U.S. freight demand, spot rates, load availability, and market trends that impact owner-operators and carriers.
Trucking companies are facing a bitter calculus after a loss: report the theft and risk steeper renewals or tougher terms, or quietly absorb the hit to keep premiums in check. That reluctance to file claims or call police doesn’t just…
Canada’s two-week postal shutdown is giving way to rotating strikes starting Saturday, October 11, at 6:00 a.m. local time across the country — a tactical shift that will move mail again but keep uncertainty baked into last-mile planning. The Canadian…
Canada’s postal network is creaking back to life this weekend as the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) pivots from a two‑week nationwide shutdown to rotating strikes starting at 6 a.m. local time on Saturday, October 11. For shippers and…
Amazon is pushing ahead with two outsized fulfillment projects — one in Oregon and one in Indiana — that will materially shift how freight flows across the Pacific Northwest and the Midwest. The company’s strategy, as first reported by FreightWaves,…
Canada’s postal union will pivot from a nationwide walkout to rotating strikes at 6 a.m. local time on Saturday, October 11, reopening parts of the mail stream after roughly two weeks of halted service. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers…
Uber Freight has carried out a small round of job cuts this week tied to a commercial reorganization, confirming internally that the move is part of a broader reset of how the company goes to market. The company didn’t disclose…
Uber Freight has cut jobs as it retools how the company sells and serves shippers, a move aimed at consolidating its commercial operations and tightening focus on profitable growth, according to FreightWaves’ reporting. While the company did not disclose precise…
Tariff policy is moving faster than freight. In the span of a few days, Washington set a 25% duty on imported medium- and heavy-duty trucks to begin November 1, Beijing tightened controls on rare earth exports, and U.S. import flows…
With Washington’s new port charges on China-linked ships set to start on October 14, Chinese state carriers executed an unexpected play: rather than tack on new surcharges or change rotations, COSCO and OOCL told customers they would hold the line…
US containerized import demand is poised to run below seasonal norms through the remainder of 2025 — a cooling that will ripple from the marine terminals to drayage yards, transload docks and over-the-road networks. That outlook aligns with FreightWaves’ assessment…
