Trucking Volumes Soar but FedEx and UPS Tank — Here’s What’s Next

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I’ve been tracking something strange in the trucking space, and it’s the kind of disconnect that makes you pause and ask what the market is actually pricing in.

Craig Fuller, a trucking entrepreneur who later founded a shipping publication, has been posting data on X showing trucking companies’ tender rejections at all-time highs.

That’s industry shorthand for capacity being maxed out. When carriers reject loads, demand is strong enough that they can choose only the most profitable shipments.

In other words, trucking fundamentals look strong, but stock prices aren’t reflecting it. That’s what makes this situation so unusual.

What the Charts Are Telling Us

Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) has shown some life recently, but the overall chart isn’t convincing. When looking at larger players like FedEx (FDX) and UPS (UPS), the setups still aren’t strong, while some industrial shippers look only marginally better.

The strange part is how similar everything looks. Across the sector, price action is moving in sync with the broader market instead of responding to its own fundamentals. You’d expect a group with strong demand signals to break out independently, but instead it’s trading as part of a larger cluster.

That suggests the market isn’t rewarding individual strength right now. It’s moving in packs, and trucking is being pulled along with everything else — regardless of what the data says.

Why This Matters

If strong trucking volumes truly point to a broader manufacturing rebound, eventually price should reflect that strength. Right now, it hasn’t.

So the question becomes: How do you position for that?

If the fundamentals are real and the market begins to price them in, the goal is to be ready with a clean entry. That means waiting for confirmation — a daily close above a key moving average followed by continuation — rather than chasing early moves.

For now, this is a classic setup where the story sounds strong but price hasn’t confirmed it. Until the market shows its hand, patience remains a position.

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