Uber Freight executive says “phantom capacity” is masking a tightening market as compliant drivers and secure lanes become harder to access.
Trump administration uses steep tariffs to drive production shifts as new projects in Indiana and Arkansas signal some traction.
This week in Borderlands Mexico: Texas cargo theft falls; DP World taps Terry Donohoe to lead Mexico operations; and BNSF boosting capacity AZ rail hub.
Trucking has tightened without the demand tailwind that defined the pandemic cycle.
Covenant Logistics points to a tightening driver market and stronger demand as early signs of a truckload rebound.
The driver isn’t always taking the load. They’re creating the moment where it can be taken.
A dozen small carriers and logistics firms filed for bankruptcy in April, signaling continued stress in the fragmented freight market.
Covenant Logistics Group Truckload sees momentum building after weather and fuel headwinds weigh on first quarter results.
The company has grown into the largest network of reservable truck parking in the country in less than four years since its 2022 founding.
The cross-border freight market between the United States and Mexico is entering a new chapter, and Werner is positioning itself at the center of it. FreightWaves’ Thomas Wasson sat down with Werner’s Nate Browne and Lance Dixon to discuss the future of nearshoring and cross-border freight.
Humble Robotics emerges from stealth with $24M seed funding and the Humble Hauler, a cabless autonomous electric truck for dock-to-dock freight.
Rising Chinese investment in Mexico is colliding with U.S. efforts to tighten trade rules.
Most cargo theft does not start with a truck. It starts with access that looks legitimate until it is too late.
Tesla says its long-delayed Semi will begin production this year, signaling a slow but critical ramp into the freight market.
Einride filed Form F-4 for its $1.35 billion SPAC merger with Legato and is deploying 75 electric trucks for Amazon across five U.S. locations.
Small and medium-sized businesses are rapidly restructuring sourcing and inventory strategies to mitigate the impact of tariffs.
Here is a number that does not get talked about enough: we have seen a some small carriers that have somewhere between $40,000 and $100,000 in completed work sitting as unpaid invoices at any given time. That money has been earned. The load moved. The delivery was made. The BOL is signed. The money simply […]
The maintenance cost story in trucking has been quietly telling the truth about the freight recession in a way that spot rates and load volumes never fully captured. When freight slows down, trucks run fewer miles, which means fewer service events per truck per month. The Q4 2025 Decisiv/TMC Parts and Labor Service Benchmark Report […]
If you have been running the load board for the past three years, you know what the bottom felt like. Loads sitting for hours. Brokers lowballing you on every call. Rates that barely covered fuel, let alone the truck payment. That was the freight recession — and it held from 2022 through most of 2025. […]
When the insurance renewal comes in higher than last year, most small carriers respond the same way: shop it, push back on the broker, maybe raise the deductible to get the premium down. That has been the playbook for a decade. It is increasingly not working — because the problem is not your specific loss […]
