SONAR

Michael Baudendistel Wednesday, July 16, 2025

SONAR adds intermodal savings rates

Building upon SONAR intermodal and dry van contract rate data already available in the platform, as of today, intermodal savings rates are now included in SONAR, as a national average, for 63 individual lanes, and two indices.  The LA to Dallas lane is competitive between truckload and intermodal with a 9% average intermodal savings rate. […]

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Michael Baudendistel Tuesday, June 3, 2025

Shippers called the first half better than carriers

Echo surveyed 5,000 carriers and shippers on the freight market On Tuesday, Echo and FreightWaves co-hosted a webinar that featured Sean Burke, Echo chief commercial officer, and Jay Gustafson, Echo executive vice president of brokerage operations. The presentation discussed the results of a survey conducted at the end of last year, with more than 5,000 […]

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Michael Baudendistel Thursday, May 29, 2025

TACO in container ship data

Ocean carriers are maintaining pricing power This chart of ocean spot rates has moved in a manner similar to stock market averages. (Chart: SONAR) By now, most of us have seen memes about a new and creative way to say “Buy the dip,” which is, of course, Trump Always Chickens Out, or TACO. In addition […]

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Michael Baudendistel Thursday, May 22, 2025

Trade War Command Center quantifies import turmoil

‘Air pocket’ makes its way to port and intermodal volume SONAR Trade War Command Center In April, numerous U.S. ports set records for import volume. The SONAR Trade War Command Center application shows expected steep month-over-month declines in import volumes based on a 14-day moving average of bookings by date of departure. Most notably, volume […]

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Michael Baudendistel Wednesday, April 23, 2025

Freight industry braces for drop in demand

Tender volume takes a dive Tender volume, a measure of how often shippers request carriers to move loads, has trended down in recent days. (Chart: SONAR) Up until the past few days, for all the turmoil in trade policy and the financial markets, SONAR had not been showing much change in freight demand, as measured […]

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Craig Fuller, CEO at FreightWaves Wednesday, December 18, 2024

SONAR’s December updates bring AI-powered insights and enhanced user experience

SONAR’s latest release introduces a game-changing feature: the National Insights Landing page. This powerful tool provides a comprehensive overview of the freight market, highlighting shifts in capacity, demand and fuel prices. The intuitive interface spotlights weekly top-moving markets, allowing users to quickly identify trends and opportunities.

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Michael Baudendistel Wednesday, December 18, 2024

Freight market shows additional signs of recovery

Tender rejection rate rises as holidays approach The tender rejection rate has risen steadily since early October despite tender volume declining. That implies that capacity is leaving the market, which is leading to a tighter freight market. (Chart: SONAR) Both truckload spot rates and tender rejection rates are indicating that the freight market is tightening. […]

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Craig Fuller, CEO at FreightWaves Thursday, December 12, 2024

SONAR releases Coverage Guide, an AI-powered freight market intelligence offering for brokers

In a significant advancement for the freight brokerage industry, SONAR, the leading provider of high-frequency freight market data, has unveiled the Coverage Guide, an AI-powered offering within its new Broker Tool Kit. This cutting-edge application aims to simplify the complex decision-making process for freight brokers, enhancing efficiency and profitability.

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FreightWaves Staff Monday, March 20, 2023

Atlassys TMS integrates FreightWaves TRAC spot rates

Atlassys TMS, a Georgia-based transportation management system provider, has announced it has integrated FreightWaves TRAC truckload spot rates into its software.  The integration, which is now live and available to mutual customers, provides FreightWaves Trusted Rate Assessment Consortium (TRAC) spot rates and SONAR Capacity Lane Scores within Atlassys TMS. FreightWaves is a price reporting agency […]

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