Trucking companies unable to maintain profitability as rates collapse while operational costs remain fixed

US trucking companies face a structural crisis where freight rates have plummeted despite rising operational costs, creating a margin squeeze that makes the business model unsustainable. Carriers are experiencing soaring tender rejections and diminishing capacity utilization, forcing them to operate unprofitably or reject loads. Current rate-setting mechanisms and load-matching platforms fail to account for the true cost of operations, leaving trucking businesses unable to price services profitably.