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Freight data and analytics — backed by our army of experts — to keep you ahead of the competition.

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How SONAR Stacks Up:

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Industry-Leading Freight Data and Analytics

SONAR’s best-in-class freight data and analytics help you understand market shifts today so you can plan effectively for tomorrow.

  • Utilize SONAR TRAC to secure more loads with spot rates that reflect current market conditions
  • Benchmark with reliable paid contract rates from freight shipper invoices in SONAR SCI
  • Navigate ocean markets with SONAR Container Atlas
  • Explore tender volume and rejection data to target the right markets
  • Keep freight moving with SONAR’s intermodal and rail data

All Backed by Our Army of Experts

SONAR has the fastest, most comprehensive global supply chain data available on the market, and it is all backed by our Army of Experts. Whether you’re seeking truckload, rail, air, ocean or warehousing data, our team is unmatched in their understanding of what is going on in the global supply chain and how it will impact your business. Gain a better understanding of the market with help of our experts as they enable you to make better decisions with confidence.

Market Monitoring

The comprehensive freight data and analytics in the SONAR platform help you with freight forecasting and tracking freight capacity to help keep freight spending under control.

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Coverage Guide

Coverage Guide streamlines the process of identifying load prioritizations, evaluating rates, and ensuring optimal coverage for your freight needs. As the first tool in our suite, it sets the stage for a comprehensive toolkit that addresses the unique challenges faced by brokers in this fast-paced logistics industry.
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Insights

The National and Key Market Insights Landing pages zero in on the critical data Shippers, Carriers and Brokers need to make informed decisions quickly. They highlight trends in capacity shifts, demand changes and fuel prices with actionable plain-language summaries.
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Diesel Fuel Price Rates

Find out the average market rate and average fuel cost on your most important lanes. Get insight into diesel fuel prices across major transportation lanes by evaluating the average fuel cost rate per mile in SONAR.
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STRI and OTRI

The Outbound Tender Rejection Index is an anonymized measurement of mid-sized to large truckload carriers’ willingness to accept the loads that are offered (or tendered) by shippers. It shows supply and demand dynamics at a national, regional, state, or market level. This index helps you make decisions on accepting or rejecting loads based on tender rejections.
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Tender Volume Indices STVI and OTVI

The Outbound Tender Volume Index (OTVI) is the most up-to-date and reliable indicator of market demand. Use this index to see which markets are shipping the most freight, along with the trends and changes in freight volumes. OTVI shows you where freight is available in a market. Use OTVI in conjunction with the Outbound Tender Rejection Index (OTRI) to optimize your freight rates.
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Alerts Management in SONAR

Freight Market Alerts

Things happen quickly in the freight market, which is why we’ve created customizable alerts to keep you in the loop on the data that matters most – wherever you are.
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Critical Events

SONAR’s Critical Events widget is your trusted intelligence center during severe weather, natural disasters, fires or controlled power outages, allowing you to react smarter to events across the globe.
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Most Volatile Freight Markets

Most Volatile Markets

When it comes to freight, volatility is a fact of life. It’s also a huge cause of roadblocks and opportunities for freight market participants. SONAR’s Most Volatile Markets provide the visibility you need to avoid the roadblocks and take advantage of opportunities as they arise.
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SONAR TRAC Spot Rates

SONAR TRAC collects data daily from a consortium of key market-driving companies adhering to a standardized protocol. TRAC Spot Rate methodology uses data when the load is covered, delivering data that exceeds market standard. Access unmatched rates with SONAR TRAC, the freshest freight pricing data in the market.
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Detention Wait Times

Watchlists

Based on our growing catalog of watchlist features, compare conditions across the industries, markets and modes of transport that matter most to you.
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Screenshot of SONAR Container Atlas dashboard

SONAR Container Atlas

The only high-frequency ocean container data platform which provides point-of-booking market intelligence. SONAR Container Atlas is the only platform to concentrate on bookings and container rate data from multiple providers. Monitor freight activity, rates and volumes up to a month in advance of every other data set in the container market.
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Ocean Shipments Report

Knowing what is moving on the ocean can help you gain insights into what will be moving over the road in the coming weeks. Use this feature to help you navigate through the ever-changing freight market.
Learn More
SONAR Signals

SONAR Signals Open API

Free to use through third party developers, SONAR Signals Open API is the easiest way to simplifying your daily decision making.
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SONAR SCI

SONAR SCI is a groundbreaking data and analytics platform that empowers transportation planning, procurement and finance teams to balance the optimization of rates and tender reliability to increase the efficiency and utilization of their company’s supply chains. SCI subscribers have access to $100 billion in freight invoices submitted daily.
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Market Insight and Research

Freight Market Research

Proprietary transportation market research is a cornerstone of SONAR. FreightWaves’ Research Team produces exclusive deep dives, whitepapers and daily playbooks, all backed by SONAR data.
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Charts

Charts are the most powerful feature you can leverage in SONAR. They’re not only the easiest way to see how freight data tracks over time – they provide a comprehensive set of tools for in-depth analytics, trending and detailed reporting.
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3D Maps in SONAR

Freight Analytics 3D Maps

A good mapping system is an essential tool in every transportation and logistics data analysis product. SONAR takes mapping to a new dimension – literally!
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Rate Optimization

SONAR high frequency supply chain intelligence guides companies to make stronger proactive decisions toward cost and carrier performance.

