FreightWaves Today

North American rail traffic saw a bounce back in Week 37, with carload and intermodal volumes showing positive year-over-year growth. However, the week closed with significant news regarding the Surface Transportation Board’s review of a major railroad merger application. A new board member issued a surprising concurring opinion, criticizing the application as “shallow” and lacking […]

Nuclear verdicts in trucking are reshaping carrier risk, insurance costs and courtroom strategy. In this FW Today roundtable, Greg Reed of Hanson Bridgett and Drew Singleton Wilder of Vicarious Liability Risk Management break down what fleets, brokers and trucking leaders need to know. The panel digs into liability exposure, litigation trends and how the legal […]

John Ferguson of Pivot Supply Chain Solutions joins FreightWaves Today for a straight conversation on supply chain strategy, market conditions and what operators should actually focus on. What’s the biggest issue your team is dealing with right now? Freight brokers are fielding a new kind of sales call. John Ferguson, founder and CEO of Chattanooga-based […]

Sean Dehan breaks down Truckstop strategy and the freight market view on FW Today. Truckstop Chief Operating & Strategy Officer Sean Dehan joins FreightWaves to talk through what he’s seeing in the market, how strategy is shifting and what matters for freight operators right now. Straight discussion, no filler. #FreightWaves #Truckstop #FreightMarket Spot market load […]

Diesel prices are swinging hard — and even JPMorgan says it doesn’t see a clear resolution. John Kingston breaks down the 25-cent futures move, the export ban talk, and why New England, the Gulf Coast and the West Coast would not feel it the same way. If you run freight, buy fuel or watch margins, […]

Diesel prices could push more capacity out in Q4 — and that may be the real freight market story. RXO’s Corey Klujsza breaks down why spot demand looks softer, why contract routing guides are shifting, and why carrier costs still leave the market vulnerable to higher rate volatility. This FreightWaves Today segment digs into consumer […]

The milk in your fridge has an expiration date, but what about your trucking insurance? Learn how outdated insurance policies create massive liabilities for carriers, brokers, and shippers. Andy Sharpe from MeshVI reveals how real-time, VIN-level data can prevent costly gaps and tackle pervasive insurance fraud in logistics. Don’t let stale data put your operation […]

Houston freight tightened fast — from one of the loosest markets to No. 2 for tightening in under two weeks. This freight market update breaks down tender rejections above 14%, spot rates at 342, diesel at $6.54, intermodal strength and what tropical storm risk could mean for supply chains. Key takeaways: volume is up week […]

Diesel supply is down 8% worldwide — and that’s the number trucking needs to watch. Andy Lipow of Lipow Oil Associates breaks down how Russian refinery attacks, Strait of Hormuz risk and Middle East disruptions are squeezing diesel markets while crude stays relatively softer. If you move freight, buy fuel or manage transportation costs, this […]

Autonomous yard trucks are moving from pilot to commercialization. Douglas Taylor of Autonomous Solutions explains why yard automation isn’t a tech problem anymore — it’s an adoption and yard-operations problem. He breaks down what’s slowing fleets and facilities down, how Mobius connects with the yard management system, and why consistency, visibility and remote supervision matter […]

Site selection is changing fast: resilience is beating pure low-cost analysis. DiDi Caldwell, CEO of Global Location Strategies, breaks down how manufacturers are weighing energy, labor, logistics, tariffs, border risk and community pushback when deciding where to put new capacity. She also explains why companies are delaying irreversible bets, why North America has an edge, […]

Truckload rejections just climbed back to 14.5%, and that’s the clearest sign yet that peak season may finally be showing up. In this SONAR update, the FreightWaves Today team breaks down tender rejections, truckload volumes, diesel prices and linehaul rates to answer the question every carrier and broker is asking: is this market tightening, or […]

Packers logistics is a no-fail job, and Paper Transport has handled it for 10 years. Ben Schill breaks down how the Green Bay Packers’ gear gets to away games, where the backup plan sits, and why dedicated trucking matters when game day freight can’t miss. The conversation also gets into carrier quality, brokerage risk and […]

Transflo strategy and freight tech execution are the focus here: what brokers, carriers and tech partners are still getting wrong in today’s market. Ryan Schreiber of Metafora and Don Everhart of Transflo break down where adoption stalls, what actually matters to operators, and how to think about freight tech when margins are tight. If you […]

AI in freight procurement could cut bid events from months to just 2-3 weeks. Emerge CEO Mark McEntire explains why shippers can’t treat procurement as a once-a-year event anymore. In this FreightWaves Today interview, McEntire breaks down the shift from annual RFPs to continuous procurement, why price alone is no longer enough, and how shippers […]

The freight market is showing an unusual tightening with widespread increases in tender rejection rates across the United States. Join us as we dive into the latest SONAR data, analyzing the unexpected post-Labor Day surge and what it signals for capacity and spot rates. We’ll examine regional impacts, trailer type trends, and the underlying factors […]

Canada tariffs are now hitting 700+ U.S. products, and some trade flows are moving from tariffs to outright bans. Kyle Peacock of Peacock Tariff Consulting breaks down what the U.S.-Canada breakdown and USMCA deadlock with Mexico mean for cross-border freight, trucking lanes, auto, steel, aluminum and shipper planning. The big takeaway: freight is already being […]

Diesel prices just hit about $6.33 a gallon — 50 cents above the previous record — and Tom Kloza says trucking still has a long way to go. In this FreightWaves Today interview, Kloza breaks down why diesel is disconnecting from crude, how refinery outages and global conflict are squeezing supply, and why the next […]

The freight market is showing its first signs of year-over-year growth in 42 months. Dive into this week’s Sonar update as we break down rising diesel prices, the latest spot rates, and how shipping volumes are signaling a fragile but shifting market as peak season approaches. Understand the key numbers impacting your operations and what […]

Amazon Business is now a $60B operation serving 11 million customers worldwide. In this FreightWaves Today interview, Amazon Business exec Daniel Silverfield breaks down what that scale means for procurement, supplier consolidation, same-day grocery delivery and AI-driven savings. The big takeaway: business buyers want fewer suppliers, better visibility and less waste in purchasing. Silverfield explains […]