U.S. freight demand, spot rates, load availability, and market trends that impact owner-operators and carriers.
Introduction The final full week of December (December 22–28, 2025) delivered a predictable holiday pattern in new U.S. DOT registrations: a slow start around Christmas, followed by a post‑holiday surge. Using the verified dataset provided, total new filings reached 603…
Introduction Over the seven days ending December 21, 2025, USDOT logged 2,802 new registrations across carriers, brokers, and other entities. Activity clustered mid‑week, with filings surging Wednesday through Friday and tapering into the weekend—typical of the pre‑holiday cadence when back…
Introduction The week of December 8–14, 2025 marked a decisive rebound in new USDOT registrations after two holiday-suppressed weeks. Using verified FMCSA registration data, we analyze the week-over-week inflection by registrant type (carriers, brokers, and others), highlight the strongest state…
Introduction In the week of December 1–7, 2025, new USDOT registrations rebounded to 3,000 following the Thanksgiving lull a week earlier. Carriers dominated the mix, and midweek filings drove the surge. This report analyzes daily activity, week-over-week shifts by entity…
Introduction The latest USDOT registration data for the week of November 24–30, 2025 captures the Thanksgiving-shortened period and shows a sharp but seasonal contraction in new filings. Total registrations were 1,929, comprised of 1,767 carriers (91.6% of the mix), 58…
Introduction Between November 17 and November 23, 2025, USDOT recorded 3,103 new registrations across carriers, brokers, and other authorities. Mid‑week filings dominated: Wednesday (988) and Thursday (760) alone represented 56% of the week’s total, typical of the “register midweek, launch…
United Parcel Service is redeploying its network for peak season after grounding its MD-11 freighters, tapping partner lift and shifting more parcels to trucks while it consolidates flight patterns to protect service. A company spokesperson said UPS has arranged additional…
In New Orleans this week, a Trimble Insight panel featuring FreightWaves’ Craig Fuller, Bloomberg Intelligence’s Lee Klaskow and MIT’s Angela Acocella painted a freight market still stuck in neutral. Panelists said the bigger surprise of 2025 has been demand’s failure…
Introduction As of November 17, 2025, U.S. spot freight remained active but uneven across equipment types. National load postings increased 9.1% week over week (w/w), yet truck postings climbed a faster 18.3%, softening negotiating power in many lanes. On a…
A candid market panel at Trimble’s Insight conference in New Orleans this week framed trucking’s stubborn downturn in stark terms: freight demand remains muted and the driver population is edging lower, leaving carriers waiting on a catalyst that hasn’t arrived.…
