Webinar: The State of Freight: A Look Back at 2025 by FreightWaves

About This Webinar

2025 was a year of twists and turns for the freight industry. From trade tensions to shifting global demand, the transportation market faced challenges that extended the recession longer than expected.

Join Craig Fuller, CEO and founder of FreightWaves, JP Hampstead, Strategic Analyst at FreightWaves, and Zach Strickland, Head of Freight Market Intelligence at SONAR for this month's State of Freight as they discuss:

- The impact of the trade policy and geopolitics on transportation
- How the freight recession got extended
- The reasons to be optimistic (an end to the recession) in 2026
- The risks to transportation markets in 2026

Join industry experts for a comprehensive review of 2025 and actionable insights to prepare for the opportunities and challenges of 2026. Register now!

Craig Fuller

Founder & CEO | FreightWaves

Craig Fuller is the CEO and founder of FreightWaves, the leading provider of data and analytics for the global logistics industry. FreightWaves provides the fastest view of transportation and logistics market activity, across all modes. The company is also the No.1 source for media and market analytics in the global freight industry. Prior to founding FreightWaves, he was the founder and CEO of TransCard, a fleet payment processor that was sold to US Bank. He also has been deep in the freight industry, having founded and managed the largest provider of on-demand trucking services in North America, the Xpress Direct division of US Xpress Enterprises.

Zach Strickland

Director of Freight Market Intelligence | SONAR

Zach Strickland, the “Sultan of SONAR,” curates the weekly market update. Zach is also one of FreightWaves’ Market Experts. With a degree in Finance, Strickland spent the early part of his career in banking before transitioning to transportation in various roles and segments, such as truckload and LTL. He has over 13 years of transportation experience, specializing in data, pricing, and analytics.

JP Hampstead

Strategic Analyst | FreightWaves

John Paul (JP) Hampstead conducts research on multimodal freight markets and holds a Ph.D. in English literature from the University of Michigan. Prior to building a research team at FreightWaves, JP spent two years on the editorial side covering trucking markets, freight brokerage, and M&A.