The entire market shifts when carriers start saying “no” to contracted freight. Rising tender rejection rates signal tightening capacity and often precede spot rate hikes, while falling rates point to softening demand.
Let’s set the record straight: There is no widespread truck driver shortage in 2025. There. I said it. If you’ve been anywhere near the supply chain over the past four years, you know exactly why that sentence deserves to be said. Again. Louder. Yet here we are. This week, a headline on The Street screamed […]
Chassis provider DCLI is upgrading its domestic intermodal chassis fleet with BlackBerry Radar GPS technology.
The trucking industry has faced its longest and deepest downturn in history, beginning in March 2022. This prolonged slump, known as the Great Freight Recession, has driven many trucking companies out of business. A sluggish goods economy contributed, but the primary cause is excess capacity. During the COVID-19 pandemic, high freight rates and government stimulus, […]
Small carriers should check out this SONAR data to learn what the market did this week.
Companies without visibility and control across their supply chain find themselves perpetually fighting fires rather than fueling growth.
President Donald Trump on Friday made new trade threats against the European Union and iPhone maker Apple.
What is detention pay and how do you know when its time to collect?
Key Performance Indicators are must-tracks for small carriers.
According to reports, nearly 4% of drivers on U.S. highways don’t have valid CDLs, and that’s just the tip of the iceberg. With licensing standards fractured across states and risky drivers slipping through the cracks, here is how fleets can get ahead of driver risk before it costs them a verdict, a fatality or the whole business.
With CVSA reinstating English proficiency violations as out-of-service offenses, FMCSA’s new guidance puts front-line carriers and drivers on high alert and raises deeper questions: What about drivers who are deaf, mute or communicate differently? Who gets left behind, and what can fleets do now to stay compliant?
In this edition: The Trellix cyberreport, and DAT gets a makeover
This article breaks down how to spot a fraudulent rate confirmation, how to verify a broker before you roll, and the systems every small fleet needs in place to avoid being scammed. The mentions of Landstar, CH Robinson, and other large brokerages in this article are solely for illustrative purposes. The rate confirmation shown below is an […]
From oversharing on socials to leaving systems unsecured, your data can smooth the path for freight fraudsters.
Highway’s Michael Caney explores the importance of an identity layer in vetting practices, know-your-customer principles and technological solutions to verify carrier capabilities
Overhaul’s CEO breaks down why today’s cargo theft crisis is less about missing locks and more about missing identities – and what the supply chain must do to fight back.
Los Angeles’ port chief doesn’t foresee a “huge surge” of import traffic at the busiest U.S. container hub during the tariff pause.
Integrating multimodal transportation data with inventory data is key.
David Bell, founder and CEO of CloneOps.ai, discusses what FreightTech providers need to do in order to add value to the industry and reach the smaller logistics companies that are less likely to innovate.
Today’s supply chain is evolving by the hour. For shippers seeking a clear path forward, stability matters more than ever. Sizeable carrier partners working at scale can help shippers get their products into the hands of consumers and create a positive customer experience, regardless of market conditions. On a recent episode of The Stockout, Meg […]
