Shippers moved less freight in the second quarter and paid sharply more to do it. Tightening truck capacity, not fuel, did most of the damage to their transportation budgets.
Transportation prices surged throughout May, according to a monthly poll of supply chain executives, as available capacity remained on the decline.
Cass’ Truckload Linehaul Index has been up on a year-over-year comparison in every month of 2025.
Cass’ shipment data was up sequentially for a second straight month in September and the truckload linehaul index was positive for the first time in more than a year.
Freight booking platform Freightos is working to reduce its cash burn as it continues to grow and add new products.
Looking ahead, Taiwanese ocean carrier Yang Ming said that “the overall momentum for economic recovery over the next two years still appears relatively weak.”
Rate deals and spikes don’t last forever, and smart industry players know caring for the partners who will sustain them when the market inevitably shifts is mission-critical.
Engine maker Cummins backs OEM projections of a strong 2023 for new trucks. If the China market recovers, look for an earnings bounce.
After months of downward moves, used truck prices ended the year closer to pre-pandemic levels than anytime since COVID hit.
Trade between the U.S. and Mexico will continue to expand in 2023 as more factories and logistics operations move south of the border.
7LFreight is a Freightos company that gives freight forwarders the ability to compare less-than-truckload prices by lane and execute a move.
Cass data released Tuesday showed shipments have moderated and rates are poised to start unwinding two years of increases in January.
Uber Freight recently released a report on contracted rates. Its consensus is that contract rates are indeed falling, but like a game of contracted musical chairs, we still do not know when the music will stop.
Analysts from J.P. Morgan and Bank of America warned of an impending disaster for U.S. imports.
March data from Cass shows a deceleration in shipment growth and a higher chance of a freight recession, although “it is too early to call.”
The Cass Freight Index recovered some of the January volume decline tied to omicron absenteeism throughout the supply chain.
The knock-on effects from the Ukraine crisis are being felt across the business world, not least in air cargo.
Summar focuses on helping small carriers with one to 30 trucks sustain and grow their businesses.
The Cass Freight Index sags in January on a rise in COVID cases, but the dataset appears poised again for strong growth in 2022.
In affiliation with Ryder, FreightWaves’ data team recaps Q4 and highlights the trends that are likely to have an impact in the first half of this year.
