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Short-Haul Freight Is Winning as Long-Haul Slips

FreightWaves Trade press Published 23rd September 2026 Global, US

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What the source reported

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<p>Short-haul freight is up 35% year to date, and that shift is changing the truckload market. In this SONAR update, we break down why under-100-mile freight is growing, why long-haul volumes are slipping, and how intermodal is pulling freight out of over-the-road networks. You’ll also get the latest read on tender rejections, which are still [&#8230;]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.freightwaves.com/news/short-haul-freight-is-winning-as-long-haul-slips">Short-Haul Freight Is Winning as Long-Haul Slips</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.freightwaves.com">FreightWaves</a>.</p>

Publication
FreightWaves · Trade Publication
Published
23rd September 2026
Original report
freightwaves.com

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What ProcIntel recorded

ProcIntel-derived
Category
Supply Chain & Logistics
Geography
Global, US
Organisations
None identified
Collected
24th September 2026 · 01:12

Initial assessment ProcIntel's automatic, provisional read of this individual Signal -- Initial Significance and Initial Confidence, computed deterministically before any Event extraction or human review.

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Significance 1 · Low
Confidence 2 · Low

Initial Significance Low (14.0/100). Strongest contributor: Procurement Impact (6.0/30 points). Limiting factor: Geographic Breadth (0.0/10 points). Initial Confidence Low (39.0/100, data sufficiency: Partial). Strongest contributor: Source Authority (20.0/40 points). Limiting factor: Extraction Quality (3.0/15 points).

Strongest contributor
Procurement Impact
Limiting factor
Geographic Breadth
Possibly the same underlying story as World Running Short Of Supertankers Threatens Long-Haul Oil Flow — flagged automatically, never merged automatically.