Rate Index
A tracked data dataset for our logistics coverage: what it measures, where the figures come from and when they were last checked.
Descartes launches AI agent for global trade
Descartes Systems Group has embedded a conversational AI agent into its Datamyne trade intelligence platform, enabling users to query global shipment...
Pharma Logistics Risks: Temperature Mishandling and Theft
An estimated 3-4% of pharmaceutical product is lost to temperature mishandling and theft, with fragmented data and evolving fraud tactics creating...
AI Audits Save Trucking Firm $53,000 in Labor Costs
A Wisconsin trucking owner used Claude AI to analyze telematics data, finding a driver averaged over 110 minutes of idle yard time per shift.
Fed Rate Hike Raises Costs for Freight Industry
The Federal Reserve's latest interest rate increase will raise capital costs for carriers and cool consumer demand, directly impacting logistics...
Tabi and Kleinschmidt Partner to Automate Freight Quotes
Tabi Connect and Kleinschmidt have integrated their platforms to automate freight quoting, combining Tabi's pricing rules with Kleinschmidt's...
PrePass and Kodiak link driverless trucks to weigh station
PrePass and Kodiak AI have integrated autonomous truck safety data into state roadside enforcement systems, starting in Texas and Louisiana.
ClarkSea Index Hits Record High, Surpassing 2007 Peak by 27%
The Clarksons ClarkSea Index has surged to a new all-time high of $64,569 per day, driven by record tanker earnings and strong conditions across bulk
Tanker rates hit $1m a day as shipping cash
VLCC earnings have broken the $1 million per day equivalent for the first time, while the broader ClarkSea Index reaches a record high.
Mexico's Heavy-Duty Truck Exports to US Surge in August
Exports of Mexican-made heavy-duty trucks to the United States more than doubled in August 2026, according to new data.
Air cargo demand up 6% in August, rates ease
Global air cargo demand grew 6% year-on-year in August 2026, maintaining a strong summer. Spot rates averaged $3.13 per kg, still 24% higher than a...
Shippers face higher costs and lower
Global container schedule reliability has fallen to 29.4% as spot rates on major trade lanes surge, with Xeneta data showing significant declines in
US drayage rates rise as demand and capacity
US drayage costs are increasing due to a mix of peak season demand, industrial shipments for AI and data centres, and reduced driver availability...
Capesize Freight Rates Hit Two-Year High on Tight Supply
The Baltic Dry Index surged 5.5% to 3,331 points, driven by an over 8% jump in Capesize rates as bad weather and strong demand tighten vessel supply.
LMI: Capacity at 40, Prices at 90 in August
The latest Logistics Managers' Index reveals a tight freight market where transportation capacity remains deeply contracted at a reading of 40, yet...
ShipIn CEO: AI FleetVision Cuts Safety
Osher Perry of ShipIn Systems argues AI-powered vision systems can identify operational risk patterns when combined with other data, citing a 96%...
Sinokor Profits as Persian Gulf Tanker Rates
Supertanker rates from Saudi Arabia to China reached a record $656,000 per day, more than ten times the year-ago rate, as attacks in the Persian Gulf...
Truckload market cycle remains supply-driven
Data from FreightWaves SONAR indicates the current truckload market cycle is uniquely supply-driven, with accepted tender volumes near 2019 levels but
Highway, Motive Restore ELD Data Access
Highway and Motive have resolved a dispute, restoring the frequency of ELD data access for authorized carriers.
Asia-US East Coast spot rate rise pauses
Spot rate growth on the Asia to US East Coast shipping lane has stalled, with Drewry's index showing a 2% weekly drop to $9,333 per 40ft container.