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. The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has awarded a contract to FreightWaves SONAR to provide high-frequency freight market data in support of federal transportation analysis and economic research, SONAR …

But supply chain normalcy is likely months off as anxious shippers spur an early peak in a rush to beat fuel surcharges and price hikes by Asian manufacturers. Spot rates …

Rising driver pay is typically a sign of improving truckload fundamentals. While it is still early in the upcycle, some carriers are implementing pay hikes to keep drivers happy and …

A new wave of bankruptcies and layoffs swept through the transportation and logistics sector over the past 10 days, with trucking companies, truck dealers, repair businesses and logistics providers filing …

(The views expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of FreightWaves or its affiliates.) The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) recently approved a …

Supply chain volatility has moved from a temporary disruption to a permanent feature of the operating environment, according to the 2026 State of Logistics Report released Tuesday. U.S. business logistics …

SCOTUS ruling: Safety standards overrule preemption Following recent Supreme Court rulings, the transportation industry is facing a new regulatory reality where federal preemption is no longer a blanket defense. During …

A positive inflection in freight shipments now appears likely after 40 months of year-over-year declines, according to a monthly report from Cass Information Systems. A turn in demand would further …

Chattanooga-based F2F Transport announced Monday that it has been acquired by LRT Group. Fort Payne, Ala.-based LRT Group is a transportation holding company focused on building transportation-based businesses as part …

A positive inflection in freight shipments now appears likely after 40 months of year-over-year declines, according to a monthly report from Cass Information Systems. A turn in demand would further …

Borderlands Mexico is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week in Borderlands Mexico: Laredo summit debates driverless freight corridors, B-1 …

Routing guides are crumbling. Truckload contract rates set early in the 2026 bid season aren’t holding, management teams at some of the nation’s largest carriers told investors at a conference …

A shipment of condoms and personal lubricant valued at approximately $1.7 million was allegedly diverted after criminals compromised the identity of a legitimate trucking carrier and used that identity to …

The United States and Iran reached agreement on a deal to end the war and lift restrictions on the vital Strait of Hormuz that stranded thousands of ships in the …

As warehouses prepare for extended holiday closures and trailers begin accumulating in yards ahead of the Fourth of July weekend, the transportation industry is entering what some security professionals consider …

Shippers say renewed tax on Chinese ships could put some U.S. ag producers out of business A trade group representing U.S. shippers of grain, soybeans and other agricultural commodities say …

Borderlands Mexico is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week in Borderlands Mexico: Laredo summit debates driverless freight corridors, B-1 …

Chart of the Week: LTL Monthly Cost per Hundred Weight, Van Contract Rate per Mile – USA SONAR: LTL.USA, VCRPM1.USA The headline numbers look impressive. LTL all-in revenue per hundredweight …

RXO’s debt rating has been affirmed by S&P Global Ratings, but the 3PL still is carrying a negative outlook from the agency. The action is notable in part because S&P …

Mid-term money-saver: DOT wants to pre-screen containers to speed supply chain The U.S. Department of Transportation today unveiled the American Supply Chain Sovereignty Initiative, which would pre-screen import containers as …

This fall, FreightWaves will host its annual Future of Freight Festival (F3) in Chattanooga, Tennessee, culminating in the prestigious 2027 FreightTech Awards dinner. Now in its ninth year, the FreightTech …

Shipowners and operators are challenged with a global fight for talent in an industry that relies on 2 million men and women to crew the world’s fleet of commercial maritime …

The Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners has approved a $3.4 billion annual budget for fiscal 2026-2027 for the Port of Los Angeles. The increase comes as the port, which …

Mexico remained the largest U.S. trading partner in April, extending a streak that began in 2023 and highlighting the continued strength of North American supply chains. The surge in cross-border …

I come from some really wild people and some really wild stories. My paternal grandfather, Jack Emerson, was a farmer in VA who helped raise me on their farm with …

