SONAR

FreightWaves adds additional risk management and compliance information in the most recent SONAR release.

Since the ELD hard mandate went into effect, the trucking market has added 4% more truck capacity

There is plenty of evidence for increased capacity in the freight market. Volumes are higher than they were in March when the spot market was considered more volatile.

FreightWaves adds additional functionality to SONAR with tri-delta functionality on the Headhaul Index as well as the newly revised Trucks in Market, making it easier than ever to identify market disruptions.

Hurricane Florence has practically shutdown any outbound trucking activity out of the North Carolina coastal market

The full brunt of Florence has yet to be felt in the freight market, but there was plenty of regional impact as carriers and shippers scrambled over the past week to mitigate damages.

FreightWaves CEO Craig Fuller, Chief Economist Ibrahiim Bayaan, and Senior Meteorologist Nick Austin discussed Hurricane Florence’s impact on freight, the general macroeconomic situation, and the upcoming IMO 2020 regulations on maritime fuel.

Charlotte and Atlanta see outsized inbound volumes as carriers move relief suppies into staging areas

Werner Enterprises (NASDAQ: WERN) presented a market update at Morgan Stanley’s 6th annual Laguna conference on September 12, where John J. Steele made his predictions for the upcoming peak season and addressed issues and solutions related to the capacity crunch, e-commerce, and the potential impacts of Hurricane Florence on the market.

Hurricane Florence bears down on the Carolinas. Freight markets are reacting before the first rain drops have fallen.

Truckers are not singing the blues in Memphis (except on Beale Street): It’s currently the number one headhaul market in the U.S.

Mode’s relations with asset-based firms will be critical for its survival, says ex-Hub Group principal Brian Bowers.

FreightWaves releases the Headhaul Index, a measurement of the discrepancy between inbound and outbound volumes.

For the trucking market, the third quarter has been stronger than the second, but no one would know it

It looks like the freight market is waking up from the long running summer doldrums, or is it just a byproduct of the pre-holiday shipper procrastination.

Carriers and brokers have been talking about how slow August has been. Good news: According to our technical indicators, the market is about the turn back in their favor

HCI Equity Partners says in amended filing it may enter transaction to help Roadrunner’s balance sheet.