freight market

Intermodal volumes are robust, even past peak retail season. What does it mean for 2025?

In this edition: The end of the freight recession has come, and the U.S./Mexico border gets busier.

It could be the end of the freight recession. What does that mean for 2025?

In this edition: Breaking down the biggest day every four years, and another strike has it feeling like Groundhog Day.

Nationwide tender rejections are already above 5%.

Fast, accurate freight market data is critical in periods of volatility.

Inbound loads to Lakeland are being rejected at elevated rates.

Tender rejections are anemic, and most LTL carriers are reporting down tonnage.

Knowing the signs of a potential market flip is half the battle in preparing for the future.

We solved the mystery of carrier resilience during the long downcycle.

Trailer orders are returning to pre-2020 normal rates, even with a 38% month-over-month decline in November.

Strong partnerships will be necessary to ensure carriers can keep moving — and keep getting paid — into 2024, allowing for a more measured approach for owner-operators and fleets to manage their cash flow.

Transfix has closed a $40 million Series F funding round during “one of the most challenging markets in freight history,” company officials said.

Large carriers finally started shedding capacity this summer.

Download this freight market report and learn why FreightWaves experts are seeing a fairly bleak outlook for the rest of 2023.

It has been just over a year since Craig Fuller, CEO and founder of FreightWaves, wrote an article titled “Why I believe a freight recession is imminent,” published March 31, 2022, in which he predicted the U.S. trucking market was heading toward a significant downturn.

Leaf Logistics offers a guide to address the root causes of freight market volatility through coordination to plan, schedule and move freight with more certainty.

The folks at Convoy believe that this soft market will continue through the beginning of the new year as demand is declining faster than supply.

Contract rates still face downward pressure, especially for live/live loads.

While freight demand is still present, the industry is seeing a softening.

Solutions like route optimization and real-time visibility are beneficial regardless of what is happening in the market, but these money-saving tools can prove crucial during times of tighter margins.

Learn how Concept Logistics is Using Parade and Tai Customization to Perfect Their Tech Stack

FreightWaves founder and CEO Craig Fuller assesses the potential for a “great purge” in trucking fleets.

Mary O’Connell and David Spencer, director of business intelligence at Arrive Logistics, sit down to talk about the freight market in February and the outlook for 2022.

With spot rates soaring, Edge Logistics President Will Kerr gives his take on where the freight market is going in 2022 during a fireside chat at the FreightWaves Domestic Supply Chain Summit.

When the market shifts, flexibility is the key to acting fast and capitalizing on new opportunities. Despite this, many processes in the industry can be quite rigid.

The Freightos Baltic Index (FBX) is the world’s leading—and most accurate—index of market rates for 40′ containers.

Find out why Luke Falasca and Kyle Taylor are saying “We told you so!” about the direction of the freight market.

Spot rates continued to increase after the holiday period ended even as capacity returned to the market according to the Outbound Tender Reject Index.

Profit and loss (P&L) sheets provide key insights to a company’s financial performance.

Learn more at SONAR.FreightWaves.com.

RoadSync is a digital payment platform offering services that help solve inconsistencies within paper-based invoicing processes in the freight industry.

Using shock recorders when shipping freight may help shippers and carriers better protect freight and assign fault when damage occurs.

Heavy snowfall, 50-mph winds heading to one of the fastest growing freight markets in the past month.

Markets comprising nearly 11% of the nation’s outbound freight in path of winter storm.

Five markets totaling more than 10% of U.S. outbound freight could get hit by impending snowstorm.

“There will be extended closures on I-70 and US-40.”

More downturn possible for the region’s freight markets.

The FreightWaves 2020 Freight Market Outlook white paper is our most comprehensive outlook resource to date.

Snowfall, ice possible in two high-ranking freight markets.

The truckload sector has had a breakout December thanks to a booming holiday peak. Is this a signal of a long-term shift to the over-supplied freight market?

Market Expert David Faulkenberry writes about the increasingly important “final mile” and why estimates of its size vary so widely.

This is the first time outbound tender rejections have remained above 6% for consecutive weeks since March 2019.

Reefer volumes have declined in 2019 as shippers have taken advantage of cheap van rates, but declining production and trade wars have hurt the cause as well.

Merchandise of almost any kind is valuable. Packaging it correctly is one key to making sure it arrives at its destination undamaged. Learn some tips about how to package correctly.

Asia-Europe demand has been strong for much of the year, but spot rates have tumbled as some lines have cut rates. With demand weakening, carriers are poorly placed ahead of annual contract negotiations, says Drewry.

FreightWaves CEO Craig Fuller and associate editor JP Hampstead recap the week in freight.

