U.S. freight demand, spot rates, load availability, and market trends that impact owner-operators and carriers.
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…
A California carrier has become the latest casualty of the protracted freight downturn, closing its doors and terminating more than 100 positions. FreightWaves first flagged the closure on October 7, reporting that a California-based carrier was shutting down and “terminates…
Introduction Freight markets entered the week of October 6, 2025 on firmer footing as load volumes accelerated faster than truck supply. National load postings rose 13.5% week over week and 18.8% month over month, while truck postings increased just 2.0%…
Egypt’s canal chief sees a pathway for ships to return to the Suez route in 2025 if diplomacy over Gaza sticks — a development that could reset global schedules and ripple through U.S. trucking networks next year. FreightWaves reported that…
FreightWaves founder and CEO Craig Fuller has published his first book, a project that signals the media-and-data entrepreneur’s bid to put a single, practical playbook in the hands of operators living through freight’s whiplash cycles. The publication was announced today…
Truckload spot pricing snapped higher overnight, catching many routing teams flat-footed. The jump, highlighted by FreightWaves’ spot-market indicators on Tuesday, suggests that a fragile balance between shipper demand and available capacity can still tip quickly — even without a broad…
A San Diego trucking company is closing and cutting more than 100 jobs, the latest sign that 2025’s stubborn freight downturn is still punishing small and mid-sized carriers. FreightWaves reported that the California-based operation has ceased business and will terminate…
Introduction New USDOT registrations totaled 3,221 during the week of September 29–October 5, 2025. Carriers remained the dominant segment, while brokers and “other” registrants (e.g., freight forwarders, intermodal, private fleets) continued to represent small but telling slices of new activity.…
