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Rail unions oppose historic transcontinental rail merger
Two of the largest U.S. railroad unions oppose the proposed merger of Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern, raising concerns that the first transcontinental rail system could lead to increased safety risks and higher freight rates.
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Carriers look to higher rates, fewer sailings on key Asia-US route
Truck Driver Issues
Truck transportation jobs last month were the lowest in years: BLS
Less than Truckload (LTL)
Jacobs stepping down as XPO, GXO chair to focus on QXO
The Playbook
The Playbook
The Chameleon Carrier Accountability Crisis
One owner who hired an unqualified driver got 60 days. Other owner offered no time plea deal. The driver who killed seven was acquitted. The system that enabled them both remains largely unchanged.
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How brokers can navigate the capacity crunch using SONAR
The SONAR platform offers numerous applications and abundant data to help brokers stay ahead in the increasingly volatile truckload market. Unique datasets—such as tender rejections and volumes—help users recognize when the market is shifting and understand the depth of its impact beyond transactional activity. SONAR also provides robust spot and contract rate data derived from […]
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SONAR Product Demos and Spotlights from F3 2025
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Container Atlas gets granular
State of Freight Webinar
State of Freight takeaways: some signs are pointing higher
The State of Freight for October found some reasons to be bullish.
State of Freight takeaways: volumes are weak to stable but silver linings on the horizon
Five takeaways from September’s State of Freight webinar.
State of Freight for August: Market outlook remains murky
FreightWaves’ Craig Fuller and Zach Strickland see housing and auto headwinds, and rising carrier bankruptcies in August’s State of Freight.
Chart of the Week
Chart of the Week
Christmas comes early for trucking
Carriers are rejecting loads at a pace not seen in years, with little to no post-Thanksgiving reprieve. Is this yet another sign that capacity is finally reaching a tipping point?
Chart of the Week
Truckload spot rates spikes are telling us something
Chart of the Week
Not the weakest import demand we have ever seen
Chart of the Week
Truckload’s value in critical lane is on the rise despite weak demand
Chart of the Week
Tighter inventories could boost trucking demand
State of Freight Insights
Trucking
Five takeaways from the State of Freight for July: What earnings and the indices are saying about the market
Trucking
State of Freight Takeaways: English language rule for truckers takes effect, early impacts emerging
Trucking
State of Freight takeaways: Freight crash may turn into sudden revival
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Mosaic delivers Orderful’s strategy to remove EDI mapping
Electronic data interchange (EDI) platform Orderful announced Monday it has released its latest integration product, Mosaic, which leverages artificial intelligence to eradicate the mapping experience for its customers. The company plans to use this new product’s AI-native architecture as the foundation for future offerings as well. For decades, electronic data interchange has been the silent […]
American Shipper
Demand, capacity “don’t stack up” on U.S. container trades
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Parcel Freight
Parcel business is bright spot for global postal operators
The global postal industry is increasingly focused on parcel shipments over mail for its financial health.
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Seamless integration behind DP World rebrand of ocean container line
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Jaxport COO Bennett dies in car crash
American Shipper
Asia-US container rates uptick can’t obscure recent plunge
Modern Shipper
Last-Mile Delivery
Amazon’s same-day grocery delivery serves as magnet for parcel business
Amazon has more than doubled its same-day delivery footprint for fresh groceries since the summer.
Last-Mile Delivery
Bouqs picks Roadie for same-day flower delivery
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