U.S. freight demand, spot rates, load availability, and market trends that impact owner-operators and carriers.
United Parcel Service has terminated its plan to buy Mexico City–based Estafeta, saying the closing conditions could not all be met. In a Form 8‑K filed on September 18, UPS disclosed the decision was taken a day earlier, September 17,…
Uber Freight’s annual gathering this week trained a spotlight on two forces remaking trucking in real time: the rapid operationalization of AI inside shipper-carrier networks and the policy shock of see‑sawing tariffs. Speakers warned that the U.S. may be entering…
The Port of Los Angeles is bracing for a roughly 10% year-over-year drop in imports through the rest of 2025 after retailers front‑loaded holiday goods, a shift that is poised to take some heat out of Southern California drayage and…
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…
