Maximize Trucking Rates With High-Frequency Data for Freight Carriers

Move truckloads at competitive rates to out-earn your competitors

Challenges Facing Freight Carriers

  • Unpredictable volume dynamics hinder asset utilization
  • Existing carrier rate data is on a significant lag
  • No insight into market-wide capacity trends
  • Inability to bring volume, capacity and rate data together
  • Difficulty identifying favorable markets in time to deploy assets

What's the SONAR ROI?

Use our calculator to find out.

By increasing the number of loaded miles per day your drivers drive by 1% and your rate per mile by $0.03 you will make more per week #WithSONAR.

#WithSONAR you can save up to per week through better bid negotiations and more effective management of your routing guide.

#WithSonar you can add 1 more load per person each day and increase $5 margin per load, earning your company an extra per week.

Disclaimer: Every company’s circumstances are unique. Fixed and variable expenses, market conditions and operational factors vary. Unforeseen events may also affect results. Calculated potential results reflect the consensus expectation of FreightWaves’ experts. Actual results may vary.

SONAR Freight Market Intelligence for Carriers

Carriers use SONAR to make data-driven decisions: evaluating load offers, deploying assets and bidding on freight. With SONAR, there’s no more relying on gut feeling and guesswork. SONAR’s best-in-class data analytics help carriers maximize revenue, minimize operating costs and predict rates and capacity. Don’t rely on old, stale data in the increasingly volatile trucking market. Level-up your business with the freshest market insights. Take advantage of vast data sets to improve your bottom line. Utilize SONAR’s Headhaul Score to strategically position trucks and avoid regions that are saturated with capacity.


Coverage Guide: Your Freight Coverage Solution

 Coverage Guide streamlines load prioritization, rate evaluation, and freight coverage. As the cornerstone of our logistics toolkit, it addresses the unique challenges brokers face in today’s fast-paced industry.

Key Features & Benefits

  • Compare Rates and Availability: Quickly view market conditions to make informed decisions and maximize margins.

  • Intuitive Interface: Access vital information with a user-friendly design that boosts productivity.

  • Market Condition Tracking: Stay updated on trends to align strategies with real-time data.

  • Simplified Load Coverage: Identify which loads require minimal effort and where to focus attention.

 Why Use Coverage Guide?

Coverage Guide sets the stage for a full suite of tools tailored to the logistics industry. By focusing on the critical aspects of carrier sales, it empowers brokers to operate more efficiently, negotiate with confidence, and deliver superior service to their clients.

Start transforming your freight operations today with Coverage Guide—your first step towards a smarter, more streamlined logistics toolkit.

Minimize Costs With Operational Benchmarking

SONAR truckload data sets include contract and spot truckload rates as well as volume and capacity trends. 

  • Find the lanes with the best revenue opportunities
  • Increase truck and asset utilization in the ever-changing freight market

Measure Market Dynamics and Make Data-Driven Decisions

The SONAR data intelligence platform equips carriers with actionable insights to make data-informed decisions – despite market fluctuations.

  • Access wholesale fuel and rack price data to make better fuel-buying decisions
  • Use outbound tender data to focus sales efforts in freight-dense areas

Spot Capacity Trends and Maximize Margins

Access SONAR’s Outbound Tender Volume, Outbound Tender Rejection and Inbound Tender Volume indices to understand the market on a national, regional or local scale

Outbound Tender Volume Index (OTVI)

Displays where freight is available

Outbound Tender Rejection Index (OTRI)

Identifies market tightness or looseness

Inbound Tender Volume Index (ITVI)

Tracks capacity availability

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Want to know how you can use SONAR SCI to avoid losses, increase customer satisfaction and improve workflows?

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