Monthly market data suggests the for-hire trucking economy is improving. Freight rates and volumes continued making year-over-year gains in October, following September’s milestone rate improvements.

Truckload freight volumes rose across all major equipment types in March while a sharp jump in fuel costs pushed spot and ...

Load posts on the DAT network fell in the first week of August. Lower spot market demand led to softer rates in many markets. After a wild post-pandemic ride, the spot market is rebalancing, which has ...

The spot market for carriers continues to rebalance, but rates—at least for smaller fleets and owner-operators—still aren’t making up for higher current operating costs, according to four ...

Far East to U.S. ocean freight rates are up between 36%-41% month over month, while air freight prices have jumped 9% this year. DHL says ocean freight rate inflation might not ease up before Chinese ...

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 ...

Genco Shipping has strong operating leverage to freight rates, with earnings closely tied to dry bulk cycles and spot market exposure. Freight rates may see near-term support from geopolitical ...

An ocean container capacity crunch has hit global trade just as peak shipping season starts, with freight spot rates up some 30% over the past few weeks and heading higher. Bad weather, longer ocean ...

Spot ocean freight rates from the Far East to the U.S. popped between 36%-41% month over month, and ocean carriers increased additional charges known as general rate increases by roughly 140%, ...