U.S. freight demand, spot rates, load availability, and market trends that impact owner-operators and carriers.
United Parcel Service restarted processing at its Louisville “Worldport” air hub on Wednesday evening, Nov. 5, with the company targeting a return to near-normal cadence and first-wave arrivals by Thursday morning, Nov. 6. The move is intended to unclog a…
The U.S. freight market gave back much of its second-quarter momentum in Q3 as shipment volumes slipped and shipper spend edged higher — a combination that points to ongoing demand softness but hints at gradual capacity tightening. That’s the picture…
United Parcel Service’s global air artery in Louisville went quiet after a UPS MD‑11 freighter burst into flames and crashed during takeoff on November 4, killing multiple people and damaging businesses just beyond the runway. The tragedy initially claimed at…
UPS has switched the lights back on at Worldport in Louisville, resuming the overnight air sort on Wednesday evening with the goal of having packages back on doorsteps starting Thursday, Nov. 6. Company communications described a phased return to a…
The brief spring in the U.S. freight market’s step didn’t last through summer. New analysis shows the third quarter gave back the second quarter’s progress as shipment volumes fell and pricing power shifted unevenly across lanes and modes — a…
GXO logged a record third quarter and signaled it’s leaning into a bigger North American footprint, a combination that could add steady freight to warehouse-adjacent trucking lanes as peak season winds down. The contract logistics provider reported Q3 revenue of…
Price momentum returned to trucking in October as the Logistics Managers’ Index held steady at 57.4, but the mix shifted decisively toward transportation. Utilization jumped and prices accelerated while capacity growth eased, breaking a two‑month stretch in which capacity had…
Introduction Shippers enter early November with freight fundamentals that are gradually improving on a year-over-year basis but mixed in the near term. As of November 3, 2025, van, reefer, and flatbed markets all show sharply higher load-to-truck ratios versus a…
The International Brotherhood of Teamsters is turning up the heat on UPS over the company’s growing reliance on Roadie, its gig-based delivery arm, arguing the work may overlap with union-protected jobs. FreightWaves reported Tuesday, November 4, that the union plans…
A UPS cargo jet crashed shortly after takeoff from Louisville’s Muhammad Ali International Airport on Tuesday, November 4, forcing an overnight shutdown of the company’s Worldport air hub and leaving at least seven people dead and 11 injured, according to…
