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Welcome back to WithSONAR! In this episode we're breaking down the key freight market indicators you should be watching to confidently back your pricing and bid decisions. SONAR Page: https://sonar.surf/sharepage/351f3340-e6d7-4f2c-a4a0-aa086ed14c0f As we move deeper into bid season, understanding both demand and capacity signals is critical. In this webinar, we cover:

Welcome back to WithSONAR! In this episode we're diving into Supply Chain Intelligence (SCI)—our shipper-focused network analysis tool designed to help you cut costs, reduce risk, and gain more control over your transportation network. What you'll learn in this episode: Where to find SCI in SONAR and how to get access A walkthrough of the Summary View with spend, market comparison, risk, and opportunity insights How to use the Network View to identify challenging DCs and priority markets Lane-level analysis with rate comparisons, lane scores, and market difficulty Multi-modal insights with intermodal volume trends (when available) Risk & efficiency quadrants to guide procurement and carrier strategy Exporting network and lane views for RFPs and custom analysis How SCI supports smarter decisions in fragile market conditions SCI is available as an add-on under Applications in SONAR. If you don't currently have access, reach out to your Account Manager to learn more. We also have exciting updates planned this year—if you're interested in joining our Shipper Consortium, we'd love to chat.

Welcome back to #WithSONAR! This week, we're shifting to Critical Events and showing how you can track real-time weather disruptions directly within SONAR—while you're already analyzing rates and market conditions. In this session, we'll walk through SONAR's weather intelligence tools, powered by our partnerships with WeatherOptics and Everstream, and how they help you proactively manage risk during severe weather events. You'll learn how to: Access Critical Events under the Risk Management section in SONAR Monitor real-time and forecasted weather disruptions across the U.S. and globally Identify high-impact areas affecting facilities, shipments, and capacity View storms, cyclones, wildfires, earthquakes, and other disruptive events Use radar, traffic, hyperlocal weather, and impact indices to support operational decisions Validate delays, communicate proactively with customers and carriers, and plan ahead Both WeatherOptics and Everstream are included with your SONAR subscription, giving you the tools to stay ahead of disruptions and protect service during volatile conditions.

Welcome back to #WithSONAR! This week, we're diving into Batch Rate Intelligence, SONAR's multi-lane pricing tool designed to support short-term pricing decisions and RFP strategy with downloadable, market-aligned rate intelligence. In this session, you'll learn how to: -Access Batch Rate Intelligence within SONAR applications -Upload lanes using the downloadable template or work directly in the UI -View real-time broker-to-carrier spot rates updated daily -Compare spot and contract rates (where available) to evaluate margin and spread -Understand lane scores to gauge capacity difficulty and pricing leverage -Monitor daily rejection rates to anticipate spot rate pressure -Export full datasets for Excel-based RFP analysis and customization Batch Rate Intelligence is an add-on within SONAR and is especially valuable as we head into RFP season, helping ensure your pricing reflects real-time market conditions.

Welcome back to WithSONAR! This week, we're highlighting SONAR's new Truckload Datasets—an enhancement to the same tender data you already know and trust. In this session, we'll walk through the four new dataset categories: Volumes (STVI): Expanded market, trailer type, and length-of-haul intelligence—still indexed to 10k from 4/1/2019, but with far greater depth than legacy OTVI Rejections (STRI): A leading indicator for spot rate movement, showing carrier sentiment and capacity tightness at a granular market level Market Share (STMS): Identifies which markets drive the most truckload activity and where network imbalances may create opportunity Tender Lead Time (STLT): Reveals shipper sentiment and capacity expectations, helping you identify markets where support—and opportunity—is emerging These datasets are available today within your Custom Dashboards with your SONAR login.

Welcome back to #WithSONAR! This week, we're diving into Custom Dashboards and showing you how to tailor SONAR pages specifically to your network. In this session, you'll learn how to: • Access and share custom dashboards in SONAR • Create dashboards from scratch or use the Dashboard Wizard • Build and customize Chart Widgets to analyze volume, capacity, seasonality, and market trends • Drill datasets down by market, equipment type, and lane • Use Map Widgets to visualize capacity and volume across markets, regions, or states We'll also walk through recent map enhancements, including easier dataset selection, custom market overlays, and AI-generated summaries that provide actionable insights tailored to your role. Custom dashboards are available with all Enterprise SONAR logins, giving you the flexibility to monitor the markets that matter most to your business.

