Supply Chain entity
All 1 tracked stories fall under one category: market-trends. Of the tracked stories, 1 of 1 also mention ACT Research, the most common co-covered peer. At 6, the average consequence score sits below the same-window beat average of 6.6. Each story carries 2 original sources on average, compared with 2.4 for the broader beat in this window.
Last mentioned: Jul 25, 2026
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Coverage balance Negative coverage leads. Negative coverage exceeds positive coverage by 100 percentage points.
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All 1 tracked stories fall under one category: market-trends. Of the tracked stories, 1 of 1 also mention ACT Research, the most common co-covered peer. At 6, the average consequence score sits below the same-window beat average of 6.6. Each story carries 2 original sources on average, compared with 2.4 for the broader beat in this window. Shippers appears in 1 tracked Supply Chain story from July 25, 2026.
Computed from the 1 stories linked to this entity, with beat comparisons drawn from all 25 Supply Chain stories published in the same date window. Shares are omitted below five stories and comparisons below a twenty-story baseline.
Coverage cohort
Other entities that clear the same relevance threshold in stories also covering Shippers. Shared-story counts are live from our verified record — not editorial picks.
Capacity Index Climbs to 43-Month High of 55.0
Larger fleets signal expansion, but Class 8 sales remain below replacement, limiting overall capacity.
Freight Rate Index Reaches Record 79.7
Spot market rates hit an all-time high, reflecting extreme capacity tightness.
Driver Availability Index Hits 5-Year Low
The index plunges to 30.4 in April, reflecting the sharpest driver scarcity since 2021.
FMCSA Nondomiciled CDL Restrictions Take Effect
New rules tighten eligibility for commercial driver licenses, immediately reducing the available driver pool.
Supply chain managers face prolonged cost pressure as the ACT Capacity Index rises to 55.0, a 43-month high, while the Freight Rate Index holds near record levels. Driver availability remains critically low due to FMCSA regulations, challenging just-in-time logistics models.
Source: FreightWaves · finance.yahoo.com
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