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title: "Truckload prices moved higher in April amid signs of a driver shortage"
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description: "The April Cass Transportation Index indicates a rise in truckload prices amid signs of a driver shortage. Freight activity showed modest improvement, with shipments down 4.4% year-over-year but up 0.4% month-over-month. The expenditures component rose 3.5% year-over-year, while the Cass Truckload Linehaul Index increased by 3.2% month-over-month. The report suggests a potential uptrend in linehaul rates due to emerging capacity constraints and new regulations, impacting various transportation stocks including Knight-Swift, J.B. Hunt, and FedEx."
datetime: "2026-05-14T13:15:18.000Z"
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# Truckload prices moved higher in April amid signs of a driver shortage

The April Cass Transportation Index showed modestly improving freight activity, with shipments stabilizing and pricing power continuing to firm, particularly in truckload. Shipments fell 4.4% year over year in April but were up 0.4% month over month. On a seasonally adjusted basis, shipments rose 0.6%, marking a third consecutive monthly increase a...

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