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Nationwide tender rejections are already above 5%.
Fast, accurate freight market data is critical in periods of volatility.
Inbound loads to Lakeland are being rejected at elevated rates.
Tender rejections are anemic, and most LTL carriers are reporting down tonnage.
Knowing the signs of a potential market flip is half the battle in preparing for the future.
We solved the mystery of carrier resilience during the long downcycle.
Trailer orders are returning to pre-2020 normal rates, even with a 38% month-over-month decline in November.
Strong partnerships will be necessary to ensure carriers can keep moving — and keep getting paid — into 2024, allowing for a more measured approach for owner-operators and fleets to manage their cash flow.
Transfix has closed a $40 million Series F funding round during “one of the most challenging markets in freight history,” company officials said.
Large carriers finally started shedding capacity this summer.
Download this freight market report and learn why FreightWaves experts are seeing a fairly bleak outlook for the rest of 2023.
It has been just over a year since Craig Fuller, CEO and founder of FreightWaves, wrote an article titled “Why I believe a freight recession is imminent,” published March 31, 2022, in which he predicted the U.S. trucking market was heading toward a significant downturn.
Leaf Logistics offers a guide to address the root causes of freight market volatility through coordination to plan, schedule and move freight with more certainty.
The folks at Convoy believe that this soft market will continue through the beginning of the new year as demand is declining faster than supply.
Contract rates still face downward pressure, especially for live/live loads.
