U.S. freight demand, spot rates, load availability, and market trends that impact owner-operators and carriers.
Introduction The latest USDOT registration data for the week of October 6–12, 2025 shows a modest step down in total new filings, with a sharper pullback among motor carriers offset by pockets of growth in broker and “other” registrations. Midweek…
Truckload and drayage carriers are staring at a softer-than-normal peak season at U.S. ports and inland rail ramps. The cooling pulse of containerized freight is arriving just as a new layer of geopolitical and regulatory risk lands on ocean trades—factors…
Ports and rail ramps may be running smoothly, but trucking is where the squeeze will be felt. That’s the takeaway from ITS Logistics’ latest read of U.S. gateways, highlighted by FreightWaves: with import volumes slipping, terminals have time on their…
Port and rail ramp operations are running relatively smoothly, but import demand has thinned enough that trucking — especially drayage and inland intermodal — is set to feel the downstream pressure in the weeks ahead. That’s the core takeaway from…
Canada Post resumed limited mail and parcel movement on Saturday, October 11, after the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) shifted from a two‑week, nationwide shutdown to rotating walkouts that start at 6 a.m. in each time zone. The change…
A. Duie Pyle is stepping beyond its Northeast stronghold with a new cross-border less-than-truckload service linking Mexico to the U.S., built around handoffs at Laredo and El Paso and a model that integrates Pyle’s tech with partner cross-docks. The carrier…
Canada Post employees returned to work Saturday under a rotating-strike model, ending a two‑week national shutdown but ushering in an unstable operating environment that will ripple through freight and parcel networks across Canada and the cross‑border market. The Canadian Union…
U.S. trade officials have locked in triple‑digit tariffs on key pieces of port equipment, escalating a policy push to curb dependence on Chinese suppliers just as a broader fee fight with Beijing hits the waterfront. On October 10, the Office…
A. Duie Pyle is moving beyond its Northeastern stronghold, launching a cross-border less-than-truckload service that ties Mexico gateways to the company’s dense U.S. delivery network. The new offer is framed as a direct response to customer demand for faster, more…
Canada Post will begin moving mail again as of Saturday, October 11, with the Canadian Union of Postal Workers shifting from a nationwide work stoppage to rotating strikes that roll across facilities starting at 6 a.m. local time. The pivot…