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Coverage Guide

Coverage Guide streamlines the process of identifying load prioritizations, evaluating rates, and ensuring optimal coverage for your freight needs. As the first tool in our suite, it sets the stage for a comprehensive toolkit that addresses the unique challenges faced by brokers in this fast-paced logistics industry.
Learn More
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Insights

The National and Key Market Insights Landing pages zero in on the critical data Shippers, Carriers and Brokers need to make informed decisions quickly. They highlight trends in capacity shifts, demand changes and fuel prices with actionable plain-language summaries.
Learn More
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Diesel Fuel Price Rates

Find out the average market rate and average fuel cost on your most important lanes. Get insight into diesel fuel prices across major transportation lanes by evaluating the average fuel cost rate per mile in SONAR.
Learn More
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STRI and OTRI

The Outbound Tender Rejection Index is an anonymized measurement of mid-sized to large truckload carriers’ willingness to accept the loads that are offered (or tendered) by shippers. It shows supply and demand dynamics at a national, regional, state, or market level. This index helps you make decisions on accepting or rejecting loads based on tender rejections.
Learn More
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Tender Volume Indices STVI and OTVI

The Outbound Tender Volume Index (OTVI) is the most up-to-date and reliable indicator of market demand. Use this index to see which markets are shipping the most freight, along with the trends and changes in freight volumes. OTVI shows you where freight is available in a market. Use OTVI in conjunction with the Outbound Tender Rejection Index (OTRI) to optimize your freight rates.
Learn More
Alerts Management in SONAR

Freight Market Alerts

Things happen quickly in the freight market, which is why we’ve created customizable alerts to keep you in the loop on the data that matters most – wherever you are.
Learn More
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Critical Events

SONAR’s Critical Events widget is your trusted intelligence center during severe weather, natural disasters, fires or controlled power outages, allowing you to react smarter to events across the globe.
Learn More
Most Volatile Freight Markets

Most Volatile Markets

When it comes to freight, volatility is a fact of life. It’s also a huge cause of roadblocks and opportunities for freight market participants. SONAR’s Most Volatile Markets provide the visibility you need to avoid the roadblocks and take advantage of opportunities as they arise.
Learn More
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SONAR TRAC Spot Rates

SONAR TRAC collects data daily from a consortium of key market-driving companies adhering to a standardized protocol. TRAC Spot Rate methodology uses data when the load is covered, delivering data that exceeds market standard. Access unmatched rates with SONAR TRAC, the freshest freight pricing data in the market.
Learn More
Detention Wait Times

Watchlists

Based on our growing catalog of watchlist features, compare conditions across the industries, markets and modes of transport that matter most to you.
Learn More
Screenshot of SONAR Container Atlas dashboard

SONAR Container Atlas

The only high-frequency ocean container data platform which provides point-of-booking market intelligence. SONAR Container Atlas is the only platform to concentrate on bookings and container rate data from multiple providers. Monitor freight activity, rates and volumes up to a month in advance of every other data set in the container market.
Learn More
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Ocean Shipments Report

Knowing what is moving on the ocean can help you gain insights into what will be moving over the road in the coming weeks. Use this feature to help you navigate through the ever-changing freight market.
Learn More
SONAR Signals

SONAR Signals Open API

Free to use through third party developers, SONAR Signals Open API is the easiest way to simplifying your daily decision making.
Learn More
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SONAR SCI

SONAR SCI is a groundbreaking data and analytics platform that empowers transportation planning, procurement and finance teams to balance the optimization of rates and tender reliability to increase the efficiency and utilization of their company’s supply chains. SCI subscribers have access to $100 billion in freight invoices submitted daily.
Learn More
Market Insight and Research

Freight Market Research

Proprietary transportation market research is a cornerstone of SONAR. FreightWaves’ Research Team produces exclusive deep dives, whitepapers and daily playbooks, all backed by SONAR data.
Learn More
Image of a SONAR freight analytics chart

Charts

Charts are the most powerful feature you can leverage in SONAR. They’re not only the easiest way to see how freight data tracks over time – they provide a comprehensive set of tools for in-depth analytics, trending and detailed reporting.
Learn More
3D Maps in SONAR

Freight Analytics 3D Maps

A good mapping system is an essential tool in every transportation and logistics data analysis product. SONAR takes mapping to a new dimension – literally!
Learn More

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SONAR App

SONAR SCI

Actionable insights to help shippers, carriers and 3PLs reduce costs, improve route guide compliance and make proactive decisions.

Batch Rate Intelligence

A multi-lane analysis tool designed to empower bid management, frequent lane monitoring and corridor trend visualization.

TRAC

High-frequency and accurate pricing data on volatility, rates and capacity to improve margins and contract negotiations.

API

A customizable data analytics plugin that delivers the power and flexibility that modern supply chain businesses need — with more control and less risk.

Container Atlas

Data insights and trends around vessel delays and price fluctuations to help users mitigate risk and make more informed and profitable decisions.

NTI

A real-time proxy for the health of the national supply chain used by freight and non-freight businesses to make more accurate decisions.

Index-Linked Contracts

Optimize pricing and relationships by creating dynamic contracts based on the source of truth for the supply chain industry.
Why Sonar?

Features

Use SONAR’s supply chain data to make more strategic business decisions and outperform the competition with SONAR’s full suite of products.

Data

Stay on top of supply and demand dynamics across all modes of transportation with SONAR’s best-in-class supply chain data and analytics.
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White Papers
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The Industrial Heartland Leads the Charge: SONAR Data Reveals a Sustainable, Capacity-Driven Market Tightening

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January 14, 2026

The State of Freight: January 2026

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December 22, 2025

December 2025 The State of Freight: A Look Back at 2025

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