Two weeks of rising diesel prices have erased a chunk of declines seen the last couple months. Also: Feds investigating ...

U.S. Bank and DAT Freight & Analytics launched a new quarterly truck freight rates report. Q1 2026 edition reveals subtle shifts in late-2025 spot and contract rates amid shrinking carrier capacity.

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 ...

The TD Cowen/AFS Logistics index shows sharp rises in parcel delivery rates, spurred by strategic use of surcharges.

A timeline for a rebound in freight rates and market conditions remains muddy into the second half of 2024, according to executives and analysts, with November’s presidential election further ...

New United States Postal Service shipping rates went into effect Jan. 18 at 12:01 a.m. While mailing services have not ...

The onslaught of cargo ships redirected away from the conflict-riddled Red Sea seems to be spiking ocean freight rates. Drewry’s World Container Index (WCI), which measures ocean spot freight rates ...

Monthly market data suggests the for-hire trucking economy is improving. Freight rates and volumes continued making year-over-year gains in October, following September’s milestone rate improvements.

In for-hire trucking, shippers pay carriers to move freight. This payment is generally a per-mile rate with a fuel surcharge. Freight rates are the primary source of income in for-hire trucking and a ...

TAC Index data shows modest gains last week, with Asia steady and Europe and the Americas seeing a sharp rebound.