A recent SONAR Sitrep freight intelligence report examines how shippers can protect service and cost when market conditions change.
Taylor & Martin’s Steve Oliver explains how rising freight rates, constrained new truck production and lingering pandemic-era debt are reshaping the used equipment market
AI investment is increasingly driving construction growth in the U.S.
Broker warns shippers not to expect a return to 2025 conditions.
Spot and contract rates climb amid tighter capacity and stricter regulatory pressures on carriers
Carriers are rejecting more than 13% of tendered truckload shipments.
Nationwide tender rejections are at 11.5%.
Tender rejections are at 9.97%.
Spot rates and tender rejections exceeded 2024, 2023, and 2022 levels.
U.S. Bank report shows shippers paid more to move less amid tariffs and economic slowdown, with regional divides deepening.
New survey data from Truckstop.com and Bloomberg Intelligence shows small fleet operators and brokers maintaining cautious optimism about freight market recovery despite challenging first-half conditions. While only 16% of carriers reported revenue growth year-over-year, most expect conditions to improve or stabilize heading into the second half of 2025.
Tender rejections are at 6% and rising, two weeks before the holiday.
FreightWaves CEO and founder Craig Fuller analyzed the latest SONAR data on the State Street Markets podcast and says he’s upbeat about the freight market for the latter half of 2025.
The country’s most reliable source of freight is slowing down.
Truckers are getting a new opportunity to tell the Trump administration what regulations are hurting their business.
Trust between carriers and freight brokers is paramount. Truckstop is on the front lines helping to enhance these relationships.
Amid uncertain demand, capacity continues to exit.
Chicago and Dallas tender rejections still exceed 7%.
Container volumes have not slowed in January, blowing out year-over-year comps.
In this edition: Breaking down the DHL Express survey, and the broker liability battle stays in the lower courts
