Truckload rates rose in 2026 on flat freight. SONAR data and ATRI’s 2026 cost study show carriers still earn too little to cover costs. See why rates must keep rising.
Tender rejections are up 268% in three years while volume is up 9%. SONAR data shows why new trucking capacity isn’t entering the 2026 market.
A recent SONAR Sitrep freight intelligence report examines how shippers can protect service and cost when market conditions change.
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.
Commercial trucking carriers are in an increasingly expensive legal bullseye due to costly nuclear verdicts from civil lawsuits.
While a booming heavy-industrial sector has shielded certain segments, the broader housing affordability crisis is actively suppressing volumes across multiple shipping modes.
As the freight market undergoes a rapid reallocation of transportation responsibility, customer pick-up arrangements are reversing and causing incremental rate increases.
As van and flatbed volumes surge and rejection rates climb, the very conditions driving optimism are making it increasingly difficult for major fleets to recruit and retain drivers.
As the freight cycle recovers and utilization rises, the industry is confronting a massive accumulation of deferred maintenance from the prolonged freight recession of 2022–2026.
April’s State of Freight discussion suggests the current freight lull is more seasonal than structural.
While global competitors in Europe and Asia are grappling with surging gas prices and heavy war-risk premiums, the United States is emerging as a structural winner in heavy manufacturing.
Market Monitor is a lightweight SONAR dashboard with AI-powered intelligence.
FreightWaves has compiled a comprehensive SONAR Sitrep detailing the ground-level logistics impact of America’s AI data center build-out.
The State of Freight webinars for several consecutive months have dealt with a new issue each month: a suddenly rising market, regulatory changes or now in the case of the March session, a war in Iran. It has rocked the freight market if for no other reason than the cost of filling a truck has […]
It’s a strong market, but will it stick around? This month’s question for the State of Freight webinar.
Vooma users can instantly validate their pricing against SONAR’s spot rates and lane scores.
The January State of Freight webinar continued with the message that the market may have made a turn that will stick around.
Real-time spot rates, weekly contract rates, benchmarks and lane scores are integrated into Blue Yonder TMS.
The State of Freight webinar took place for the first time in a long time in the midst of a surging market.
OTR Solutions is taking a more direct approach to helping carriers understand and defend their pricing in a volatile freight market. The Atlanta-based logistics fintech provider announced a new partnership with FreightWaves SONAR that will embed real-time market rate intelligence directly into the OTR Solutions ecosystem, giving carriers clearer visibility into how their rates stack […]
