Cowen/AFS Freight Index points to fuel-driven rate gains, for LTL and parcel, in Q2

The new edition of the Cowen/AFS Freight Index, which was recently released by New York-based investment firm Cowen Inc. and Shreveport, La.-based 3PL and freight audit and payment company AFS Logistics LLC, highlighted how rising fuel prices are having a significant impact on both parcel and LTL (Less-than-Truckload) rates, whereas things are somewhat lessening on the truckload side.

source https://www.supplychain247.com/article/cowen_afs_freight_index_points_to_fuel_driven_rate_gains_for_ltl_and_parcel

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