FTR’s Trucking Conditions Index (TCI) posted its lowest reading of 2025 in June, dropping to -1.83 after May’s strong 3.56. The sharp swing underscores the continued volatility facing carriers, driven...
The freight industry operates in a constant state of controlled chaos. Market volatility swings wildly, capacity tightens and loosens without warning, and pricing decisions happen at lightning speed. Yet for...
The Trump Administration this week expanded the 50% steel and aluminum tariffs to include 407 additional product categories. These product categories were added to the list of “derivative” steel and...
FreightWaves’ State of Freight webinar painted a picture of an industry stuck in neutral as summer draws to a close. Founder and CEO Craig Fuller and Head of Freight Market...
Volvo Trucks North America today announced Averitt Express has placed an order for 264 new Volvo VNL 860s. The deal marks one of the largest single orders for the new...
“This event is to celebrate all of you," Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Chief Counsel Jesse Elison told competitors at Minneapolis Convention Center on Aug. 20. (American Trucking Associations) MINNEAPOLIS...
The latest Intermodal Service Scorecard from the Journal of Commerce marks a major boost in confidence that railroads can deliver reliable intermodal service only a few years after historic disruption...
FTR reports that U.S. trailer net orders fell sharply in July, dropping 39% month-over-month (m/m) to 7,794 units. The decline erased June’s dry van-driven rebound, as tariff pressures and freight...
In July 2025, the Logistics Managers’ Index (LMI) registered a reading of 59.2, indicating continued—but moderating—expansion in the logistics sector. From a truckload carrier’s perspective, the standout trend is the...
Today, August 12th, was the deadline for the tariff pause between the U.S. and China. Without a new deal or extension, tariffs between the countries were set to soar back...
