U.S. freight demand, spot rates, load availability, and market trends that impact owner-operators and carriers.
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…
Wabash stays stuck in a wait-and-see lane. In fresh research this week, DA Davidson kept its rating on the trailer maker unchanged at Neutral and trimmed its 12-month price target to $9, signaling the firm’s view that the stock lacks…
Trans-Pacific spot prices cratered in recent weeks amid policy whiplash and operational uncertainty tied to China — a dynamic now flashing warning lights for U.S. drayage, transload and long-haul carriers that live off import flows. FreightWaves’ latest reporting underscored the…
CSX’s third quarter landed slightly better than Wall Street expected on adjusted earnings, even as revenue edged 1% lower year over year. The Jacksonville-based railroad said adjusted EPS was $0.44 on $3.59 billion of revenue, with intermodal growth and firmer…
CSX’s third-quarter results landed with a thud on headline profit, but the underlying freight mix tells a different story for surface shippers. The railroad posted $694 million in net earnings on $3.59 billion of revenue as a non-cash goodwill impairment…
