Spot container prices on key East–West lanes climbed sharply this week, with Asia–U.S. West Coast, Asia–U.S. East Coast and Asia–Northern Europe lanes showing roughly 14%–20% week-over-week gains as carriers pushed through mid‑October increases and tightened capacity. At the same time, the broader Drewry composite index edged 2% lower, highlighting how…
Why this matters to fleets and owner-operators Texas Society of CPAs is flagging a cluster of tax issues that directly affect the trucking P&L and compliance calendar: the Employee Retention Credit (ERC), IRS updates, excise taxes, OECD “Pillar” developments, digital assets/virtual currency, and fresh guidance/resources across federal tax. For small…
U.S. Trucking Weather Briefing – Wednesday, October 29, 2025 Widespread showers and thunderstorms extend from the South into the Ohio Valley and Northeast today, while dry, gusty winds bring elevated to critical fire weather to Southern California and much of South Texas. Light mountain snow persists early in the northern…
Green shoots are starting to show, but they’re sprouting in uneven ground. In FreightWaves’ latest State of Freight takeaways, panelists pointed to localized capacity strain in Southern California — driven in part by drivers stepping back from the market — and spot firmness in select lanes. Those micro-tightness signals sit…
When thieves scaled the Louvre’s facade with a lift, smashed cases and vanished with royal jewels in minutes, it looked like a one-off caper. It isn’t. The same blueprint—precision planning, borrowed or repurposed equipment, and flawless execution inside legitimate operations—now drives a wave of cargo theft and freight fraud across…
Landstar System’s latest quarter offered a clean snapshot of a split truckload market: industrial-facing flatbed held its ground while consumer-tied dry van stayed sluggish. For the quarter ended Sept. 27, the asset-light carrier reported revenue of $1.205 billion, essentially flat year over year, and adjusted earnings of $1.22 per share…
UPS STUNS WALL STREET WITH PROFIT BEAT AND 34,000 JOB CUTS UPS said adjusted EPS beat expectations as it slashed costs, eliminated 34,000 jobs and closed 93 facilities; shares jumped as the carrier guided to ~$24B in Q4 revenue while refocusing on higher-margin business. U.S. CONSUMER CONFIDENCE SLIPS, JOB WORRIES…
Introduction Between October 20 and October 26, 2025, the U.S. Department of Transportation logged 3,016 new registrations across carriers, brokers, and other entity types. Using the verified dataset below, this analysis dissects week-over-week shifts, daily momentum, and geographic concentration, then places those patterns in the context of fuel, freight, and…
In a pair of public appearances this week, senior leaders at DAT Freight & Analytics outlined how the company aims to move beyond a traditional load board toward an integrated marketplace built on automation, embedded intelligence and tighter identity controls. The plan arrives at a pivotal moment for the spot…
The U.S. Postal Service quietly told some plants in recent weeks not to load trailers hauled by contractors using drivers with non‑domiciled commercial driver’s licenses — only to reverse course within days when service and cost impacts became unmanageable, according to reporting on the internal directive and its abrupt rollback.…
