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Truckload Carriers
Cass: TL rates jump 11% in August, freight shipments turn positive
Cass data showed truckload linehaul rates were up sharply year over year in August, with freight volumes finally inflecting positively after 42 months of decline.
American Shipper
Almost 1 million TEUs in new record for this U.S. container gateway
3PL and Brokerage
Pink Cheetah, TQL fight it out as transparency rule awaited
Truck Driver Issues
Rejigged NLRB likely to target Cemex rule, used by Teamsters to organize
CDL Issues
Layoffs & Bankruptcies
Layoffs and Bankruptcies
Freight bankruptcies pile up as carriers, logistics firms seek court protection
The Playbook
News
Shell Rotella to debut video for National Truck Driver Appreciation Week
Shell Rotella will release a video Sept. 13 featuring professional truck drivers discussing their careers and experiences in trucking. The recordings were made at the 2026 Mid-America Trucking Show, where nearly 100 drivers participated.
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
Imports and inventories stabilize in 2026, but for how long
Container import activity has been steady throughout the summer with no sharp shifts in inventories. Recent history suggests that will change.
Chart of the Week
Supply driven trucking market cycle explained in the data
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
Company Earnings
Less than Truckload (LTL)
ArcBest sees tonnage growth accelerate in August; raises Q3 asset-light guide
Editor's Picks
Trucking Equipment
Bank exits squeeze truck financing for mid-size fleets
Truck financing has thinned out for carriers rebuilding after the freight recession. Mitsubishi HC Capital’s Kirk Mann on what now separates an approval from a decline.
Borderlands: Mexico
Borderlands Mexico: Exports of Mexican-made heavy-duty trucks to US roar back
Borderlands: Mexico
DEA seizes over 2,000 pounds of meth in cabbage freight shipment in South Texas
American Shipper
Groundbreaking for $669M East Coast container terminal
American Shipper
PostalMag
DHL augments facility’s parcel capacity in northwest Germany
DHL Post & Parcel has added significant new capacity at its Cologne, Germany, parcel center.
American Shipper
25 dead as fire engulfs cargo ship at China shipyard
American Shipper
Colonial Terminals opens new Savannah breakbulk hub
American Shipper
World container volumes post record 17.3 million TEUs in July
Modern Shipper
Technology
Aviro360 targets dwell time with automated yard inventory
Operators have spent years buying systems of record. Aviro360’s pitch is that none of them work when the yard data feeding them is already four hours old.
E-commerce & Fulfillment
ShipStation first to bundle LTL into parcel shipping platform
Last-mile delivery
Last-mile costs rise 12% for a second year
Last-Mile Delivery
