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Make more strategic business decisions and outperform the competition with SONAR’s full suite of products.
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Stay on top of supply and demand dynamics across all modes of transportation with SONAR’s best-in-class data and analytics.
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SONAR SCI
Actionable insights to help shippers, carriers and 3PLs reduce costs, improve route guide compliance and make proactive decisions.
API
A customizable data analytics plugin that delivers the power and flexibility that modern supply chain businesses need — with more control and less risk.
SONAR StakUp
The premier benchmarking platform for truckload carriers to compare their most important KPIs.
Market Dashboard +
A multi-lane analysis tool designed to empower bid management, frequent lane monitoring and corridor trend visualization.
Container Atlas
Data insights and trends around vessel delays and price fluctuations to help users mitigate risk and make more informed and profitable decisions.
Index-Linked Contracts
Optimize pricing and relationships by creating dynamic contracts based on the source of truth for the supply chain industry.
TRAC
High-frequency and accurate pricing data on volatility, rates and capacity to improve margins and contract negotiations.
NTI
A real-time proxy for the health of the national supply chain used by freight and non-freight businesses to make more accurate decisions.
November 1, 2023
Index-Linked Contracts: A New Solution for Shippers’ Dissatisfaction with RFPs
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August 3, 2023
Catering to the winners – SONAR subscribers beat the market
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July 20, 2023
Navigating the Yellow Corp. Crisis: Implications and Strategies for LTL Shippers
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Retail
Optimize your retail transportation network with better data and intelligent RFPs
CPG
Cut transportation costs intelligently with high-frequency data
Automotive
Optimize freight cost and service in your network with high-frequency data
Healthcare
Derisk your health care supply chain with high-frequency freight data
Paper & Packaging
Balance cost and service with better freight procurement
Financial
Leverage SONAR supply chain data as a leading indicator in the economy
Other Industries
Use SCI to balance cost and service and hold your supply chain partners accountable.
Broker / 3PL
Use SONAR to widen margins, win more freight, benchmark against the market, and forecast contract and spot rates.
Carrier
Use SONAR to maximize trucking rates and fleet utilization while minimizing operating costs.
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How carriers use SONAR
Spot market carriers, contract OTR carriers, and dedicated fleets are all seeking to maintain profitability while meeting shippers’ needs.
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How enterprise shippers use SONAR
Advanced and enterprise apply SONAR use cases to streamline GTM and keep freight bidding and spend under control.
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Headhaul Index
Looking to measure capacity?
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December 7, 2023
Bettaway Success Story
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October 5, 2023
Fortune 500 retailer unlocks upstream freight market intelligence to improve demand planning cycles
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July 18, 2023
SONAR Data Integrations Support Automation at Hubtek and Trucker Tools
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April 3, 2023
Grocery Chain Finds Millions in Savings with FreightWaves SONAR SCI
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February 28, 2023
Fortune 500 Packaging Company Improves Carrier Compliance and Contract Negotiations
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February 28, 2023
CPG Company Identifies Key Macroeconomic and Freight Market Trends to Improve Transportation Purchasing Behavior
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Case Studies
Real-time supply chain intelligence in action. See how our customers and partners benefit across the globe.
Release Notes
Access brief, high-level descriptions of enhancements and new features of SONAR.
Articles
Each week, market commentary from the update video is put into an article that can be read, based on the notes from the weekly video.
Inside SONAR
SONAR moves and changes as fast as the freight markets. We’re continually updating and enhancing our data and product feature set. Get the inside scoop on SONAR updates.
Index Reference Guide
Our exclusive market indices provide uses with a wealth of knowledge and insight. The map will guide you through the data sets and indices that are right for yours needs.
FreightWaves TV
Our award-winning team combines the best in broadcast journalism with the diesel in our veins as we bring you the inside scoop on what’s happening in freight right now. From deep dives to fast facts, FreightWaves TV covers the world of freight like no one else.
Webinars
Join us if you’re new to SONAR, need refresher training, or want to learn more about our data sets. Watch the on-demand SONAR 101, 201, and 301 webinars hosted by our Customer Success team and Market Experts.
Podcasts
A full trailer load of freight podcasts from FreightWaves. Enjoy shows like the award-winning WHAT THE TRUCK?!? podcast, Put That Coffee Down, and more.
November 28, 2023
SONAR introduces improved market-level pricing methodology
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November 13, 2023
Flatbed spot rate APIs now available
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October 25, 2023
Is the Juice Worth the Squeeze? Assessing FreightWaves SONAR vs. the Competition
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September 28, 2023
Shifting freight patterns poised to drive up rates
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September 27, 2023
How Index-Linked Contracts Solve the RFP Dilemma
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August 22, 2023
High-frequency data points to ongoing demand surge
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SONAR SCI
Actionable insights to help shippers, carriers and 3PLs reduce costs, improve route guide compliance and make proactive decisions.
Market Dashboard+
A multi-lane analysis tool designed to empower bid management, frequent lane monitoring and corridor trend visualization.
TRAC
High-frequency and accurate pricing data on volatility, rates and capacity to improve margins and contract negotiations.
API
A customizable data analytics plugin that delivers the power and flexibility that modern supply chain businesses need — with more control and less risk.
Container Atlas
Data insights and trends around vessel delays and price fluctuations to help users mitigate risk and make more informed and profitable decisions.
NTI
A real-time proxy for the health of the national supply chain used by freight and non-freight businesses to make more accurate decisions.
SONAR StakUp
The premier benchmarking platform for truckload carriers to compare their most important KPIs.
Index-Linked Contracts
Optimize pricing and relationships by creating dynamic contracts based on the source of truth for the supply chain industry.
Why Sonar?
Features
Make more strategic business decisions and outperform the competition with SONAR’s full suite of products.
Data
Stay on top of supply and demand dynamics across all modes of transportation with SONAR’s best-in-class data and analytics.
Learn More
White Papers
November 1, 2023
Index-Linked Contracts: A New Solution for Shippers’ Dissatisfaction with RFPs
Read More
August 3, 2023
Catering to the winners – SONAR subscribers beat the market
Read More
July 20, 2023
Navigating the Yellow Corp. Crisis: Implications and Strategies for LTL Shippers
Read More
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