May 2026 The State of Freight: From Roadcheck to Summer 2026
Julie Van de Kamp
This episode of the state of freight was one for the record books as Max Fuller joined Craig Fuller and Zach Strickland to discuss the current state of the industry....
Fuel, Friction and the Road Ahead: April 2026 The State of Freight White Paper
Julie Van de Kamp
The April 2026 State of Freight webinar delivered a clear consensus from FreightWaves CEO Craig Fuller and SONAR’s Head of Freight Market Intelligence Zach Strickland: the freight recession is over....
SONAR has partnered with Trains to produce a Monthly Rail Report webinar. If you’d like to download a white paper recapping April’s webinar with. key take aways and insights, click...
SONAR and Transfix hosted a webinar introducing the SONAR and Transfix partnership and explaining the value of both platforms working together–from market intelligence to operational pricing. You can watch the...
A Market Repricing: How Demand, Regulation, and Geopolitics Are Reshaping Truckload Economics Three converging forces are tightening capacity, resetting rates, and transferring pricing power back to carriers — SONAR data...
The Industrial Heartland Leads the Charge: SONAR Data Reveals a Sustainable, Capacity-Driven Market Tightening
Julie Van de Kamp
Key Insights and Take-Aways from The State of Freight February 2026 A significant and sustainable strengthening of the freight market is underway, driven not by a surge in demand, but...
The State of Freight White Paper: January 2026 Mapping the 2026 Freight Landscape The freight market landscape entering 2026 is defined by a significant tightening that is holding firm, a...
December 2025 The State of Freight: A Look Back at 2025
Julie Van de Kamp
The 2025 holiday peak season has proven to be exceptionally volatile, characterized by spiking spot rates and a sharp increase in tender rejections. This “peaky” season is occurring despite a...
Case Study: Household Products Shipper Improves OTIF and Cuts Costs During National Retail Promotion
Julie Van de Kamp
Download the attached white paper describing how a CPG shipper used SONAR to improve its processes for forecasting, routing guide strategy, daily execution and post-promotion analysis resulting in significant and...
The November State of Freight webinar detailed a market characterized by a significant downturn in demand, yet a subtle and persistent tightening of capacity. This dynamic is creating a complex...
FreightWaves’ Carrier Rate Report — sponsored by Trimble — provides a review of the previous quarter and a forecast for the coming months. Featuring responses from a carrier survey alongside SONAR data,...
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...