On today's episode of #WithSONAR, Luke Falasca and Hunter Carroll will discuss how and why the freight and logistics markets predict early economic activity. Additionally, we will look at the Red Sea conflict and the impact is is having on shipping as it continues to escalate. Follow the #WithSONAR Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's episode of #WithSONAR, Luke Falasca and Tony Mulvey discuss the 2023 freight market and where demand and capacity are taking us in 2024. We will also be joined by trucking insurance experts, Brent Allred and Howard Summers from Higginbotham to teach you everything you need to know about truck insurance. Follow the #WithSONAR Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's episode of #WithSONAR, Luke Falasca and Tony Mulvey will discuss the rising rates in late Q4 and what is likely to continue vs. not continue in Q1. Follow the #WithSONAR Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's episode of #WithSONAR, Luke Falasca and Tony Mulvey discuss the demand drop after Thanksgiving and what its impact on rates will be as we had into the end of the year for both trucking and intermodal. Follow the #WithSONAR Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On todays episode of #WithSONAR Luke Falasca and Kyle Taylor will discuss reshoring and near shoring of US goods and how it will impact the US freight market. We will be joined by VP of Transportation at Kenco, Dave Keisling to give us his thoughts on the matter. Follow the #WithSONAR Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Todays episode of #WithSONAR will feature the VP of Transportation of SRS Distribution, Ben Richey as we look at carriers exiting the market with limited demand. Follow the #WithSONAR Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's episode of #WithSONAR, Luke Falasca and Tony Mulvey discuss the rise in intermodal volume and the dip in truckload volume. What does this mean for truckload rates and intermodal rates? Follow the #WithSONAR Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's episode of #WithSONAR, Luke Falasca and Tony Mulvey will dive into the Logistics Managers Index to understand why the logistics industry is actually growing while trucking rates are hitting new lows. Follow the #WithSONAR Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's episode of #WithSONAR, Luke Falasca and Hunter Carroll will dive into JB Hunts Q3 Earnings report and look at why they had a 30% drop in profit and an 18% decline in revenue. Additionally, we will look at why peak season appears to be nothing to write home about in the freight markets this year. Follow the #WithSONAR Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's episode of #WithSONAR, Luke Falasca, and Tony Mulvey will be discussing the recent drop in truckload volumes and increased wait times at automotive facilities for trucks and why this may get worse for the broader logistics market if the UAW strike continues. Additionally, we will be joined by supply chain veteran, Gereon Hempel of 21 Consulting to discuss automotive supply chains and why the UAW strikes are a big deal! Follow the #WithSONAR Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's episode of #WithSONAR, Luke Falasca and Tony Mulvey will dive into the 5-year high of carriers exiting the freight markets. Additionally, we will look at truckload prices as they fall below 2019 levels. Follow the #WithSONAR Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's episode of #WithSONAR, Luke Falasca and Tony Mulvey will dive into the post Labor Day Impact to the trucking markets as they continue to fall and spot rates drop further. Additionally, we will look at how many carriers are leaving the market and what the impact to truck prices could be. Follow the #WithSONAR Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's episode of #WithSONAR, Luke Falasca and Tony Mulvey will discuss the muted peak season we saw on ocean imports to the United States and the falling demand we have seen since Labor Day. Additionally, we will discuss truckload wait times in the US and which industry's are performing better or worse. Follow the #WithSONAR Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's episode of #WithSONAR, Luke Falasca and Luke Falasca will dive into the spread between rising LTL rates and falling truckload rates. Additionally, we will look at the impact of hurricane Idalia on the Florida freight markets. Follow the #WithSONAR Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's episode of #WithSONAR, Luke Falasaca and Tony Mulvey will discuss the new Carrier Details datasets inside of SONAR that help explain how many carriers are entering or leaving the market. Additionally, we will also look at the impact Hurricane Idalia is having on the freight markets. Follow the #WithSONAR Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's episode of #WithSONAR, Luke Falasca and Tony Mulvey will discuss the rise in tender rejections and what this means going into Labor Day. Additionally, we will look at the shifts in market demand from the post covid world and what this means for trucking. Follow the #WithSONAR Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's episode of #WithSONAR, we will take a look at rising truckload volumes and how it is beginning to push tender rejections higher. Additionally, Luke Falasca and Tony Mulvey will discuss falling truck visits to Target and why it is impacting their stock price. Follow the Truck Tech Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's episode of #WIthSONAR, Luke Falasca and Tony Mulvey will explore the increase in truckload and ocean volume and look at what it means for rates on key shipping and trucking lanes. Follow the #WithSONAR Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's episode of #WithSONAR, Tanner DeHart and Tony Mulvey will be discussing the recent trends in the truckload market and