Police find $3.8M in cocaine in Indiana truck’s sleeper after ‘mystery’ Memphis pickup
Police found 277 pounds of cocaine inside a truck’s sleeper compartment. The driver’s employer disputes his account of the trip.
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page 5 of 6FreightWaves•Phil Brink9 Sept
Summer wanes but railfreight stays hot
Freight on U.S. railroads staged a late summer surge led by grain and metallic ores.
FreightWaves•Stuart Chirls9 Sept
Colonial Terminals opens new Savannah breakbulk hub
Colonial Terminals has opened a new 25-acre multimodal breakbulk facility serving the Port of Savannah region.
FreightWaves•Stuart Chirls9 Sept
$6 average looms as diesel benchmark hits record
The benchmark used for most fuel surcharges set an all-time high this week.
FreightWaves•John Kingston9 Sept
Amazon Cargo Jet Crash: What Went Wrong in Miami
Amazon freighter crash details are getting clearer: the NTSB says the jet touched down about 1,000 feet long and may have gone to full thrust before leaving the runway in Miami. FreightWaves’ Eric Kulisch breaks down what investigators know so far about the Amazon-contracted 767, the missing braking/safety systems, runway impacts at MIA, and why […]
FreightWaves•FreightWaves Staff9 Sept
Truckload Volumes Drop 15% — But Spot Rates Stay Hot
Truckload volumes dropped 15% after Labor Day, but spot rates are still elevated and tender rejections haven’t cracked. That’s the freight market story right now. In this SONAR update, we break down the post-holiday volume pullback, why reefer is still tighter than van, what rising diesel means for rates, and why intermodal contract pricing is […]
FreightWaves•FreightWaves Staff9 Sept
Freight Audit Is Broken: Real-Time AI Fixes It
Freight audit is broken when you’re finding billing mistakes a month later. This is how real-time AI freight audit catches shipment cost errors as they happen. Shipium’s Jason Murray and Penny Allen break down Always on Audit, why monthly invoice reviews miss the real problem, and how continuous auditing ties the shipment record to the […]
FreightWaves•FreightWaves Staff9 Sept
White Paper: Q3 2026 Freight Brokerage Rate Report
FreightWaves’ Freight Brokerage Rate Report — sponsored by Triumph— provides a review of the previous quarter and a forecast for the coming months. Featuring responses from a freight brokerage survey alongside SONAR data, the report is designed to provide intelligence that brokers can use to inform their strategies in the months ahead. Key areas of exploration […]
FreightWaves•FreightWaves Staff9 Sept
White Paper: Q3 2026 Shipper Rate Report
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 and backed by the proprietary data and analytics housed in SONAR’s platform. Key areas of […]
FreightWaves•FreightWaves Staff9 Sept
White Paper: Q3 2026 Carrier Rate Report
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 report is designed to provide intelligence that carriers can use to inform their strategies in the months ahead. Key areas of exploration include: Complete […]
FreightWaves•FreightWaves Staff9 Sept
Canada trade fight not so broad for key imports: Analyst
United States is not imposing a blanket ban on Canadian dairy, alcohol and motor vehicles, according to the tariff fine print.
FreightWaves•Stuart Chirls9 Sept
Trump escalates Canada trade war with import bans, federal contract restrictions
As the U.S.-Canada trade fight expands from tariffs into import bans, trucking and logistics providers could face more uncertainty.
FreightWaves•Noi Mahoney9 Sept
The future of freight: why real-time data needs real-time action
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 and customer expectations keep rising, dashboards and alerts alone leave your team scrambling for emergency […]
FreightWaves•Sponsor9 Sept
Lufthansa to buy cargo terminal operator in Germany
Lufthansa Cargo has signed a contract to buy ground handling company LUG to improve cargo processing at airports in Germany.
FreightWaves•Eric Kulisch9 Sept
World container volumes post record 17.3 million TEUs in July
Unprecedented volumes demonstrate the underlying strength of global container trade, analyst says.
FreightWaves•Stuart Chirls9 Sept
Overroute raises $5.5M to expand AI freight execution platform
The funding will help Overroute expand AI agents that automate load monitoring, exception handling and other freight coordination tasks.
FreightWaves•Patrick Hatzis9 Sept
ICE launches tip line to report CDL fraud as crackdown widens
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has opened a hotline for suspected CDL fraud.
FreightWaves•Noi Mahoney9 Sept
ArcBest sees tonnage growth accelerate in August; raises Q3 asset-light guide
ArcBest saw a modest acceleration in year-over-year tonnage growth during August as shipment weights surged.
FreightWaves•Todd Maiden9 Sept
Beyond visibility: Building a supply chain that can act when conditions change
Most supply chain teams have more visibility than they did a few years ago. They can see disruptions sooner, track freight in real time, and understand when a shipment is at risk. But seeing a problem and solving it are two different things. When capacity tightens, a border crossing closes, or rates move beyond a […]
FreightWaves•Sponsor9 Sept
Amazon freighter in crash was transporting contact lenses
nvestigators will interview the pilots who had trouble landing the Amazon plane in Miami before it overran the runway in Miami, killing five people.
FreightWaves•Eric Kulisch9 Sept