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Less than Truckload (LTL)
FedEx Freight fires chief commercial officer following internal probe
FedEx Freight announced that it has terminated Chief Specialized Services and Commercial Officer Mike Lyons, who was appointed to the role ahead of the company’s spinoff from FedEx Corp.
Fleet and Maintenance
Motive targets fleet repair costs with AI maintenance
Layoffs and Bankruptcies
Bankrupt Yellow Corp. settles remaining pension claims for $526M
Montgomery v. Caribe
CDL Issues
Layoffs & Bankruptcies
Layoffs and Bankruptcies
Freight bankruptcies pile up as carriers, logistics firms seek court protection
The Playbook
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Florida AG calls semi-truck a ‘rolling dungeon’ after 4 children confined for 6 years
The victims, ages 5 to 9, shared one sleeper bunk while traveling commercial routes between Atlanta and Miami. Authorities say they used cups and paper bags as toilets.
3PL and Brokerage
Broker Transparency Proposal Clears FMCSA and Heads to the White House
SONAR High Frequency Data
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Inside SONAR
Who Has the Leverage Right Now? SONAR’s Pricing Power Index Has the Answer
SONAR’s Pricing Power Index is a data driven read on who has leverage in the freight market.
More from SONAR
SONAR Upgrades Batch Rate Intelligence Into a Full RFP Pricing Engine
SONAR this week released a significant upgrade to Batch Rate Intelligence, expanding the feature from a bulk lane analysis tool into what the company describes as a complete RFP pricing workflow.
USDOT signs on as a customer of SONAR’s high frequency freight market data
The US Department of Transportation has signed a deal to receive high-frequency freight market data from SONAR.
Calling devs: SONAR launches Driver App Shortage Hackathon
FreightWaves SONAR will launch its first virtual Driver App Shortage Hackathon on June 15-22 to address the lack of software built primarily for truck drivers.
Chart of the Week
Chart of the Week
Supply driven trucking market cycle explained in the data
Tender volumes have gone nowhere for two years. Rejections have tripled. The data says this cycle has been defined by capacity leaving the market — not by surging freight demand.
Chart of the Week
Maritime rates back on the rise
Chart of the Week
Modal shift dampens trucking market
Chart of the Week
Why do tender lead times keep climbing
Chart of the Week
Intermodal’s historic growth
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Trucking
August’s manufacturing PMI dips to 54.6; supply chain constraints persist
Manufacturing activity remained expansionary for an eighth straight month in August, with a continued slowing in delivery times.
E-commerce & Fulfillment
ShipStation first to bundle LTL into parcel shipping platform
Last-mile delivery
Last-mile costs rise 12% for a second year
Borderlands: Mexico
$10.75 million in meth found inside leek shipment at Texas border bridge
American Shipper
Global Supply Chain
DHL acquires freight forwarder in Uruguay
DHL Global Forwarding has established a direct presence in Uruguay through an acquisition as the country’s trade and data center buildout grows.
American Shipper
$5.3 million a new record for Panama Canal transit
American Shipper
Port of Los Angeles locks in ONE terminal for 30 more years
Modern Shipper
Last-Mile Delivery
Gofo parcel network quickly mushrooms in 2026
Gofo, a last-mile e-commerce delivery company, is expanding its U.S. footprint at a rapid clip.
E-commerce & Fulfillment
From bullet trains to bikes, Amazon delivers in offbeat ways
Last-mile delivery
The Amazon Prime Effect Is forcing dispatchers into AI
E-commerce & Fulfillment
