U.S. freight demand, spot rates, load availability, and market trends that impact owner-operators and carriers.
Introduction Freight markets tightened further into the week of October 20, 2025 (data as of October 20), even as fuel costs eased and macro signals remained mixed. National load postings fell 4.35% week over week (WoW) while truck postings slipped…
FedEx is under pressure to win back cost-sensitive, small-parcel residential traffic it has ceded to retailers and app-based couriers. A fresh FreightWaves analysis argues the company’s path to faster growth in home delivery runs through a flexible, gig-style driver model—built…
When you strip away the noise around “U.S.–China trade war” headlines, the fight that matters to freight isn’t about how much moves — it’s about who controls the narrow valves that determine whether anything can move at all. That was…
DHL Express has elevated Darryl Wettlaufer to CEO of its Canada division, a leadership change announced on October 20 that puts an operations-focused executive in charge as parcel networks enter peak season. Wettlaufer will be based in Brampton, Ontario, and…
Introduction Between October 13 and October 19, 2025, the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) recorded 2,937 new registrations across carriers, brokers, and other registrants. This week’s data show a typical weekday/weekend cadence but also a clear week-over-week downshift led by…
Old Dominion Freight Line will lift its base less-than-truckload rates by an average 4.9% on Monday, November 3, keeping the industry’s annual price reset firmly in mid‑single‑digit territory as carriers head into budget season. The company said the change applies…
Forward Air shares slid sharply to start the week after a FreightWaves report signaled there is still no acceptable buyout on the table, dampening hopes that a quick sale would resolve months of strategic limbo. Intraday, the stock fell as…
Importers are accelerating plans to park inventory in U.S. foreign trade zones (FTZs) and bonded warehouses tied to the Mexico border as tariff pressure mounts, a shift that is reshaping cross-border trucking flows around Laredo and other ports of entry.…
Charleston’s latest box counts point to a market in transition, with softer import momentum as carriers redraw networks and shippers recalibrate flows. While the headline is fewer TEUs on the docks, the underlying story for the trucking community is shifting…
The Port of Charleston is navigating a cooler container market as a global “trade reset” tempers import demand and changes how carriers deploy ships. South Carolina Ports’ latest tally shows September throughput of 212,363 TEUs — a touch below plan…
