---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-252530"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SAIA"
cik: "0001177702"
company_name: "SAIA INC"
filed_at: "2026-06-02T11:45:16+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-02T11:50:41.710502+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Saia reports April/May LTL shipments up 5.6%/3.7%, tonnage up 6.9%/8.4% YoY

## Summary
- April 2026: LTL shipments per workday +5.6%, LTL tonnage per workday +6.9% vs April 2025.
- May 2026: LTL shipments per workday +3.7%, LTL tonnage per workday +8.4% vs May 2025.
- QTD through May: LTL shipments +4.6%, tonnage +7.6%, weight per shipment +2.9% vs prior-year period.
- LTL weight per shipment improved 1.3% in April and 4.5% in May, indicating heavier freight mix.
- Data is preliminary; Q2 and full-year results may differ materially per risk factors.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-252530
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SAIA
- cik: 0001177702
- company_name: SAIA INC
- filed_at: 2026-06-02T11:45:16+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1177702/000119312526252530/0001193125-26-252530-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1177702/000119312526252530/saia-20260602.htm

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