Supertanker rates for shipping crude oil have soared to a six-year high, driven by increased Indian demand for Middle Eastern crude and a rush by traders to preempt a potential military conflict ...

Just as the Federal Reserve and U.S. economy get good news on inflation, with consumer prices and wholesale prices softening, a major global trade inflation indicator is headed in the wrong direction.

The overall economy is performing better than many people think, but overcapacity in the trucking industry is still keeping freight rates from rising. Among the key takeaways from FTR’s State of ...

Ship diversions from the Red Sea due to attacks by Iran-backed Houthi rebels have caused container freight rates to increase by about 30% in recent weeks. This rise is expected to continue as ...

FreightWaves’ Freight Brokerage Rate Report — sponsored by Empire National — provides a review of the previous quarter and a ...

Load-to-truck ratios are at their highest since 2022 despite soft demand. RXO's forecast breaks down the supply shock reshaping the freight market.

Trailer orders saw December momentum carried into January, though total order season activity was lackluster. Shippers saw ...

The freight market has been historically characterized by a balance of power between shippers and carriers that is now experiencing a rebalancing. This shift is driven by two primary factors: a surge ...

The Houthi attacks in the Red Sea are not only driving up sea freight — air freights are going to get higher too, as global trade flows get increasingly disrupted. The delays to maritime trade may ...

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, ...

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 ...