U.S. freight demand, spot rates, load availability, and market trends that impact owner-operators and carriers.
Introduction For the week of November 10–16, 2025, new U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) registrations totaled 2,667. The dataset shows pronounced weekday strength led by carriers, a typical weekend lull, and continued dominance by Texas, California, and Florida at the…
FedEx’s move to streamline its U.S. parcel and air operations into a more unified “one-network” model is arriving just in time. The FreightWaves report outlines how the carrier’s restructuring aims to cut handoffs, share assets across Express and Ground, and…
CMA CGM’s latest quarter shows how quickly the ocean cycle has turned — and why it matters for trucks. The French carrier’s July–September results reveal healthy box volumes but sharply weaker pricing, a combination that crushed profitability and signals a…
FedEx executives say two years of restructuring are paying off just as policy and safety shocks are reshaping global flows. The company’s “One FedEx” model and redesigned air-and-ground playbook are helping it pivot toward higher‑yield B2B freight and guide e‑commerce…
C.H. Robinson is expanding again on the Texas–Mexico line, adding 450,000 square feet of warehousing and cross-dock capacity in El Paso to capture accelerating nearshoring flows out of Ciudad Juárez and the broader Chihuahua manufacturing basin. The move builds on…
C.H. Robinson is enlarging its U.S.–Mexico gateway in El Paso with an additional 450,000 square feet of warehousing and cross-docking space, a move the company ties directly to manufacturers shifting production to Mexico and to rising flows of high‑tech, automotive…
C.H. Robinson’s latest Texas buildout is the clearest signal yet that cross-border trucking is being rewired by Mexico’s manufacturing surge. The company has added a major El Paso site to its border footprint, a move that dovetails with the nearshoring…
A spirited public debate between FreightWaves CEO Craig Fuller and DAT’s Ken Adamo sharpened a core question facing U.S. trucking: is the industry finally climbing out of a bruising downturn, or will weak goods demand keep rates pinned even as…
A high-profile debate between FreightWaves’ Craig Fuller and DAT’s Ken Adamo on Thursday captured a trucking market split over whether today’s pain stems from too much capacity or too little demand — and whether conditions are quietly turning. Fuller argued…
Freight demand hit a fresh air pocket in October, and it wasn’t a small one. The Cass Freight Index shows shipments fell 4.3% from September (down 2.1% seasonally adjusted) and were 7.8% lower year over year, marking the weakest October…
