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Infrastructure
Purdue achieves first U.S. wireless charging of heavy-duty truck at highway speeds
Indiana test road delivers 190 Kilowatts to a prototype Cummins class 8 electric vehicle at 65 MPH
American Shipper
Army Corp OKs $1B Baltimore container terminal
American Shipper
While global demand grew, U.S. container traffic fell in November
Company Earnings
Activist investor Ancora carves out niche in transportation sector
Borderlands: Mexico
Borderlands Mexico: Tariff noise to stay loud in 2026, Flexport warns importers
Truckload Carriers
Former, current USA Truck execs acquire TL carrier from DSV
Layoffs & Bankruptcies
Breaking News
Last mile provider FAST Group’s post-merger meltdown: PE-backer freezes fund amid financial red flags
Layoffs and Bankruptcies
Layoffs, bankruptcies batter U.S. logistics and manufacturing at start of 2026
Layoffs and Bankruptcies
Queen Transportation shuts down over Christmas holiday, leaving workers jobless
The Playbook
News
Henderson Front Loader Theft Highlights Devastation Potential When Equipment Theft and Violence Intersect
A stolen 39,000-pound front loader became a weapon against Nevada police this week, and the incident underscores an industry losing up to $1 billion annually to equipment theft with only a 20% recovery rate.
The Playbook
CVSA Human Trafficking Awareness Week Kicks Off
SONAR High Frequency Data
Latest News
Inside SONAR
How are Freight Brokers Staying Afloat?
A Unit-Economics Reality Check Looking at the shocking December 2025 metrics, we couldn’t help but wonder how brokers are surviving. While, by almost any surface-level metric, freight brokerage volumes look healthy. Loads are moving. Capacity is abundant. Rates have stabilized off the bottom. And yet, across the industry, broker layoffs continue, balance sheets remain under […]
Inside SONAR
SONAR Product Demos and Spotlights from F3 2025
More from SONAR
SONAR launches seamless freight market intelligence within Blue Yonder TMS
Real-time spot rates, weekly contract rates, benchmarks and lane scores are integrated into Blue Yonder TMS.
SONAR releases new tender data, Truckload Volume Index, and Truckload Rejection Index
SONAR goes much deeper in volume data with a new tender source.
Truckstop.com rolls out SONAR-integrated dry van load board
Truckstop.com has launched the freight industry’s first load board exclusively for dry vans, aiming to provide an affordable edge for owner-operators and small fleets.
Chart of the Week
Chart of the Week
Warehouses empty in December
Inventory levels dropped at their fastest clip in over ten years according to the LMI in December. This lean management strategy could be a boon for trucking.
Chart of the Week
Why do truckload order lead times keep rising?
Chart of the Week
Inventory management strategy shifts once again
Chart of the Week
Christmas comes early for trucking
Chart of the Week
Truckload spot rates spikes are telling us something
Trade War
State of Freight Insights
Trucking
State of Freight: a depressed trucking market suddenly comes to life
Trucking
State of Freight takeaways: sagging volume, but capacity tightening a bit
Editor's Picks
Truck Driver Issues
Truck transportation jobs flat in December, lowest since 2021
Excerpt: The number of truck transportation jobs in November and December were the same, according to the BLS.
American Shipper
Portland re-opens Oregon’s only container terminal
American Shipper
Trans-Pacific container rates are rising – will volumes follow?
American Shipper
EXCLUSIVE: FMC Chief of Staff Hoang moves to private sector
American Shipper
Air Cargo
Air cargo contractor reimburses Postal Service for fraudulent billing
Regional airline Air Cargo Carriers has paid a settlement to resolve charges it defrauded the U.S. Postal Service by fudging time stamps to hide late deliveries.
American Shipper
Early Lunar New Year boosting trans-Pacific ocean rates
American Shipper
North Carolina port importer expanding cement capacity by 500%
Modern Shipper
News
Stord buys e-commerce specialist Shipwire from Ceva Logistics
E-commerce fulfillment provider Stord has acquired one its rivals from Ceva Logistics as it races to gain scale in the logistics sector.
E-commerce & Fulfillment
Stord to double e-commerce fulfillment capacity in Kentucky
Last-Mile Delivery
Amazon’s same-day grocery delivery serves as magnet for parcel business
Last-Mile Delivery
