The 2025 Freight Market and What to Expect in 2026
The freight market has seen unprecedented changes in the last year, Davis Spencer, vice president of market intelligence at Arrive Logistics joins FreightWaves’ Mary O’Connell to break down some of the biggest trends in 2025 and what key indicators to look for in 2026 that could indicate a market change.
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Fraud, Enforcement, and the Freight Market
Michael Caney, Chief Commercial Officer at Highway, talks to JP Hampstead, strategic analyst at FreightWaves, about the nature of freight fraud in 2025, the technological, policy, and market responses to the fraud, and the second-order impacts to the freight market these responses are having.
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Morning Minute | December 12, 2025
In this episode of the FreightWaves Morning Minute, we break down PACCAR’s strategic push into zero-emission vehicles with new medium-duty models from Peterbilt and Kenworth. The parent company is doubling down on scalability by building out the necessary charging infrastructure to support these electric fleets.
Next, we discuss a historic labor victory as Teamsters locals in Northern California and Nevada secure a groundbreaking regional deal with Sysco. This four-year contract establishes a new industry standard with a 34% wage increase and strong protections against automation.
Finally, we look at the monumental filing by Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern to create the nation's first freight-only transcontinental railroad. This move initiates a critical review period that serves as the first real test of the Surface Transportation Board’s tougher consolidation rules.
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Reading the Freight Market Tea Leaves: Capacity Pressure vs. Muted Demand
In this fireside chat, Todd Waldron, Vice President of Carrier Experience at Truckstop, joins us to dive into the impacts of the Thanksgiving holiday on capacity and rates, how seasonal demand met seasonal truckload capacity changes, what's ahead for the next year, and a recap of Truckstop's recent moves like buying Denim and how their technology is evolving to meet carrier needs in this changing market.
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Mexico and the Future of Global Supply Chains
FreightWaves’ Noi Mahoney and Troy Ryley, president of Echo Mexico, discuss how U.S.-Mexico trade stands to gain significantly from the global shift toward regionalized supply chains.
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