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FreightWaves is the most trusted provider of global supply chain market intelligence. Our high-frequency price, demand, and capacity data and analysis allow our customers to benchmark, analyze, monitor and forecast the global physical economy.

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freightwaves.com > news > why-freight-visibility-needs-a-second-signal

Why freight visibility needs a second signal

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (332+ words) A single tracking source, however reliable, was never designed to answer whether or not the signal was coming from the driver, truck, or load it claims to represent. A telematics feed can be accurate and still be attached to the…...

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freightwaves.com > news > white-paper-q3-2026-shipper-rate-report

White Paper: Q3 2026 Shipper Rate Report

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (125+ words) The Shipper Rate Report — presented in partnership with Trimble — is a quarterly publication using SONAR datasets to create the most in-depth rate and demand outlook for shippers. The insights within this paper are curated by the market experts at FreightWaves…...

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freightwaves.com > news > the-future-of-freight-why-real-time-data-needs-real-time-action

The future of freight: why real-time data needs real-time action

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (106+ words) Visibility tells you what’s wrong. Does your network know how to fix it? Real-time visibility has become table stakes in supply chain management. But seeing a disruption and solving it are two very different things. When capacity tightens, regulations shift…...

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freightwaves.com > news > cabless-trucks-are-coming-faster-than-carriers-think

Cabless Trucks Are Coming Faster Than Carriers Think

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (148+ words) Cabless autonomous trucks could reshape short-haul freight faster than most carriers expect. Humble Robotics CEO Eyal Cohen breaks down the skateboard concept, why drop trailers may lose value, and how these units could eventually land near trailer-level pricing. The big…...

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freightwaves.com > news > autonomous-trucking-in-28-states-what-changes-next

Autonomous Trucking in 28 States: What Changes Next?

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (140+ words) Autonomous trucks are already operating in 28 states—and that changes how freight leaders should think about the market right now. uShip CEO Sean Wu breaks down what autonomy could mean for consolidation, where standardization wins, and why bulky, nonstandard freight…...

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freightwaves.com > news > shipstation-ltl-launch-the-time-saving-play-for-smbs

ShipStation LTL Launch: The Time-Saving Play for SMBs

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (246+ words) ShipStation’s LTL launch could be a real time-saver for SMB shipping teams. In this discussion, Spiceology and ShipStation break down how manual shipping tasks eat up hours, how label time dropped from minutes to seconds, and why parcel-LTL integration matters…...

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freightwaves.com > news > class-8-truck-demand-stays-hot-ahead-of-costly-2027-transition

Class 8 truck demand stays hot ahead of costly 2027 transition

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (594+ words) North American Class 8 truck orders remained elevated in August, with fleets continuing to secure equipment ahead of changing emissions requirements even as the industry prepares for a new model-year ordering cycle. FTR Transportation Intelligence reported preliminary Class 8 net orders of…...

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freightwaves.com > news > dot-unveils-plan-to-turn-highways-rail-lines-into-multi-use-utility-arteries

DOT unveils plan to turn highways, rail lines into multi‑use utility arteries

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (393+ words) The U.S. Department of Transportation has unveiled “America’s Great Corridors of Commerce,” a federal initiative designed to convert existing highway and railroad rights‑of‑way into shared corridors for electric transmission, fiber optic cables, water pipelines and other critical utilities. The…...

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freightwaves.com > news > 200000-railcars-face-retirement-what-comes-next

200,000 Railcars Face Retirement — What Comes Next?

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (29+ words) FreightWaves This Summary is generated thanks to a transcription of the interview, for the full interview please enjoy the video above....

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freightwaves.com > news > fitzmarks-latest-broker-acquisition-adds-trade-show-logistics-capabilities

FitzMark’s latest broker acquisition adds trade show logistics capabilities

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (215+ words) Founded in 1998, Aurora, Colorado-based UTS is a full-service 3PL focused on the retail and hospitality industries. It provides dry van, refrigerated, flatbed and specialty truckload transportation as well as packaging, warehousing and white-glove delivery services. Financial terms of the transaction were…...