics LLC, was in line with highlighted rate disparities across various freight transportation modes.
