From invoice processing to strategic advantage: The evolution of freight audit and payment

For decades, freight invoice auditing occupied a quiet corner of the transportation or accounts payable department. The function was straightforward and limited in scope: audit the invoice, see if the ...
Logistics Management

2025 Freight Payment Update: A quiet revolution underway

Not a subscriber? Apply online today. The freight bill payments industry is grappling with a branding challenge. Its traditional name no longer reflects the expansive scope of services it provides ...
Fleet Equipment Magazine

New U.S. Truck Freight Rates Report Reveals Spot, Contract, and Fuel Trends

Research from U.S. Bank and DAT Freight & Analytics offers insights into truck freight costs, highlighting shifts in spot and ...
FreightWaves

U.S. Bank, DAT launch quarterly truck freight rates report

U.S. Bank and DAT Freight & Analytics launched a new quarterly truck freight rates report. Q1 2026 edition reveals subtle ...
Seeking Alpha

U.S. Bank: Freight market contracts in Q3 as capacity tightens

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The U.S. truck freight market reversed its brief Q2 improvement in the third quarter of 2025, with national shipment volumes contracting 2.9%, according to the latest ...
Business Wire

U.S. Bank Freight Payment Index: Truck freight volume, spend decline at slower pace

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Truck freight shipments and spending continued to contract in the third quarter, albeit at a slower pace than earlier this year, according to the latest U.S. Bank Freight ...
Business Wire

U.S. Bank Freight Payment Index: Truck freight contraction continues

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The latest U.S. Bank Freight Payment Index revealed that the U.S. truck freight market contracted significantly during the first three months of 2024. Spending by ...
CCJ

Northeast bucks freight downturn as other regions struggle with weather and demand

Truck freight volumes showed mixed results during the first quarter of the year, according to a U.S. Bank Freight Payment Index report. U.S. truck freight volume was down 5.8% overall, while spending ...
Nasdaq

U.S. Bank Freight Payment Index: Truck Freight Volume Continues to Contract Nationwide Despite Major Increases in Southwest U.S.

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The volume of freight shipments moved via truck declined in the first quarter of 2023 by 6.1% year-over-year, according to the latest U.S. Bank Freight Payment Index.
CCJ

Freight spending rises as volumes plummet 10.7% in Q3

Despite a decline in freight volumes, shipper spending increased for the second for the second consecutive quarter, reversing the fleeting improvement seen in the second quarter. According to a U.S.
Logistics Management

Transportation Trends: Freight payment enters a dynamic, global era

Logistics professionals navigating their path forward face challenging market conditions, an evolving regulatory environment, a rapidly changing technology landscape, and an increasingly competitive ...