Canada Post on Thursday said it will convert 485,000 additional addresses in 37 communities from door-to-door delivery to community mailboxes in 2027, as part of a recently approved restructuring initiative …

Volvo Autonomous Solutions plans to remove safety drivers from its autonomous trucks and begin fully driverless operations on U.S. highways in the first quarter of 2027. The company detailed its …

Disclosure: Phillip Brink is the host of the Fraud Watch Podcast, the FreightWaves program recapped in this article. As host, Brink has a professional stake in the program’s reach and …

The fastest way for Amazon to add a premium expedited tier to its new national LTL network is to buy the one carrier already built for it — and already …

Retailers supplying U.S. farmers say they’ll be whipsawed by the effects of a proposed transcontinental rail merger that will concentrate too much pricing and logistical power in one mega-carrier. #[W]e …

There is a version of trucking that lives on YouTube. Somebody stands next to a box truck and explains how they made six figures in their first year, and the …

American energy exports reached a historic milestone Wednesday as federal regulators approved the construction of a $5 billion offshore liquefied natural gas (LNG) export platform. The project, spearheaded by Houston-based …

Small businesses won more than $54 million in services and materials contracts from the Port of Long Beach, Calif., in the past fiscal year. The gateway termed a success its …

The Transportation Intermediaries Association (TIA) is asking the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) for a federal rulemaking that would set standards on what constitutes a carrier that can safely …

On June 6, a pickup truck pulling a trailer full of fireworks caught fire on Interstate 75 just north of the Ooltewah exit outside Chattanooga, Tennessee. Passersby flagged the driver, …

Einride’s decade-long journey from a Stockholm startup to a publicly traded freight technology company peaked Wednesday. The company began trading on Nasdaq under the tickers “ENRD” and “ENRDW.” It comes …

A political action group backed by a conservative billionaire with interests in the energy sector wants a suspended law protecting U.S.-flag shipping permanently repealed. Americans for Prosperity, the flagship advocacy …

The truckload market appears poised for a prolonged period of rate hikes, as the upcycle has just gotten underway. A pronounced shift in truck capacity is benefiting large, well-capitalized carriers, …

When people tell me the problem with the box truck business is cheap equipment, bald tires, bad brakes, and rentals run into the ground, I tell them they are looking …

LAREDO, Texas — Cross-border trade stakeholders gathered in Laredo on Tuesday for the 9th Annual Modernization of Cross-Border Trade conference, where discussions focused on rising legal liability for brokers, evolving …

UPS met its obligation to retrofit 2,000 parcel delivery vans with air conditioning in the hottest parts of the country by June 1 and recently started a pilot program for …

The driver vehicle inspection report is one of the oldest safety tools in commercial transportation. The DVIR is the communication between the driver who sees the vehicle or asset every …

When Praveen Boppana started as a programmer at Bennett International Group more than two decades ago, the company was still heavily reliant on paper-based processes for tracking driver hours. Back …

Rail markets see multi-sector volume surge Mike Baudendistel, head of intermodal solutions at FreightWaves SONAR, broke down the latest weekly rail traffic numbers from the Association of American Railroads (AAR) …

Relay Payments, which has touted its expanding network of fuel retailers that accept its services as well as maintenance outlets, has brought on Platform Science as a new channel for …

Volvo Trucks is introducing a new capability that lets fleets perform over-the-air software updates while trucks are parked and unattended. The feature, launching later this year, aims to reduce the …

Two people I know personally reached out to me in the past week with the same problem. Gord Magill, a veteran of the trucking industry and a voice that most …

Amazon’s announcement of its full entry into the less-than-truckload market sent shares of publicly traded carriers modestly lower on Wednesday. The group was off 5% on the day, which is …

Green over red for surging U.S. railfreight Freight on U.S. railroads is resurgent nearly halfway into the year. The Association of American Railroads on Wednesday said volumes for the week …

Commercial trucking carriers are in an increasingly expensive legal bullseye. A recent SONAR Sitrep report found that nuclear civil case verdicts, runaway litigation and massive jury awards are no longer …