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SONAR SCI

Shippers, carriers, freight brokers, 3PLs, and others rely on SONAR SCI to visualize freight movement patterns, navigate volatility, and manage price movement.

Market Dashboard+

SONAR Market Dashboard+ is a multi-lane analysis tool designed to empower bid management, frequent-lane monitoring and corridor trend visualization.

TRAC

Shippers, carriers, freight brokers, 3PLs, and others rely on FreightWaves TRAC to access high-frequency and accurate pricing data to secure more loads and out-earn competitors.

API

Leverage the flexible plug-in power of configurable supply chain data from SONAR via API- no toggling between screens to harness the power of data from over $100B in freight spend.

Container Atlas

Utilize Container Atlas to understand trends in vessel delays, manage price movement, and mitigate risk to make more informed and profitable decisions.

NTI

FreightWaves NTI is 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.

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.

White Papers

June 5, 2023

Prolonged down cycle, is timing the up cycle possible?

December 14, 2022

Rocky road on the way in 2023?

June 8, 2022

2022 Freight Broker Compensation Survey

Who We Help

The SONAR freight data intelligence platform empowers shippers, brokers, and carriers with the fastest, most granular global supply chain data on the market.

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

Use SONAR to understand the business environment for transportation companies and get a real-time look into the global goods 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.

Use Cases

How carriers use SONAR

Spot market carriers, contract OTR carriers, and dedicated fleets are all seeking to maintain profitability while meeting shippers’ needs.

How enterprise shippers use SONAR

Advanced and enterprise apply SONAR use cases to streamline GTM and keep freight bidding and spend under control.

Headhaul Index

Looking to measure capacity?

CAse Studies

June 5, 2023

SONAR Data Integrations Support Automation at Hubtek and Trucker Tools

April 3, 2023

Grocery Chain Finds Millions in Savings with FreightWaves SONAR SCI

Read About It

White Papers

Enrich your knowledge in the areas of freight and supply chain intelligence, understand market movements, and stay informed on the latest trends.

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.

Case Studies

Real-time supply chain intelligence in action. See how our customers and partners benefit across the globe.

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.

Release Notes

Access brief, high-level descriptions of enhancements and new features of SONAR.

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.

Watch & Learn

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.

Blog

June 7, 2023

Beat your transportation budget this year without sacrificing service

June 5, 2023

Leverage freight data for confident demand planning

June 1, 2023

Making strategic investments in digital supply chain in a downcycle

Truck and trailer forecasting to improve trucking operations decisions: The role of data and analytics platforms

Data and freight analytics platforms play a pivotal role in freight forecasting. Obviously, the ability to improve truck and trailer order forecasting offers excellent value for carriers. Data and analytics platforms assemble and organize data for meaningful, actionable use. When the data is collected and made more available and accessible, carriers and logistics service providers […]