Staying on top of repair and maintenance is one of the most important elements in securing your truck’s lifespan.

Join us to hear Craig Fuller, Managing Director and CEO of FreightWaves, share the state of the market today and how you can prepare for tomorrow based on the latest data available.

These smart legal contracts allow participants to track post-signature performance of the agreement by integrating it with the existing enterprise systems.

FreightWaves, the industry-leading provider of 24/7 news, data and analytics for the global freight and logistics markets, announces the start of the nomination process for the 2020 FreightTech 100 Awards. […]

Will Sehestedt will focus on building relationships on behalf of FreightWaves with associations and universities.

The FreightWaves Freight Intel Group’s latest research shows that a freight recession is taking place.

Donald Broughton writes that as goes the freight sector goes the economy in this commentary.

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

A softening freight market took a toll on Universal Logistics Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: ULH), an asset-light provider of customized transportation and logistics solutions.  The company reported second quarter 2019 net […]

This webinar will explore how the latest developments in freight are shaping the market and how these changes may affect you.

The demand for temperature controlled equipment is keeping the freight market active for reefer carriers and produce haulers, but general volumes continue to slide off 2018 highs.

FreightWaves CEO Craig Fuller assesses current conditions impacting trucking and outlines what is ahead for the industry.

Market expert Charley Dehoney explores how freight brokers can stay relevant in a rapidly changing environment.

What The Truck?!? is sending you into the weekend with all of the latest headlines and top stories from FreightWaves.com, as well as Earning Over / Under, On The Radar presented by SONAR, Fast Paced Forecast, and so much more. Let’s bang a little cowbell for the weekend and celebrate the launch of WTT?!?’s expansion to two episodes a week!

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The trade war between China and the U.S. is having a noticeable impact on freight markets. Shippers and carriers are struggling to adapt.

Making carriers more productive is good business for Arrive Logistics.

National freight volumes pulled back a bit this week after a strong start to March. Not all areas of the country are having the same experience.

Volumes have jumped to seasonal levels, but capacity has not been significantly impacted yet. Will March volumes change freight market conditions?

Alain Bédard says Canadian transport giant expects growth and acquisitions to continue on both sides of border.

So far this February has been what we would expect. Does the normally slow month have any surprises up its sleeves?

Volumes and capacity remain flat through the first week of February. Has the freight market weathered the slowest part of the year?

Is 60 degrees hot or cold? Is the freight market hot or cold? The answers to both questions depend on perspective.

Carriers lower rates heading to the West Coast this year as inbound container volumes flood the ports.

Volume continues to slide but there was little change in the market over the past seven days.

Capacity is readily available in most regions of the country. Los Angeles has finally cooled off as the tariff deadline gets extended.

Freight activity surged prior to Thanksgiving with help from Los Angeles volume. Drivers returned to the road this week, and carriers have figured out where to position their trucks to alleviate some tightness.

The freight market remains slow in most parts of the country except for one. Will it spill into other regions?

FreightWaves, the number one logistics news site in the world, has partnered with Benzinga, a leading financial media outlet, to distribute dynamic news impacting the ever-changing freight markets.

The freight market is showing the first signs of turning in over a month. Is this the start of retail season?

The FreightWaves Research Institute performed a global study by stock ticker symbol for all public companies in the freight industry.

The freight market continues to stabilize, but there should be a little fuel left in the tank for one more seasonal push before the holidays.

October of 2018 has been very different from the same month a year ago thus far. We have had 2 major hurricanes make landfall and the economy is still strong. So why does it seem so different?

Truckload volume continues to decline to annual lows after the first week of October. Freight volume is redistributing out west as Michael hits the Southeast U.S.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average plummeted today, posting its biggest loss since May 29; meanwhile the S&P 500 is on a losing streak that hasn’t been matched in upwards of 2 years.

October is traditionally a slower month than the 4 preceding it in terms of volume. This year it has happened as soon as the calendar turned. This seasonal swing does not mean it will be a quiet fourth quarter for everyone.

There is plenty of evidence for increased capacity in the freight market. Volumes are higher than they were in March when the spot market was considered more volatile.

The full brunt of Florence has yet to be felt in the freight market, but there was plenty of regional impact as carriers and shippers scrambled over the past week to mitigate damages.

FreightWaves releases the Headhaul Index, a measurement of the discrepancy between inbound and outbound volumes.

It looks like the freight market is waking up from the long running summer doldrums, or is it just a byproduct of the pre-holiday shipper procrastination.

HCI Equity Partners says in amended filing it may enter transaction to help Roadrunner’s balance sheet.