The January State of Freight webinar from FreightWaves looked at low temperatures and signs of a warming market.
Flatbed and refrigerated truckload data suggests their markets may have floored for these two trailer types.
The sustained imbalance between supply and demand has yet to be corrected, such that only an unprecedented tidal wave of demand could satisfy the current amount of capacity in the national freight economy.
The conflict in the Middle East may have late-year implications for the domestic transportation market.
Spot rates did eventually see a boost at the start of the new year, albeit one that was unable to meet our prior forecasts.
This monthly report analyzes the current state of the freight market based on critical insights from our SONAR platform.
The data does suggest that the supply of capacity and demand for its use is moving back toward equilibrium at a relatively fast clip.
Tender volumes began to outpace 2020 earlier this week and are now marching toward favorable comparisons with 2021.
FreightWaves’ December State of Freight webinar looked at the disconnect between healthy volumes and low rejection rates.
Shippers are bucking history and giving carriers more time to pick up their freight in a relatively soft market. What could be causing this and will it stick?
Volumes are leveling out at the start of December, delaying the seasonal dip that ordinarily occurs at this time of the year.
Shippers are reverting to pre-pandemic shipping patterns, which may exacerbate the next freight market shift.
Tender volumes were outpacing 2022 levels before the holiday and came within spitting distance of 2020 — freight demand’s second-best year on record.
This monthly report analyzes the current state of the freight market based on critical insights from our SONAR platform.
The Logistics Managers’ Index has done a great job of explaining freight market capacity shifts over the past several years. The last few months are painting a picture of a market that is racing toward a correction.
There’s no debate that the freight industry is hurting right now, but it’s not because volume is low. We have an oversupply of trucks.
After a relatively easy year for shipping and rightsizing inventories, shippers may have set up a holiday season in which expedited shipments become more prevalent.
This week, freight markets underwent a surprising rally that saw a wave of volumes sweep across the country.
As more and more companies partner with FreightWaves to revolutionize the way they look at their supply chains, new and unique applications arise that create growth opportunities. The SONAR team has listened to customer input and is launching a new mode and new ways to analyze and leverage data. Here are the new features announced […]
Shippers have rebounded in Q4 2023 to once again be the most positive segment. Carriers and brokers have lost some of the steam that led to relative optimism in Q3.
