Less-Than-Truckload: Highlights and Analysis from the 2026 Mastio Survey

We recently spent time going through the full details of the 1,647 shipper responses in the 22nd edition of Mastio's LTL Survey, and in this report we analyze pricing and service trends across the industry and look for any signs that Amazon Freight has encroached on the turf of traditional LTL carriers. This year, Amazon was not named as a top four most utilized carrier in any of the 5,300 shipper mentions, down from 1 out of 5,100 last year. In contrast to last year, when there were broad-based concerns about industry pricing discipline amid the depressed volume backdrop, LTL pricing has remained firm with the support of a modestly improved demand environment. In this year's survey, Old Dominion once again reigned supreme, holding the #1 national LTL carrier position for the 17th consecutive year while extending its lead on both service and price, although XPO posted its fifth consecutive year of relative service gains and the biggest YoY improvement this year, moving into the "Superi