ITS Traffic Blog

Freight reporting often reaches executive teams in the form of spreadsheets, dashboards, and summaries that are heavy on data but light on insight. While transportation teams work hard to track shipments, invoices, and exceptions, executives are left asking a different question: what does this mean for the business? 

Freight reporting is often treated as a visibility exercise rather than a decision-making tool. Many transportation teams receive large volumes of reports filled with shipment data, invoice totals, and exceptions, yet struggle to turn that information into meaningful action. When reporting lacks context or prioritization, it creates noise instead of insight. 

A clear look at how freight shifted in 2025 and what shippers should prepare for in 2026, including capacity, pricing, labor and North American trade.

As the fiscal year winds down, the accuracy of freight accruals can make or break the credibility of a company’s financial close. Freight spending is often one of the largest variable expenses in the supply chain, yet many finance teams find themselves in a rush to reconcile late invoices, open shipments, and unresolved disputes weeks after closing the books.  

According to one recent study, the worldwide volume of data that has been created, copied, and consumed has hit 149 zettabytes — or roughly the equivalent of about 402 million terabytes of new information being generated every day.