Sponsored Insights

Matt Herr Tuesday, March 3, 2026

How to Turn Fleet Data Noise Into Signal

FreightWaves’ Thomas Wasson sits down with EROAD’s David Blackwell, ELD and Transport Product Manager, and Akshay Kumar, Senior Product Manager, to discuss why fleets with more data than ever are still struggling to act on it, and what the path forward actually looks like.

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Sponsor Friday, February 27, 2026

Breaking Down the Document Barrier Between Delivery and Cash

Every load that moves across the American freight network generates a paper trail. Proof of delivery documents. Bills of lading. Rate confirmations, accessorial charges, invoices – the list is endless. By the time a single shipment reaches its destination, carriers and brokers are managing a half-dozen or more documents, and each one needs to be […]

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Ashley Coker Prince Monday, February 16, 2026

Carriers anticipate pricing power while shippers plan for flexibility in 2026

The freight market is entering 2026 with cautious optimism replacing the extreme volatility of recent years. As market dynamics evolve, shippers and carriers are approaching the year with notably different strategies, according to new survey data from Echo Global Logistics. Echo surveyed 1,024 shippers and 832 carriers between October and November 2025, capturing expectations that […]

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Sponsor Friday, January 23, 2026

How IoT and AI are shifting freight from reactive to predictive

Freight operators in 2026 are facing a different set of expectations than even a few years ago. Visibility, reliability, and resilience are no longer viewed as competitive advantages — they are increasingly treated as minimum requirements. As costs remain elevated and disruptions persist, the ability to see, anticipate, and respond across freight networks has become […]

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Ashley Coker Prince Wednesday, January 21, 2026

From invoice processing to strategic advantage: The evolution of freight audit and payment

For decades, freight invoice auditing occupied a quiet corner of the transportation or accounts payable department. The function was straightforward and limited in scope: audit the invoice, see if the charges look correct, and pay the bill. Finance teams received post-payment validation and basic reporting. Transportation departments received very little information other than what the […]

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Matt Herr Wednesday, January 14, 2026

The Silent Profit Killer in Transportation & Logistics

The transportation and logistics sector has proven its resilience through several major disruptions and supply chain upheavals including events like the pandemic, the blockage of the Suez Canal, the Russia-Ukraine War, but today’s operational realities present a new set of challenges that can’t be solved simply by adding more hands to the deck. The traditional […]

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