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Connect with freight leaders nationwide at the FreightWaves Roadshow
The FreightWaves Roadshow 2026 is gearing up for an exciting kickoff. We’re connecting freight and supply chain professionals with critical insights and strategies in some of the most pivotal freight cities across the country.
Railroad
CSX grounds its corporate jet fleet
Truckload Carriers
Heartland Express shakes up operations with CFI rebrand
The Playbook
The Playbook
Has FMCSA’s Decade-Old Chameleon Carrier System Been Running on Autopilot?
When a November 2025 draft memo from the Department of Transportation surfaced promising a groundbreaking “data-driven severity matrix” to catch chameleon carriers, it raised uncomfortable questions about ARCHI (Application Review and Chameleon Investigation), built with $3.5 million in congressional funding in 2012-2013. Is this bureaucratic amnesia, rebranding of an underperforming system, or evidence that FMCSA’s chameleon detection infrastructure has been quietly abandoned?
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Inside SONAR
How brokers can navigate the capacity crunch using SONAR
The SONAR platform offers numerous applications and abundant data to help brokers stay ahead in the increasingly volatile truckload market. Unique datasets—such as tender rejections and volumes—help users recognize when the market is shifting and understand the depth of its impact beyond transactional activity. SONAR also provides robust spot and contract rate data derived from […]
Inside SONAR
SONAR Product Demos and Spotlights from F3 2025
Inside SONAR
Container Atlas gets granular
State of Freight Webinar
State of Freight takeaways: some signs are pointing higher
The State of Freight for October found some reasons to be bullish.
State of Freight takeaways: volumes are weak to stable but silver linings on the horizon
Five takeaways from September’s State of Freight webinar.
State of Freight for August: Market outlook remains murky
FreightWaves’ Craig Fuller and Zach Strickland see housing and auto headwinds, and rising carrier bankruptcies in August’s State of Freight.
Chart of the Week
Chart of the Week
Truckload spot rates spikes are telling us something
Truckload spot rates have seen sharp, intermittent spikes this year, though none have lasted. These sharper swings may signal what’s coming next year.
Chart of the Week
Not the weakest import demand we have ever seen
Chart of the Week
Truckload’s value in critical lane is on the rise despite weak demand
Chart of the Week
Tighter inventories could boost trucking demand
Chart of the Week
How stable are contract rates?
State of Freight Insights
Trucking
Five takeaways from the State of Freight for July: What earnings and the indices are saying about the market
Trucking
State of Freight Takeaways: English language rule for truckers takes effect, early impacts emerging
Trucking
State of Freight takeaways: Freight crash may turn into sudden revival
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Autonomous Vehicles
The sand must flow: Aurora’s driverless fleet hits Permian roads
30 autonomous trucks to haul proppants nonstop on public roads in deal with Detmar Logistics
American Shipper
Asia-US container rates uptick can’t obscure recent plunge
American Shipper
American Shipper
Jaxport COO Bennett dies in car crash
A car accident claimed the life of a Florida port executive early Monday in Jacksonville.
American Shipper
Port of Mobile launches $100M Pier B South overhaul
American Shipper
Israel urged to block Hapag-Lloyd offer for Zim: Report
American Shipper
New gains for container rates as key ocean routes improve
Modern Shipper
Parcel Freight
New SpeedX superhub in Chicago expedites more parcel deliveries
SpeedX has invested in a huge parcel center in Chicago as the arms race among parcel carriers to build competitive networks escalates.
Modern Shipper
Amazon tests 30-minute delivery in two US cities
E-commerce & Fulfillment
Walmart e-commerce sales rise 27% as shoppers opt for same-day delivery
Last-Mile Delivery
US Postal Service makes U-turn on last-mile delivery
Last-Mile Delivery