where we might be headed for the rest of the year. We will discuss truckload volumes, rejections, inbound ocean shipments and used truck prices. Follow the #WithSONAR Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's episode of #WithSONAR, Luke Falasca, and Tanner DeHart will be joined by special guest Philip Schmidbauer, the Senior Director of Analytics at ODW Logistics. We will discuss truckload network optimization and the recent increase in truckload volume in the United States. Follow the #WithSONAR Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's episode of #WithSONAR, Luke Falasca and Tony Mulvey will dive into flattening contract truckload rates and why we may see another step down in the back-half of 2023. We will also dive into the falling used truck market and why prices have not hit their bottom yet. Follow the #WithSONAR Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Today's episode of #WithSONAR, Luke Falasca and Tony Mulvey will discuss the muted 4th of July impact on the freight markets. Additionally, we will look at the spread between spot and contract rates and what it means for the freight markets as they continue to narrow. Follow the #WithSONAR Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's episode of #WithSONAR, Luke Falasca and Tony Mulvey will dive into the falling fuel prices and contract rates for truckload carriers. Additionally, we will look at the newly released ocean container port rates in SONAR and how you can leverage them for your business. Follow the #WithSONAR Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's episode of #WithSONAR, Luke Falasca and Tanner DeHart will dive into falling contract truckload rates, and the great divide of truckload and intermodal rates. Follow the #WithSONAR Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's episode of #WithSONAR, Luke Falasca and Tanner DeHart will dive into truckload pricing trends following Memorial holiday. Additionally, we will look at the Logistics Managers Index hitting an all time low and what this means for the freight markets. Follow the #WithSONAR Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's episode of #WithSONAR, Tanner DeHart and Tony Mulvey will take it back to the basics to show you what the SONAR data is signaling in the truckload market. what upcoming economical headwinds to look out for and how you can use SONAR to prepare for them. Follow the #WithSONAR Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's episode of #WithSONAR, Luke Falasca, Tony Mulvey, and Tanner DeHart will discuss the recent rise in ocean demand headed to the US. We will also look at truckload spot rates and the rise we have seen in recent weeks and what it means for the summer truckload season. Follow the #WithSONAR Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On todays episode of #WithSONAR, Luke Falasca and Tanner DeHart will discuss falling used truck prices and what that means for carriers. We will also look at falling PPI and rising CPI numbers and what that means for consumers! Follow the #WithSONAR Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's episode of #WithSONAR, Tanner DeHart and Tony Mulvey discuss the continuous fallout of rates in the market and what that could mean for the truckload economy. Additionally, we will be joined by Dunavant Enterprises CFO, Kelly Lomax to discuss how AI could start to play a part in our industry. Follow the #WithSONAR Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's episode of #WIthSONAR, Luke Falasca, Tony Mulvey, and returning guest star Kyle Taylor will discuss the increasing spread between spot rates and contract truckload rates. Additionally, we will look at where truckload wait times have improved and what may be causing this for carriers! Follow the #WithSONAR Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's episode of #WithSONAR, Luke Falasca, Tony Mulvey and Tanner DeHart will look at JB Hunts earnings report and what it signals for the rest of the market.  Additionally, we will look at the weak start to produce season as California disappoints with any volume surge we hoped for on the produce side. Follow the #WithSONAR Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's episode of #WithSONAR, Luke Falasca, Tanner DeHart, and Tony Mulvey will discuss the new CPI report and what it means for the consumer going forward.  We will also look at the continued softening of the truckload market and which industries have the best and worst wait times.  Follow the #WithSONAR Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's episode of #WithSONAR, Luke Falasca and Tony Mulvey will dive into how lower demand and excess capacity have impacted wait times at key loading and unloading locations. Follow the #WithSONAR Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's episode of #WithSONAR, Luke Falasca, Tanner DeHart, and Tony Mulvey, will dive into which markets are gaining market share of freight volumes.  In addition, we will talk about the collapse in intermodal volume and the continued downtrend in wholesale fuel prices and what it means for you at the retail pump. Follow the #WithSONAR Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's episode of #WithSONAR, Luke Falasca, and Tony Mulvey will dive into the most recent CPI report and the impact it is having on truckload demand.  Additionally, we will discuss the impact produce season is having on the reefer truckload markets and what the remainder of the season looks like. Follow the #WithSONAR Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's episode of #WithSONAR, Luke Falasca, Tanner DeHart, and Tony Mulvey will dive into the continue decline in spot rates which are currently sitting at pre-covid highs.  Additionally, we will look at future GDP Goods and where those are likely to head in the coming quarters! Follow the #WithSONAR Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices