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Fears of tariffs on lumber, other goods drive flatbed rejection rates to 3-year high.

Trade group says stores continue to import as much merchandise as possible.

Amid uncertain demand, capacity continues to exit.

A performance analysis by Orderful of different equipment types highlights strengths and challenges across the market.

Impact of levies seen in Canadian trucking, US imports, warehousing and intermodal.

With the integration of SONAR’s market intelligence into project44’s Freight Procurement Analytics, shippers can access data that enables more informed and agile procurement decisions.

Freight volume has been weak this month Tender volume, which counts how often shippers request that carriers pick up loads, has shown weakness this month. (Chart: SONAR) The Outbound Tender Volume Index (OTVI – above) is the SONAR chart that stands out the most to me this week. It measures the volume of requests from […]

Freight market not tightening in time for bid season.

Demand is being pulled forward, ships are being built, and the Red Sea may reopen.

SONAR market experts say Trump’s tariffs on Canada, China and Mexico might have spurred shippers to “pull forward” orders and rethink their supply chains.

Tender rejection rates have held above 7% throughout January and the spread between spot and contract continues to narrow.

Spot rates rise, but inflection yet to take hold.

Tender rejection rates remain above 7%, but tender volumes and spot rates are experiencing some seasonal pressure

Tender rejection rates are remaining elevated during a period where the market would traditionally be loosening

Tender rejection rates were back on the rise this week as winter weather impacted markets across the south. Tender volumes start 2025 down y/y

Tender rejection rates are retreating from their holiday highs, but spot rates have continued to inch higher into the new year.

Tender rejection rates briefly touched 10% before retreating, which continues to show that the freight market is in transition…

New policy could accelerate nearshoring trend.

Tender rejection rates have moved to a 2-year high, but spot rates have yet to see the significant increase from the holidays.

Tender rejection rate rises as holidays approach The tender rejection rate has risen steadily since early October despite tender volume declining. That implies that capacity is leaving the market, which is leading to a tighter freight market. (Chart: SONAR) Both truckload spot rates and tender rejection rates are indicating that the freight market is tightening. […]

Rejection rates and spot rates are likely to see further upward movement with less than two weeks until the Christmas holiday.

With 2024 drawing to a close, team leaders at SONAR discussed during a Thursday webinar the top enhancements made to the logistics data platform.

Morgan Stanley released its 2025 Transportation Outlook, which describes the next year as likely a tale of two halves, one with a powerful restocking-driven upcycle followed by the fears of a downcycle beginning in 2026.

During the State of Freight webinar for December, Craig Fuller and Zach Strickland discuss how a market shift could impact carriers, brokers and shippers in 2025.

The holiday impacts have yet to arrive as both tender rejection rates and spot rates are off their recent highs and volumes continue to slide.

SONAR shows carriers turning down more than 20% of outbound Ontario loads.

SONAR data will power Transfix’s predictive rating models for freight brokers.

It’s that time of year – retail news abounds on FreightWaves and elsewhere I thought Target’s management team put it well last week as it now describes consumers as “resourceful,” meaning they are still shopping but are looking for value and waiting for deals, rather than “resilient,” the term it used previously. Along similar lines, […]

Tender volumes and tender rejection rates moved higher this week with spot rates following suit. Thanksgiving could change the status quo.

The Port of Los Angeles posted record container volume in October on resilient consumer spending and a strong economy.

Previously known as FreightWaves SONAR, the supply chain data platform rebrands to “SONAR,” highlighting its core focus on the supply chain data platform. 

Tender volumes and tender rejections declined over the week, but spot rates are still showing signs that peak season is going to be favorable.

Tender volumes declined over the week, but tender rejections and spot rates are showing signs that peak season is going to be favorable.

Tariffs, taxes, the FTC and food regulations are among the major issues.

FreightWaves SONAR hosted a webinar Wednesday discussing its new shipper data consortium with Charles Odom, director of logistics at Halliburton.

Tender volumes declined over the week, but tender rejections and spot rates found a little positive momentum over the past week.

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Tender volumes and rejection rates moved lower over the past week, while spot rates increased slightly during the week.

Nick Persin, director of strategic partnerships for FreightWaves SONAR, spoke with Dylan Alperin, VP of professional services at Keelvar, during the October Webinar about delivering SONAR’s truckload datasets to the Keelvar platform.

