U.S. debt topped $40 trillion and interest now exceeds $1 trillion a year. Here’s how rising borrowing costs hit truck financing, carriers and warehouses.
The SONAR Pricing Power Index fell to 70 this week as intermodal contract rates and ocean bookings softened. Truckload rejections held near 13.9%.
SONAR Rate Intelligence now includes intermodal contract and spot rates, ramp data and Conversion Savings to compare truckload vs. intermodal costs.
Transfix has integrated E3 Group’s driver identity verification technology into its TMS, allowing brokers to verify drivers before releasing pickup numbers as freight fraud increasingly targets legitimate loads through deceptive pickups.
YMX Logistics’ yard-management system uses computer vision to track trucks and trailers at distribution facilities, helping a grocery retailer investigate five short shipments and identify the truck and driver associated with the loads.
Geotab has launched a fleet card that uses vehicle telematics data to authorize fuel purchases, monitor spending and prevent unauthorized transactions. The company said diesel prices can vary by as much as 77 cents per gallon between stations in the same town.
Looser fuel economy rules help Detroit’s truck-heavy lineups, but SONAR data shows accepted truckload volume is flat to down while tender rejections nearly tripled.
Samsara’s new Model Context Protocol gives trucking companies a way to access live fleet data through third-party AI applications without building custom integrations.
Coretura has selected Alloy Kore, a software platform jointly developed by Vector and QNX, as the foundational software layer for the high-performance computing systems in its commercial vehicle architecture.
Economics of the New Canadian Tit-for-Tat Tiff Tariffs On September 8, the disagreement escalated past tariffs entirely. The U.S. announced it would outright ban imports of Canadian dairy, alcohol, and large-displacement motorcycles, effective September 29. Not another rate hike, a straight prohibition. It’s the newest turn in a dispute that’s been building for months: on […]
On September 16, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) raised the federal funds target range by 25 basis points to 3.75%–4.00%, its first hike after a run of cuts, citing inflation that Fed Chair Kevin Warsh called “too high and has been for too long.” Effective September 17, the Fed also moved its full set […]
Tabi Connect and Kleinschmidt are integrating automated freight pricing with predictive capacity data, giving brokers another signal to consider when setting rates and responding to quote requests.
Piston has raised $15 million in Series A funding as the cardless fuel payments startup expands its network across the U.S. and adds AI-powered tools for fraud prevention and spending analysis.
SONAR launches SCI: Custom Insights, combining shipper transportation data with market benchmarks to reveal savings, risk and network performance.
The funding will help Overroute expand AI agents that automate load monitoring, exception handling and other freight coordination tasks.
Deputies traveling toward Ludlow found two abandoned vehicles matching descriptions from the rail investigation. BNSF police confirmed boxes inside came from a boxcar.
New integration embeds SONAR rates and coverage difficulty across FleetWorks’ AI phone, email, and SMS workflows to help brokers and carriers book with more confidence. San Francisco, CA August 13, 2026 — FleetWorks, the AI marketplace that matches brokers and carriers at scale, and SONAR, the leading freight market data and supply chain intelligence tool, […]
YMX Logistics was named one of the honorees in the Operational AI Integration category for the AI Excellence in Supply Chain Awards.
Congress is fast-tracking a bipartisan DEF relief bill. The half in the press release stops trucks from derating to 5 mph over a false sensor code. The half you have to read the text to find suspends the 2027 emissions rule for 10 years
(The views expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of FreightWaves or its affiliates.) Owner-operators and motor carriers are facing a fast-growing scam in the trucking world. While cargo theft and ghost trucks remain the top mind for many logistics professionals, fraudsters are using fake trailer rental […]
