{"id":364681,"date":"2025-12-09T08:02:30","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T13:02:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tech.co\/?p=364681"},"modified":"2025-12-09T08:03:25","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T13:03:25","slug":"logistics-companies-reduce-staff-low-freight-demand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tech.co\/news\/logistics-companies-reduce-staff-low-freight-demand","title":{"rendered":"Logistics Companies Are Reducing Workforces Due to Low Freight Demand"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column]\n<\/p><div class=\"verdict-box inform-box\" data-eventcategory=\"verdictbox\" data-component=\"verdict-box\" data-total-positions=\"3\">\n\n <div class=\"verdict-box-wrap inform-box-wrap\">\n <h3 class=\"verdict-box-title\">Key Takeaways<\/h3>\n \n <div class=\"verdict-box-info\">\n<ul>\n<li>A monthly survey from Tech.co has revealed a <strong>drop in freight demand<\/strong> that is hurting logistics professionals.<\/li>\n<li>This drop has led to <strong>external pressures becoming an even bigger problem<\/strong> for these companies.<\/li>\n<li>Our data suggests that businesses are therefore<strong> turning to methods such as workforce reduction<\/strong> in order to keep themselves afloat.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"verdict-box-footer inform-box-buttons\">\n <div class=\"container\">\n <div class=\"row\">\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n[vc_column_text css=&rdquo;&rdquo;]According to the latest research from Tech.co, a reduction in freight demand is <strong>putting pressures on logistics professionals.&nbsp;<\/strong>\n<p>The drop in demand is also<strong> exacerbating existing pressures<\/strong> for companies, such as increasing diesel prices.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, logistics companies have <strong>shifted their money-saving strategies<\/strong>, increasingly turning towards reducing their <a href=\"https:\/\/tech.co\/logistics\/logistics-industry-ignoring-ongoing-staff-crisis\"><strong>workforce<\/strong><\/a> and employee hours.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&rdquo;2\/3&Prime;][vc_column_text css=&rdquo;&rdquo;]<\/p>\n<h2>Reduced Freight Demand is Hurting Logistics Professionals<\/h2>\n<p>During a time of year where it&rsquo;s expected to be high,<strong> freight companies are experiencing <a href=\"https:\/\/tech.co\/logistics\/high-demand-freight-down-third\">reduced demand<\/a><\/strong>, according to the latest monthly findings from Tech.co.<\/p>\n<p>In our survey, 17% of sector professionals <strong>reported experiencing &ldquo;low freight demand&rdquo;<\/strong> through both October and November.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&rdquo;1\/3&Prime;]<\/p><p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a class=\"js-aw-brand-link\" href=\"https:\/\/compare.tech.co\/software-deals-live\/\" data-feed=\"XuPuf49GEEm4y0PaIQDZ0dEjkEf760Vv\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-333457\" src=\"https:\/\/images.tech.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/18114043\/About-Techco-video.jpg\" alt=\"About Tech.co Video Thumbnail Showing Lead Writer Conor Cawley Smiling Next to Tech.co Logo\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\"><\/a><strong>This just in! View<\/strong><br>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/compare.tech.co\/software-deals-live\/\">the top business tech deals<\/a> for 2026 &#128104;&zwj;&#128187;<br>\n<\/strong><a class=\"js-aw-brand-link\" href=\"https:\/\/compare.tech.co\/software-deals-live\/\" data-feed=\"XuPuf49GEEm4y0PaIQDZ0dEjkEf760Vv\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-348272 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/images.tech.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/09122654\/ok-1.png\" alt=\"See the list button\" width=\"200\" height=\"85\"><\/a><\/p>\n[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&rdquo;&rdquo;]Other measurements, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cassinfo.com\/freight-audit-payment\/cass-transportation-indexes\/cass-freight-index\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the Cass Freight Index<\/a>, have reported similar numbers. 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This has caused it to become a significant budgetary constraint.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&rdquo;&rdquo;]<\/p>\n<h2>Logistics Businesses Take on More Extreme Survival Measures<\/h2>\n<p>As a result of this drop in demand, professionals are&nbsp;<strong>turning to more extreme measures&nbsp;<\/strong>to save costs, switching up the cash-flow improvement strategy that we&rsquo;ve seen over the past few months.<\/p>\n<p>Since September, businesses looking to manage their financial situation by reducing employee headcount has <strong>risen sharply by 15%<\/strong>. Likewise, those reducing employee hours for the same reason has increased by 13%.<\/p>\n<p>In turn, companies are moving away from methods such as financing or restructuring debt, as this <strong>decreased by 13%<\/strong>&nbsp;since September. As <a href=\"https:\/\/tech.co\/news\/labor-shortages-us-freight-boom\"><strong>freight struggles continue<\/strong><\/a>, it seems to be becoming more apparent to companies that new methods of survival might be necessary.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The latest Tech.co data reveals that a drop in freight demand is causing a shift in how logistics companies stay afloat. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9784,"featured_media":364685,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"single-sidebar.php","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-364681","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","col-12"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Logistics Companies Reducing Staff Due to Low Freight 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