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Tender volumes and rejection rates moved higher over the past week, but spot rates were unaffected on a national level.

Nationwide tender rejections are already above 5%.

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

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Spot rates and tender rejection rates saw a slight increase to start Q4, but tender volumes fell as a result of the ILA strike.

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Tender volumes, tender rejection rates and spot rate all drop in the final full week of the third quarter.

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Tender volumes have started to flatten out while tender rejection rates have picked up a little steam this week.

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Tender volumes have continued to show strength, but the market remains oversupplied. Hurricane Francine had little impact on the market

Even a short work stoppage by the ILA would greatly disrupt freight networks. SONAR charts show evidence of shippers looking to avoid getting caught in a potential ILA strike which has impacts on maritime, rail intermodal and truckload data.

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Tender rejection rates suffered the largest weekly decline in the past 6 weeks while tender volumes are being impacted by the holiday weekend

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Tender volumes closed August higher, up 3.13% year over year. A slight rise in rejection rates before Labor Day was still below July peaks.

FreightWaves’ State of Freight webinar suggests U.S. consumers could help boost the freight marketplace during the holidays.

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Tender volumes increased over the past week, while tender rejection rates remained unchanged. The next week will be important for the direction of the freight market in the fourth quarter.

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Tender volumes started to gain a little positive momentum over the past week while tender rejection rates inched slightly lower…

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The freight market is fairly stable to start August as spot rates and tender rejection rates experienced little change week over week…

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Spot rates moved slightly higher in the final week of July, while rejection rates and volume levels continued to retreat from recent highs.

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Spot rates have retreated off their recent high, but remain elevated compared to the rest of the year while demand and rejection rates are following seasonal trends.

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The freight market is appearing to stabilize at higher levels after the Fourth of July, setting up for a better second half of 2024.

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The freight market was more reactive to the Fourth of July holiday than the year prior, but capacity has been quick to return to the road.

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Volumes, rejection rates and spot rates remain elevated, setting the stage for the summer months.

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This week in Borderlands: China-to-Mexico freight spurs growth in Laredo, Texas; BNSF sues Texas city over stalled logistics center; RJW Logistics acquires second warehouse near Dallas; and sportswear giant Puma opens distribution center near Phoenix.

Volumes, rejection rates and spot rates remain elevated following the Memorial Day holiday, setting the stage for the summer months.

FreightWaves and DAT squared off during an inaugural event, the “Great Debate — DAT vs. SONAR: Where is the Market Headed Next?”

The industry-leading SONAR data platform announces a number of new releases and enhancements live at the Future of Supply Chain.

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Spot rates did eventually see a boost at the start of the new year, albeit one that was unable to meet our prior forecasts.

Tender volumes began to outpace 2020 earlier this week and are now marching toward favorable comparisons with 2021.

Shippers are bucking history and giving carriers more time to pick up their freight in a relatively soft market. What could be causing this and will it stick?

Volumes are leveling out at the start of December, delaying the seasonal dip that ordinarily occurs at this time of the year.

Tender volumes were outpacing 2022 levels before the holiday and came within spitting distance of 2020 — freight demand’s second-best year on record.

This week, freight markets underwent a surprising rally that saw a wave of volumes sweep across the country.

As more and more companies partner with FreightWaves to revolutionize the way they look at their supply chains, new and unique applications arise that create growth opportunities. The SONAR team has listened to customer input and is launching a new mode and new ways to analyze and leverage data. Here are the new features announced […]

Domestic manufacturers fail to inspire optimism, since they foresee major headwinds on output in the first half of 2024.

The upcoming months are littered with major holidays during which carriers can leverage seasonal constraints on capacity for higher spot rates.

Outside of the holiday rush periods, the fundamental lack of freight demand will continue to expose the lingering overcapacity in the market.

Given the surplus of available capacity, shippers are more confident in switching to “just-in-time” freight strategies as consumer resilience remains an open question.

By next week, it is likely that actual freight flow will have finally risen on a yearly basis for the first time since May 2022.

Consumer demand during the holiday season is expected to be relatively soft, which should temper expectations for a red-hot peak season in truckload markets.

Perhaps the most pressing question for both freight markets and the broader economy is how the consumer will fare in the coming months.

Rejection rates gathered some promising momentum in the run-up to Labor Day, though these gains are slowly being lost.

After a none-too-brief break, the Pricing Power Index is resuming its regular Friday schedule.

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