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Supply chain finally gets its ‘Squawk Box’: FreightWaves Today launches June 1

Highway looks to become the ‘Plaid for Freight’ as cargo theft goes direct

The freight industry stands at a crossroads that looks remarkably familiar to anyone who remembers the early days of fintech. Before Plaid became the connective tissue linking bank...

FreightWaves Today Debuts as Spot Rates Hit a Record

The Headline Number: Spot Rates Hit an All-Time Record Craig Fuller set the tone in the opening minutes, and the data backed it up at the close. The SONAR National Truckload Index,...

FreightWaves Today: Mergers, fraud rings and the mid-June rate pause

FreightWaves Today discussed mergers, massive fraud rings and the mid-June rate pause among other logistics topics during Monday’s live show. The post FreightWaves Today: Mergers,...

Samsara tracking label targets $35B cargo theft problem

Cargo theft costs U.S. businesses $35 billion annually. Samsara’s new tracking label delivers real-time freight visibility across any carrier with no system overhaul required. The...

Trucking M&A Heats Up: Are We Entering a Supercycle?

SummaryView Transcript The freight market is showing signs of a major shift in M&A activity. After a difficult period, private equity and strategic buyers are re-evaluating opp...

AI First: How Fura Grew 800% During Freight Slump | Logistics

Fura's CEO Jeff D'Angelo sits down with FreightWaves to reveal how his AI-first brokerage achieved 800% growth in just three years, turning a $150K loss into $1M profit, all while...

Unfettered FedEx Freight Debuts as Stand-Alone Business

CEO John Smith said the potential of Memphis, Tenn.-based FedEx Freight would only now be truly unleashed.

FreightWaves Today: Broad rail traffic gains show growing industrial economy

FreightWaves Today discussed the rail markets surge, transportation management systems automation and FMCSA regulatory vetting during Wednesday’s live show. The post FreightWaves T...

FedEx Freight Reports First Earnings as Stand-Alone Company

FedEx Freight is pursuing new business in sectors including data center infrastructure, grocery and healthcare to chart its future as a newly independent company.

White Paper: Q2 2026 Carrier Rate Report

FreightWaves’ Carrier Rate Report — sponsored by Trimble and Cargowise Landside — provides a review of the previous quarter and a forecast for the coming months. Featuring response...

Freight Recession Over? Bloomberg Analyst on Trucking Market & Stocks

SummaryView Transcript Bloomberg Intelligence’s Lee Klaskow dives deep into the state of the freight market, explaining how structural changes like federal mandates are elongating...

Parent of e-commerce software provider acquires top freight broker WWEX

The deal will see WWEX’s transportation brokerage services directly connected to e-commerce management tools used by small and medium-sized businesses.

80,000 trailers and counting: Amazon Freight’s capacity reaches new heights

80,000+ trailers now available for Amazon Freight - Amazon Freight Services

Amazon’s LTL gap has a name: Forward Air

The fastest way for Amazon to add a premium expedited tier to its new national LTL network is to buy the one carrier already built for it — and already on the auction block Amazon...

FreightWaves Today: U.S. approves $5B offshore LNG export platform

FreightWaves Today discussed Delfin Midstream new $5 billion offshore liquefied natural gas export platform, Amazon's LTL realities, and surging cargo fraud during Thursday’s live...

J.B. Hunt Earnings: The NEW Freight Market Barometer?

SummaryView Transcript J.B. Hunt’s Q2 earnings are a crucial barometer for the entire freight market. This deep dive into J.B. Hunt’s intermodal, dedicated, and last-mile operation...

Freight Markets Explode: Will Spot Rates Continue Record Surge?

SummaryView Transcript The freight market is officially in its ‘Super Bowl’ moment as spot rates surge and demand spikes. Ahead of the July 4th holiday, freight volumes are stackin...

Daimler Truck Finance: Navigating the Freight Downturn & AI Boom

SummaryView Transcript After four years of shrinking capacity, is the trucking industry finally seeing the end of the longest freight recession on record? Daimler Truck Financial l...

FedEx Freight forecasts growth as standalone company

High-Stakes Freight Brokerage: Risk and Accountability

Freight brokerage has become faster and more automated than ever before, but many shippers are finding that lower costs can come with higher risks. FreightWaves and Werner® surveye...

USDOT signs on as a customer of SONAR’s high frequency freight market data

The US Department of Transportation has signed a deal to receive high-frequency freight market data from SONAR. The post USDOT signs on as a customer of SONAR’s high frequency frei...

White Paper: Q2 2026 Freight Brokerage Rate Report

FreightWaves’ Freight Brokerage Rate Report — sponsored by Truckstop.com — provides a review of the previous quarter and a forecast for the coming months. Featuring responses from...

Independent FedEx Freight looks to roll into new markets

With its spin-off completed, standalone carrier FedEx Freight wants to reverse recent volume declines by filling more trailers with non-industrial freight.