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Retail diesel has never been this expensive
Retail diesel prices are at an all-time high according to one key measurement. The daily average national retail price for diesel, published by AAA, was set Friday at $5.85/gallon. A day earlier, the price at $5.7832/g set the highest price since military action began against Iran at the start of March. The $5.85 price broke […]
American Shipper
Maersk unfurls new sail power for container ship
Less than Truckload (LTL)
Old Dominion’s August: Some good, some OK
Latest Headlines
Montgomery v. Caribe
CDL Issues
Layoffs & Bankruptcies
Layoffs and Bankruptcies
Freight bankruptcies pile up as carriers, logistics firms seek court protection
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TruckSmarter Shutting Down
TruckSmarter and its AI chat-based driver app, Dispatch, have been sold and will be shut down on Friday.
3PL and Brokerage
Broker Transparency Proposal Clears FMCSA and Heads to the White House
SONAR High Frequency Data
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Inside SONAR
Who Has the Leverage Right Now? SONAR’s Pricing Power Index Has the Answer
SONAR’s Pricing Power Index is a data driven read on who has leverage in the freight market.
More from SONAR
SONAR Upgrades Batch Rate Intelligence Into a Full RFP Pricing Engine
SONAR this week released a significant upgrade to Batch Rate Intelligence, expanding the feature from a bulk lane analysis tool into what the company describes as a complete RFP pricing workflow.
USDOT signs on as a customer of SONAR’s high frequency freight market data
The US Department of Transportation has signed a deal to receive high-frequency freight market data from SONAR.
Calling devs: SONAR launches Driver App Shortage Hackathon
FreightWaves SONAR will launch its first virtual Driver App Shortage Hackathon on June 15-22 to address the lack of software built primarily for truck drivers.
Chart of the Week
Chart of the Week
Supply driven trucking market cycle explained in the data
Tender volumes have gone nowhere for two years. Rejections have tripled. The data says this cycle has been defined by capacity leaving the market — not by surging freight demand.
Chart of the Week
Maritime rates back on the rise
Chart of the Week
Modal shift dampens trucking market
Chart of the Week
Why do tender lead times keep climbing
Chart of the Week
Intermodal’s historic growth
Editor's Picks
Trucking Regulation
Comments close on EPA’s DEF rule; which way will it go?
The people have spoken on DEF changes. Now it waits for the EPA decision.
Less than Truckload (LTL)
FedEx Freight fires chief commercial officer following internal probe
Fleet and Maintenance
Motive targets fleet repair costs with AI maintenance
American Shipper
American Shipper
Northeast port breaks ground on $3.2 million in new upgrades
A $3.2-million project is upgrading Portland’s International Marine Terminal facilities.
Global Supply Chain
DHL acquires freight forwarder in Uruguay
American Shipper
$5.3 million a new record for Panama Canal transit
Modern Shipper
E-commerce & Fulfillment
ShipStation first to bundle LTL into parcel shipping platform
ShipStation, a provider of automated shipping services, is enabling customers to select less-than-truckload carriers and tender shipments on its parcel platform, marking the first concrete integration of services since the merger with WWEX Group this year.
Last-mile delivery
Last-mile costs rise 12% for a second year
Last-Mile Delivery
Gofo parcel network quickly mushrooms in 2026
E-commerce & Fulfillment
From bullet trains to bikes, Amazon delivers in offbeat ways
Last-mile delivery
