U.S. freight demand, spot rates, load availability, and market trends that impact owner-operators and carriers.
Introduction In the week of December 1–7, 2025, new USDOT registrations rebounded to 3,000 following the Thanksgiving lull a week earlier. Carriers dominated the mix, and midweek filings drove the surge. This report analyzes daily activity, week-over-week shifts by entity…
Introduction The latest USDOT registration data for the week of November 24–30, 2025 captures the Thanksgiving-shortened period and shows a sharp but seasonal contraction in new filings. Total registrations were 1,929, comprised of 1,767 carriers (91.6% of the mix), 58…
Introduction Between November 17 and November 23, 2025, USDOT recorded 3,103 new registrations across carriers, brokers, and other authorities. Mid‑week filings dominated: Wednesday (988) and Thursday (760) alone represented 56% of the week’s total, typical of the “register midweek, launch…
United Parcel Service is redeploying its network for peak season after grounding its MD-11 freighters, tapping partner lift and shifting more parcels to trucks while it consolidates flight patterns to protect service. A company spokesperson said UPS has arranged additional…
In New Orleans this week, a Trimble Insight panel featuring FreightWaves’ Craig Fuller, Bloomberg Intelligence’s Lee Klaskow and MIT’s Angela Acocella painted a freight market still stuck in neutral. Panelists said the bigger surprise of 2025 has been demand’s failure…
Introduction As of November 17, 2025, U.S. spot freight remained active but uneven across equipment types. National load postings increased 9.1% week over week (w/w), yet truck postings climbed a faster 18.3%, softening negotiating power in many lanes. On a…
A candid market panel at Trimble’s Insight conference in New Orleans this week framed trucking’s stubborn downturn in stark terms: freight demand remains muted and the driver population is edging lower, leaving carriers waiting on a catalyst that hasn’t arrived.…
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…