2026 Outlook: Spot Market strategies for shippers, carriers and brokers
Master the 2026 freight landscape with Trimble’s comprehensive spot market outlook. Gain actionable strategies for shippers, carriers, and brokers to optimize sourcing, integrate advanced procurement
The freight spot market has long been a pressure valve for volatility — but heading into 2026, its role is changing. What was once seen as a last-resort option is now being used more deliberately – alongside contracts – to manage cost, capacity and uncertainty.
We partnered with FreightWaves to survey shippers, carriers, brokers and 3PLs on how they are using the spot market today – and how they expect that approach to evolve in the year ahead.
The findings reveal an industry in transition, navigating uncertainty while reassessing the relationship between contract and spot freight.
In this new whitepaper, 2026 Outlook: Spot Market Strategies for Shippers, Carriers and Brokers, we explore:
- How contract and spot sourcing strategies are shifting across the freight ecosystem
- Where organizations are spending the most time managing spot freight – and why
- How resilience, reliability and operational scale influence spot market decisions
- The role of technology, load boards and human expertise in spot procurement
- How shippers, carriers and brokers plan to use the spot market in 2026
Download today or contact our team, to learn about the solutions we offer to help manage spot market freight more effectively in an uncertain freight environment.
