FreightWaves

FreightWaves

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FreightWaves is a privately held American consultancy firm founded in 2017 and headquartered in the United States. The company specializes in providing market data and analytics for the North American freight market. With a team of 240 employees, FreightWaves offers a range of services, including freight market news, data analytics, and industry research. The company's goal is to provide insights and tools that help businesses make informed decisions in the freight industry.

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Founded

2017

Headcount

235

Headquarters

US

Primary Segment

Online Media

Ownership

Privately Owned

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FreightWaves offers 2 products in the media and telecoms services industry. FreightWaves's product portfolio comprises of film and TV rights.

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Dec

24th

2024

11:00

Financial Results, Robotics

Carriers Regain Ground in Freight Negotiations Amid Seasonal Slowdown

The latest FreightWaves Supply Chain Pricing Power Index reveals an uptick to 40 for shippers this week, up from 35 the previous week, indicating a shift in negotiating power back towards carriers. Read also: Challenges Faced by Low-Cost Carriers (LCCs) The seasonal drop in freight volumes, typical at this time of year, is largely attributed to Christmas and New Year’s falling midweek, causing an earlier-than-usual slowdown.

Dec

22nd

2024

18:30

Carriers Regain Ground in Freight Negotiations Amid Seasonal Slowdown

Carriers Regain Ground in Freight Negotiations Amid Seasonal Slowdown The latest FreightWaves Supply Chain Pricing Power Index reveals an uptick to 40 for shippers this week, up from 35 the previous week, indicating a shift in negotiating power back towards carriers.

Dec

22nd

2024

18:30

Regulatory and Legal, Robotics

Containers at Houston surge in volatile market

CONTAINER prices in North America are soaring as trade and tariff concerns add to market volatility, reports New York's FreightWaves. A 20 per cent spike in average container prices over the past 90 days has positioned the region at the forefront of a global surge, driven by factors such as US election uncertainty, growing Mexico-U.S. trade, tariff fears, and logistical disruptions in Canada, the December forecast from container marketplace Container xChange reveals.

SeaNews (Turkey)

Dec

17th

2024

22:34

Why you should never sign DAT’s default agreement

This is an opinion piece by Craig Fuller, CEO and founder of both FreightWaves and SONAR. DAT, the dominant leader in the load board business, has sneaked an abusive and predatory term into its agreements with clients.

Dec

11th

2024

21:46

Events, Robotics

Fireside Chat: Shipping rates still low, says KCH Transportation director of pricing

This fireside chat recap is from FreightWaves’ Domestic Supply Chain Summit on Wednesday. FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: 2025 Outlook and Beyond with Henry Byers DETAILS: Henry Byers, Director of Pricing at KCH Transportation joins us to talk about what to watch for in 2025 including pricing trends, trucking capacity and macroeconomic impacts.

Dec

11th

2024

20:37

Events, Robotics, Caretta Research_Monitor Company

Fireside Chat: Wrong people getting key supply chain jobs, consultant says

This fireside chat recap is from FreightWaves’ Domestic Supply Chain summit Wednesday. FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: Why Fortune 500 supply chains are failing — and how to fix them for 2025 DETAILS: Supply chain consultant Brittain Ladd of KPI Integrated Solutions says a reason for companies’ supply chain woes is that they are putting smart but inexperienced people in charge of those duties.

Dec

11th

2024

00:53

Caretta Research_Monitor Company

State of Freight for December: Freight economy due for ‘directional’ change

During FreightWaves’ State of Freight webinar for December, Craig Fuller, FreightWaves CEO, and SONAR Director of Freight Market Intelligence Zach Strickland, said the future of the freight marketplace looks less uncertain than it has in years.

Dec

6th

2024

19:36

Procurement and Sales, Robotics

Bracing for tighter truck capacity, shippers rebid contracts

In anticipation of a tighter truck freight market in 2025, some shippers have started making contract adjustments as pricing power begins to shift to carriers. “We’re actually seeing price appreciation in contract rates as the spread between spot and contract is increasing,” said Ryan Grote, supply chain solution analyst at FreightWaves.

Dec

6th

2024

11:38

Partnerships and Alliances, Caretta Research_Monitor Company

Shipper CRM, Journey team up to improve customer experience

In a strategy to bring more efficiency to a freight broker sales workday, recruiting and training consultancy Journey recently announced its partnership with lead generation platform Shipper CRM. As a part of the partnership, Journey founder Will Jenkins has also disclosed that he has invested and will help advise the Shipper CRM team as they scale.

Dec

4th

2024

15:30

Regulatory and Legal

USCG warns of cyberthreat from Chinese gantry cranes

THE US Coast Guard issued a warning to American ports of security risks from container cranes made in China, reports New York's FreightWaves. China cranes are in use at about 80 per cent of US ports.

SeaNews (Turkey)

Dec

3rd

2024

18:31

The State of Freight Webinar: The Freight Recession is Over – What’s Next?

« All Events Last month, Craig Fuller, FreightWaves Founder and CEO, made a bold statement by declaring that the “Great Freight Recession” is finally over. SONAR data backed this statement and confirmed the market was officially turning around.

Nov

26th

2024

19:00

Awards and Recognitions, Artificial Intelligence, Robotics

Qued Lands No. 6 in 2025 FreightTech 25 Ranking

BROADLANDS, VA, UNITED STATES, November 26, 2024 / / -- Qued, Inc., which deploys an AI-enabled platform that automates load appointment scheduling for brokers, 3PLs and carriers, has been named No. 6 in FreightWaves’ annual ranking of the industry’s top transportation and supply chain technology providers.

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