State of Freight Insights

State of Freight webinar for May: Not an inflection point yet but a benchmark turns higher

It isn’t much but a recent upward turn in the Outbound Tender Rejection Index in FreightWaves SONAR was a key focus of the discussion Wednesday in FreightWaves’ State of Freight webinar for May.

With Senior Analyst Tony Mulvey sitting in for FreightWaves CEO Craig Fuller alongside FreightWaves Director of Market Intelligence Zach Strickland, the focus was on whether there was enough statistical evidence that the turn that freight market participants have been waiting for seemingly forever had...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/state-of-freight-webinar-for-may-not-an-inflection-point-yet-but-a-benchmark-turns-higher

State of Freight: Reasons to be bullish on second half of 2024

FreightWaves’ State of Freight webinar for March offered a bit of optimism that the freight market could improve at some point later this year.

Craig Fuller, FreightWaves CEO and founder, and Zach Strickland, director of freight market intelligence, said while they don’t see any clear signs of a significant boost in the overall freight industry, there are signals that the market is moving in the right direction.

Here are five takeaways from the webinar:

2024 could be ‘more of a normal year’ for...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/state-of-freight-reasons-to-be-bullish-on-second-half-of-2024

State of Freight takeaways: Is a weak February the bottom of the cycle?

The word that Craig Fuller used to describe the freight market in February: “abysmal.”

That was one of the initial observations in FreightWaves’ February State of Freight webinar. But could it be that the month marked a low point in the long freight recession?

Here are five takeaways from Wednesday’s webinar. 

Another tough month in the freight market

Fuller, FreightWaves CEO, said he had spoken to several trucking executives who had a high exposure to the spot trucking market, and that it had...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/state-of-freight-takeaways-is-a-weak-february-the-bottom-of-the-cycle

White Paper: The State of Freight – January 2024

This monthly report analyzes the current state of the freight market based on critical insights from our SONAR platform. The themes for January are current freight market conditions and macroeconomic trends. All insights are provided by FreightWaves’ Craig Fuller, Founder and CEO, and Zach Strickland, Head of Freight Market Intelligence.

The report’s key topics include:
• The impact of severe winter weather for the U.S. truckload market
• Post-holiday consumer spending sentiment
• Impacts of the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/white-paper-the-state-of-freight-january-2024

White Paper: The State of Freight – December 2023

This monthly report analyzes the current state of the freight market based on critical insights from our SONAR platform. The themes for November are current freight market conditions and macroeconomic trends. All insights are provided by FreightWaves’ Craig Fuller, Founder and CEO, and Zach Strickland, Head of Freight Market Intelligence.

The report’s key topics include:
• What December’s capacity levels are indicating for the freight market in 2024
• Holiday season expectations for shippers
•...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/white-paper-the-state-of-freight-december-2023

State of Freight: Strong volume, stuck OTRI and caution for shippers in ’24

A freight market in which demand remains healthy and truckload rates remain stuck in a relatively narrow range showing little ability to break out to a higher level was the focus of FreightWaves’ final State of Freight webinar for 2023.

Zach Strickland, FreightWaves’ director of freight market intelligence, kicked things off in his discussion with FreightWaves CEO Craig Fuller on Thursday by noting something that might be missed in a market of spot truckload rates that seem stuck near a bottom:...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/state-of-freight-strong-volume-stuck-otri-and-caution-for-shippers-in-24

White Paper: The State of Freight – November 2023

This monthly report analyzes the current state of the freight market based on critical insights from our SONAR platform. The theme for November the freight market conditions and macroeconomic trends. All insights are provided by FreightWaves’ Craig Fuller, Founder and CEO, and Zach Strickland, Head of Freight Market Intelligence.

The report’s key topics include:
• How freight volumes are factors impacting the industry’s growth
• The evolving role of the freight brokers and what it means for the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/white-paper-the-state-of-freight-november-2023

White Paper: The State of Freight – October 2023

This monthly report analyzes the current state of the freight market based on critical insights from our SONAR platform. The theme for October explored the disconnects between rate and volume in the freight market. All insights are provided by FreightWaves’ Craig Fuller, Founder and CEO, and Zach Strickland, Head of Freight Market Intelligence.

The report’s key topics include:
• Difficulties facing asset-based freight brokerages
• How different market segments are experiencing a variety of rate...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/white-paper-the-state-of-freight-october-2023

State of Freight takeaways: From the floor of a very weak trucking market

As October is about to roll into November, the State of Freight webinar with FreightWaves CEO Craig Fuller surveyed a market just hit by the stunning collapse of digital brokerage pioneer Convoy and data sets that aren’t showing much of an upturn in the outlook for carriers.

Here are some of the highlights from this month’s session:

The brokerage shakeout developed over time and is now moving fast

Fuller said he cannot recall any previous time when so many brokerages have gone out of business. He...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/state-of-freight-takeaways-from-the-floor-of-a-very-weak-trucking-market

White Paper: The State of Freight – September 2023

This monthly report analyzes the current state of the freight market based on critical insights from our SONAR platform. The theme for September explored the disconnects between rate and volume in the freight market. All insights are provided by FreightWaves’ Craig Fuller, Founder and CEO, and Zach Strickland, Head of Freight Market Intelligence.

The report’s key topics include:
• Inflation’s impact on the private sector
• The reason behind a wide gap between contract and spot rates
• Peak season...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/white-paper-the-state-of-freight-september-2023

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