Gain Consulting LLC

03/11/2026

Broker Liability Costs Are Heading for Your 2027 Freight Bids: What Shippers Should Know

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Last week, two of the biggest names in U.S. freight brokerage reported strong third quarters, and their stocks dropped anyway. On October 28, C.H. Robinson closed down 11.14% and Landstar closed down 17.76%. Both selloffs came down to one line on the income statement: insurance and claims.Most of th...

22/10/2026

Cross-Border Freight Hits $160.6 Billion in August: What Shippers Should Know

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North American cross-border trade is moving at a pace we haven't often seen. According to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), freight between the U.S. and its two neighbors was valued at $160.6 billion in August 2026, up 22.6% from August 2025. Trucks did most of the heavy lifting, and Me...

15/10/2026

Truck and Water Freight Prices Are Up 19.3%: What the September PPI Means for Shippers

https://www.gain.consulting/post/truck-and-water-freight-prices-are-up-19-3-what-the-september-ppi-means-for-shippers

The latest Producer Price Index data for transportation services puts hard numbers on what many shippers have been feeling in their freight invoices. Over the 12 months ending in September 2026, producer prices for truck freight and water freight each rose 19.3%, far outpacing the 6.3% increase acro...

13/10/2026

LTL Demand Is Healthy, but Pricing, Diesel and Bond Yields Are Setting the Tone

https://www.gain.consulting/post/ltl-demand-is-healthy-but-pricing-diesel-and-bond-yields-are-setting-the-tone

If you spend your days negotiating LTL contracts, the headline in SMC³'s latest executive briefing is easy to summarize: freight demand drivers are holding up better than most people expected, and almost none of that strength is showing up as relief on the rate side. Manufacturing is expanding, con...

06/10/2026

Peak season doesn't start in November. Your freight costs already did.

The shippers who come out ahead are doing three things right now:
✅ Locking in carrier capacity
✅ Auditing accessorials & surcharges
✅ Routing freight through the lowest-cost option

Gain Consulting helps you pass the Q4 stress test without blowing your budget.

06/10/2026

August LMI : Logistics Costs Keep Climbing, Even as Capacity Loosens

https://www.gain.consulting/post/august-lmi-logistics-costs-keep-climbing-even-as-capacity-loosens

02/10/2026

Manufacturing Keeps Growing, But Prices Are Surging Again

https://www.gain.consulting/post/manufacturing-keeps-growing-but-prices-are-surging-again

The latest ISM Manufacturing PMI report shows the sector expanded for a ninth straight month in September, registering 54.5% — just a tenth of a point below August. On the surface, that reads as "steady as it goes." Underneath, the report tells a more complicated story: new orders and employment b...

01/10/2026

Truckload Capacity Is Tightening — A Closer Look at the Data Behind the Shift

https://www.gain.consulting/post/truckload-capacity-is-tightening-a-closer-look-at-the-data-behind-the-shift

The U.S. trucking industry has entered a driver shortage for the first time in four years. Unlike prior shortage cycles, which were typically attributed to driver demographics, turnover, or a sudden demand spike, this one is primarily regulatory in origin — and that distinction matters for how shi...

28/09/2026

Diesel just hit an all-time high. ⛽

Every mile costs more now than it ever has. For shippers on thin margins, that's not a line item — that's a threat.

Gain Consulting clients? Already insulated.

Fuel prices aren't in your control. What you pay for them still can be.

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24/09/2026

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