U.S. freight demand, spot rates, load availability, and market trends that impact owner-operators and carriers.
Canada’s postal network ground to a halt on September 25 after the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) launched a nationwide strike, forcing shippers to scramble just as holiday volumes begin to build. The stoppage followed Ottawa’s directive for a…
Canada’s parcel pipeline just snapped at the start of peak. On September 25, the Canadian Union of Postal Workers launched a nationwide strike hours after Ottawa unveiled sweeping reforms to Canada Post. The crown corporation has halted processing and delivery,…
Ottawa has cleared the way for Canada Post to phase out home delivery to roughly 4 million addresses, replacing it with community mailboxes over the next decade — a decision with immediate labor fallout and long-tail consequences for parcel networks…
Canada’s federal government unveiled sweeping Canada Post reforms on Thursday, September 25, 2025, that will phase out door-to-door delivery for most households and reorient standard letter mail to travel primarily by ground. Hours later, the Canadian Union of Postal Workers…
Analysts have trimmed truckload earnings expectations heading into third-quarter reporting, reflecting a market that looks sturdier on the surface than it feels at the margin. The latest FreightWaves analysis points to lowered profit forecasts across several TL names as demand…
A fresh FreightWaves analysis warns the U.S. container import engine is sputtering under the weight of new trade barriers, with an analyst predicting a sharp downshift into late 2025. For trucking, that points to fewer boxes to pull off the…
Union Pacific’s bid to absorb Norfolk Southern has turned labor politics on their head this week, with the nation’s largest rail union flipping from skepticism to support after securing a written pledge of career‑long job protection for train and yardmaster…
Introduction As of September 22, 2025, U.S. spot markets are navigating the seasonal transition into Q4 with a mix of softer month-over-month volumes and sharply tighter year-over-year capacity. National load postings fell 2.1% week over week and 13.0% month over…
With the U.S. set to begin phasing in new fees on Chinese-linked vessels on October 14, Maersk told customers it will not add a surcharge or alter service plans — even as major shipowner Seaspan moves to reflag roughly 100…
The Upper Midwest is entering its annual “capacity pivot,” when thousands of trucks migrate from long-haul lanes to short agricultural runs. As corn comes off the stalks, carriers reassign drivers to hoppers, end dumps and live-bottom trailers, elevators extend hours,…
