SONAR

Jim Blaze writes about FreightWaves SONAR and how it could be a helpful tool for the freight railroads.

The price of diesel fuel has an obvious impact on transportation providers costs, but it also can give insight into demand for their services.

Empty miles are a billion-dollar problem for trucking fleets, but are they more of a problem than they were in 2002? Recent headlines indicate they may be, but they may not tell the true story.

Carbon emissions are now available in SONAR on a state level.

Delta Cargo has chosen FreightWaves SONAR for global freight intelligence and data analytics.

Information related to the national load tender volumes for the last full week of July comes from FreightWaves SONAR.

The volatile 2018 freight market is still being felt throughout the nations trucking industry. The freight futures settlement

Cold beers, grilled meat, guacamole and fireworks are part of many Fourth of July parties, and San Antonio is benefitting from inbound shipments as the national holiday approaches.  The San Antonio market has strengthened over the past seven days with outbound volumes increasing 11.5 percent. The increase stems from long-haul van rejections as both van […]

Air cargo wait times really vary between airports

The FreightWaves Freight Intel Group has released another study – this one on autonomous trucking. Read what they foresee for the trucking industry and drivers in the years ahead.

UPS is hosting workshops to help women-owned small businesses gain access to global export markets.

Michael Lewis wrote “Moneyball” about the tactics Billy Beane used to improve the Oakland A’s. Read Zach Strickland’s take on using moneyball tactics in the freight market.

FreightWaves’ SONAR chart of the week (June 16, 2019 – June 22, 2019) Chart of the Week: Drewry World Container Index – Shanghai to Los Angeles and Shanghai to New York (SONAR: WCI.SHALAX, WCI.SHANYC ) If you are involved in the movement of containerized ocean freight, you are undoubtedly familiar with the beast known as […]

CarrierDirect’s CEO Peter Rentschler stops by FreightWaves.

FreightWaves’ SONAR chart of the week (June 9, 2019 – June 15, 2019) Chart of the Week: Wait Time (El Paso, Laredo) (SONAR: WAIT.ELP, WAIT.LRD) International trade has been a going concern for any involved in supply chain management over the past year as the current administration continues to impose tariffs on many goods entering […]

The last month has been like Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride for the freight market. Starting with the Trump tweet about increasing tariffs on Chinese goods another 15% in early May that caused a chasm to form in freight volumes, and now Roadcheck week keeping carriers off the roads as volumes surge coming out of the […]

The mandatory adoption of electronic logging devices (ELDs) has given decision-makers the ability to access a wealth of data they never knew they needed. The tough part is attempting to sift through and draw insights from that data.