Tom McLeod said the industry is riding a rate rebound driven by the winnowing of excess hauling capacity that had contributed to a four-year rate recession.

Look for 2025 to be a year for moderate improvements in freight rates and more stable diesel prices, predict the analyst at FTR Freight Intelligence. In a January 9 webinar, FTR VP of Trucking Avery ...

Spot rates move with real-time supply and demand; high load-to-truck ratios push shippers to pay more to secure capacity. Contract rates trade flexibility for stability—locking in volume and pricing, ...

Not a subscriber? Apply online today. Mark Twain said: “History doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes.” This seems like an appropriate view of what’s been going on lately in the logistics and ...

Freight rates thus far in the second half of 2025 have been characterized by a constant decline on the heels of tariff whiplash that largely dominated the April-to-June stretch and ultimately upended ...