DAT 2026 Freight Focus: Gradual recovery expected for transportation providers as AI reshapes industry operations

BEAVERTON, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Truckload transportation providers should not expect a dramatic rebound in the freight market in 2026, according to the latest annual Freight Focus: Transportation & Logistics Outlook report from DAT Freight & Analytics. Truckload pricing has remained inverted—with spot rates below contract rates—for three and a half years, creating unsustainable pressure on motor carriers where expenses have risen far faster than inflation, the report said. The good ne