The unanimous Supreme Court ruling on broker liability will carry a cost that is yet to be determined.
Trucking is about to encounter its next biggest seasonal disruptor of the year in the form of increased inspection rates. What does that mean for the already tight market?
Freight brokerages serve as the quintessential middlemen of the freight market, managing shipper transportation networks during stable periods while scrambling to fill capacity gaps when conditions tighten. It is a continuous balancing act — near-term underperformance can actually signal longer-term success, and vice versa.
Nationwide tender rejections are at 11.5%.
Tender rejections are at 9.97%.
Truckload contract rates have been remarkably stable over the past few years, but they are about to be tested over the next 12 months.
Surface transportation rates took a hard right to start the year, thanks to shifting supply chain strategies and a slowing economy. Is this just a pause or is there further to fall?
Rapid policy decisions are transforming freight flows.
The spot-to-contract rate spread is just now in line with 2019 levels. How much longer until we see a stronger response?
Spot and tender rejection rates point to a strong tightening in the national truckload market. Is this the end of the freight market recession?
Many of the signs of the end to the freight recession have faded, at least in the short run. A strike and the aftermath of a major hurricane are looming disruptors but probably not enough to sustainably shift the market. But the data still points to the end of this historically loose environment.
The truckload market appears to be increasingly stable through a period when it normally isn’t. While the immediate future appears uneventful, the holiday shipping season is anything but certain.
The overall freight transportation market may be soft but the natural imbalance in the flow of freight is still able to create pockets of tightness.
Large carriers finally started shedding capacity this summer.
If the spread between contract and spot rates narrows, capacity will become increasingly inconsistent in the second half of the year.
What do historically low rejection rates mean for the truckload industry?
Knight-Swift’s David Jackson and fellow trucking executives sound off on regulations and the economy at TCA’s annual meeting.
The 3PL’s first-quarter update is bearish on truckload rates.
FreightWaves new spot rate forecast supports a slow start to trucking’s peak season.
Declining contract volumes may bring large carriers into the spot market, forcing spot rates into negative margin territory if they are not already there.
