U.S. freight demand, spot rates, load availability, and market trends that impact owner-operators and carriers.
For-hire shipment activity worsened in August, with year-over-year declines accelerating, according to the latest Cass Freight Index update highlighted by FreightWaves. The headline takeaway: freight demand remains soft even as some month-to-month metrics stabilized, underscoring a market still working off…
Truckload Market Snapshot: What This Week’s Rates Mean for Your Revenue For the week ending September 1, 2025, national spot rates moved higher across the board: Vans averaged $2.08 per mile (up $0.05 week over week), Flatbeds $2.55 (up $0.07),…
A leading shipper coalition is sounding the alarm over Union Pacific’s bid to acquire Norfolk Southern, arguing the coast‑to‑coast rail combination would tilt market power away from customers and toward a single carrier. The Freight Rail Customer Alliance told FreightWaves…
Trans-Pacific spot rates are edging higher into mid‑September as carriers push fresh general rate increases and shippers tidy up orders ahead of China’s Golden Week factory downtime. The modest firming comes alongside more constructive headlines out of U.S.–China talks —…
Containerized imports rushing to beat policy uncertainty just delivered the Port of Long Beach its second‑busiest August on record — a surge that port officials trace to orders placed during a temporary tariff pause. For truckers across Southern California, that…
Spot Market Pulse: Week Ending September 1, 2025 Truckload spot pricing firmed across the board to close out the week ending September 1. National van averaged $2.08 per mile, up $0.05 week over week; flatbed climbed to $2.55, up $0.07;…
Mexico’s cross-border commerce with the United States rose about 5% year over year in July, even as shippers and brokers adjusted to Mexico’s newly implemented export requirements covering a narrow list of tariff codes. The trade uptick coincided with the…
Canada’s postal system will see a new form of pressure from workers this week: the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) says it will end its nationwide overtime ban and, beginning Monday, September 15 at 12:01 a.m. local time, stop…
DHL Express has struck a strategic deal with Singapore Post (SingPost) to make international shipping easier and cleaner for consumers and small businesses across the city-state, adding DHL services to every post office and enabling daily parcel drop-offs without extra…
C.H. Robinson has unveiled a new cross‑border freight consolidation offering designed to cut costs and improve shipment visibility for goods moving from Mexico into the United States and Canada. Announced on September 11, 2025, the service combines in‑Mexico consolidation, cross‑border…
