Spot Rates Rise Across All Three Equipment Types for First Time Since May
Dry van spot jumped 9 cents, reefer 13 cents, flatbed 3 cents in the week ending September 11. Year-over-year gains top 39% across the board.
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Tender Rejections Jump Above 14% as Labor Day Tightens Freight
Rejection rates rise faster than the past three years during the same holiday window. Van spot rates swing wildly, flatbed cools, and reefer holds steady.
Manufacturing PMI Slips to 54.6 as New Orders Cool 3 Points
Eighth straight month of expansion, but new-order index fell to 53.7 in August. Supplier deliveries slowed for the ninth month running, and 71% of…
Rejection Rates Stall at 13.5% as Rail Siphons Long-Haul Freight
Tender rejections aren't climbing into Labor Day like prior years. Spot rates down 2.5% month over month but still up 44% year over year. Rail is taking the…
Capacity Still Shrinking as Rejection Rates Hold at 13.5%
Accepted tender volumes near 2019 levels, but rejection rates more than double what they were then. The supply-side correction is still running.
Gatik raises $200M to put hundreds of driverless trucks on middle-mile routes
Autonomous freight startup now claims over $600M in contracted revenue and plans to scale from dozens of trucks to several hundred by year-end.
Port Volume Slows in July Despite Pockets of Strength
Cargo shipments through major U.S. seaports showed uneven volume and tightening capacity during the summer months, according to industry experts.
Data Center Buildout Adds 1.5% Freight Volume Hidden From Cass Index
AI infrastructure construction is generating truckload volumes that conventional measures miss. Air freight imports up 17%, metals volumes rising, and tender…
Driver Pay Rises as Capacity Tightens, but No New FMCSA Rule in Play
Fleets are raising wages and sign-on bonuses to compete for drivers as freight conditions improve. The shift is market-driven, not regulatory.
5,000 New Trucking Authorities Added in 2025, But Can Brokers Use Them?
Net gain of 5,000 MC numbers through Q3 2025 masks a compliance problem: brokers won't tender freight to carriers with no safety rating and brand-new authority…
J.B. Hunt Adds Recruiters as Driver Market Tightens, Intermodal Bids Surge
Large carrier reports highest driver recruitment needs since 2022 while intermodal pricing lags truckload by 34%, creating what one exec calls 'the summer of…
Spot Rates Run 40% to 70% Above Contract on Infrequent Lanes
RXO exec says contract awards on low-frequency routes carry almost no chance of being honored when capacity is tight. Shippers who proactively raised rates…