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Welcome to FreightWaves SONAR, the data platform that is transforming the way supply chain teams and investors understand the freight market. SONAR is the only freight intelligence platform that offers data across all modes — trucking, rail, intermodal, maritime, air and warehousing.

SONAR offers insights into both domestic and global data, giving users the ability to view the entire freight market economy in near real-time. Carriers, freight brokers, shippers, and 3PLs rely on SONAR data to track freight rate performance against competitors and the overall freight market.

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NOTE: SONAR is best for carriers who have more than 10 trucks, freight brokers, shippers and 3PLs.

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Benchmark

Benchmark

Measure operational efficiency and profitability, measure market dynamics, and make data-driven decisions.

Analyze

Analyze

Access supply chain data and visualizations across all transportation modes at the global, national, and local level.
Monitor

Monitor

Determine the best opportunities and largest risks using the platform.

Forecast

Predict rates and capacity, minimize service failures, and build strong partnerships.

A SONAR solution for every industry.

Shipper

Use SONAR to develop a more accurate and dependable supply chain strategy and forecast disruption.

Broker/3PL

Use SONAR to maximize freight margins, benchmark the freight market, and forecast contract and spot rates.

Carrier

Use SONAR to maximize trucking rates, fleet utilization, and to minimize operating costs.

Financial

SONAR helps financial analysts and investors proactively manage market fluctuations. Utilize truckload rates for a real-time proxy for the health of the national supply chain.

Power your decisions with SONAR.

Access over 150,000 indices – many less than 24 hours old and SONAR-exclusive. Freight data is generated from thousands of exclusive sources with transactions valued at more than $200 billion offered from historical, current and future.

Monitor events (weather, news, geo-political, regulatory, financial, traffic, commodity, COVID-19, etc.) to act on supply chain disruptors.

Maximize margins and revenue with real-time visibility. Power your business decisions with actionable market data and intelligence.

Assess the global freight economy in near-time as products move around the world, between countries and modes. 

The results are undeniable.

“SONAR helps employee morale; they have the real vision of the freight market they can rely on.”

President & CEO

“SONAR data empowers our organization to create solutions and educate our customer base.”

VP of Carrier Operations

“The initial results were better than expected, generating a 10% savings in transportation spend. Overall exposure to the spot market was roughly cut in half, from 20% to 11%.”
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White Papers
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The State of Freight – April 2024

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The State of Freight – March 2024

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