Load-to-truck ratios are at their highest since 2022 despite soft demand. RXO's forecast breaks down the supply shock reshaping the freight market.

Market analysts predict moderate growth to freight volumes and for-hire rates in 2025, giving fleets hope after a difficult 2024. “As we close the books on 2024, the coming year promises a dynamic ...

Trailer orders saw December momentum carried into January, though total order season activity was lackluster. Shippers saw some fuel price relief ...

Freight recession crushes carriers, but truck repair thrives on unavoidable maintenance demand. The numbers tell a stark ...

December 2025 Trucking Conditions Index rose to 4.85, marking the strongest carrier conditions since February 2022, according to FTR.

FreightWaves’ Thomas Wasson sits down with Steve Oliver, Vice President of Sales & Marketing at Taylor & Martin Auctioneers, ...

Craig Fuller is the CEO at FreightWaves. The freight market has been sending mixed signals for months, but one trend stands out clearly as we move deeper into 2026: Trucking spot rates have staged a ...

FreightWaves’ Freight Brokerage Rate Report — sponsored by Empire National — provides a review of the previous quarter and a ...

Rates on the spot freight market increased in all three major categories for the first time in weeks, according to the freight matching service provider DAT Solutions. The national average van rate ...

The overall economy is performing better than many people think, but overcapacity in the trucking industry is still keeping freight rates from rising, according to FTR transportation analysts. Find ...

Truckload contract rates have stabilized but a meaningful rebound has been elusive. Rates even dipped slightly in the second quarter – stagnation that is largely attributed to shippers pulling freight ...

The new edition of the Trucking Conditions Index, which was recently released by freight transportation consultancy FTR, saw solid signs of improvement. According to FTR, a TCI reading above zero ...