freight News Updates

BusinessLogistics

Trucking Slowly Climbs Toward the Up Cycle in 2025

The trucking industry is expected to slowly improve next year even as market headwinds and uncertainty leave many unknowns heading into 2025.

December 23, 2024
BusinessTechnology

DAT Buys Trucker Tools to Boost Digital Freight Features

The deal, which closed Dec. 17, brings Trucker Tools鈥 platform suite for freight visibility, digital load booking and carrier engagement under the umbrella of DAT鈥檚 operations.

December 17, 2024
BusinessLogistics

How the Freight Market Trough Defined 2024

鈥淭rucking is now in the longest and deepest freight down cycle since the 2007 global financial crisis,鈥 said C.H. Robinson's Michael Castagnetto. ATA data shows tonnage climbing slowly.

December 16, 2024
BusinessLogistics

Freight Rate Rebound Timeline Remains Muddy

A timeline for a rebound in freight rates and market conditions remains muddy into the second half of 2024, according to executives and analysts.

July 25, 2024
BusinessLogistics

Executives, Analysts See Less Cloudy Truckload Market Outlook

The outlook for truckload freight markets and rates is less cloudy after a dismal first quarter, according to carriers and analysts.

May 15, 2024
BusinessTechnologyLogistics

Trucker Path Launches Brokerage Service for Smaller Brokers

Transportation technology provider Trucker Path is launching a new brokerage service offering designed for small to midsize freight brokers, the company announced April 3.

April 4, 2024
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

Port of Laredo Cargo Is Big Winner in Biden鈥檚 New I-27 Law

Boosting U.S.-Mexico cargo movements through the Port of Laredo will be a key outcome of President Joe Biden鈥檚 recent enactment of a new law designating a future Interstate 27.

April 2, 2024
BusinessTechnology

Improving Back Office Efficiency in the Freight Industry

Technology is transforming the freight industry, accelerating the transition from manual processes to digital. And in a fiercely competitive landscape where every advantage matters, adopting innovation isn't merely beneficial 鈥 it's imperative. In this report, explore six strategies to supercharge your back office.聽聽 聽聽

April 1, 2024
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

USDOT's Camden on Freight Initiatives

USDOT Deputy Assistant Secretary Allison Dane Camden discusses the agency's freight initiatives that are in the works or being planned for the future.聽

February 28, 2024
BusinessLogisticsBreaking News

Truck Tonnage in December Dips 0.5% Year-Over-Year

Truck tonnage dipped in December, closing out the worst 12 months for freight activity since the pandemic year of 2020, American Trucking Associations reported.

January 23, 2024