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Company Earnings
Amazon, retailers paid more for freight in 3Q
Largest retailers cite shipping inflation alongside isolated delays in getting merchandise into inventory.
Less than Truckload (LTL)
October’s 55.5 manufacturing PMI beats expectations
American Shipper
Strike at busiest US port just days away as talks continue
American Shipper
Ocean line sale expands Europe logistics reach for US shippers
Borderlands: Mexico
Borderlands Mexico: Cabotage enforcements threatening cross-border trucking
Company Earnings
TFI chief Bedard rips into its US LTL operations, promises change
Montgomery v. Caribe
The Playbook
The Playbook
How One Trucker Turned One Video A Day Into Billions Of Views, And What It Cost Him
Larry Cothran did not set out to become what he now calls the number one trucking content creator in the world, he set out to post one video a day and then simply refused to stop, and that stubborn daily discipline, showing up on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube every single day for more than three […]
Playbook: Education and Training
Box truck carrier’s pivots show new fleets must know costs
SONAR High Frequency Data
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Inside SONAR
SONAR launches new routing guide and contract rate data, plus expanded SearchCarriers monitoring
New SONAR datasets show what shippers pay brokers and carriers when freight falls past the first tender, plus SearchCarriers watchlists and alerts.
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SONAR launches new routing guide and contract rate data, plus expanded SearchCarriers monitoring
New SONAR datasets show what shippers pay brokers and carriers when freight falls past the first tender, plus SearchCarriers watchlists and alerts.
Houthi attacks add new geopolitical risk to softening container rates
Houthi attacks on Saudi infrastructure have raised the risk of renewed Red Sea shipping disruption ahead of 2027 contract negotiations.
SONAR Rate Intelligence Adds Intermodal Rates and Truckload-to-Intermodal Conversion Savings
SONAR Rate Intelligence now includes intermodal contract and spot rates, ramp data and Conversion Savings to compare truckload vs. intermodal costs.
Chart of the Week
Chart of the Week
Freight cycles are anything but regular
We call them freight cycles, but the term implies a regularity the data doesn’t support. Since 2000, the domestic transportation market’s turns have looked less like clockwork and more like a series of random shocks
Chart of the Week
Truckload contract rate increases riding steady above 10%
Chart of the Week
No signs of truckload capacity recovering
Chart of the Week
Truckload’s mixed signals
Editor's Picks
Railroad
Schneider to shift eastern rail business to Norfolk Southern from CSX
Schneider National will make Norfolk Southern its primary eastern rail provider as the railroad pursues a merger with Union Pacific.
Company Earnings
First look: TFI Truckload sparkles, but OR at LTL slips
Company Earnings
FedEx cashes in on premium logistics services, fuel surcharges
Less than Truckload (LTL)
Saia’s expanded terminal network delivers record revenue, tonnage
American Shipper
Why container rates are climbing despite cooling demand
American Shipper
Air Cargo
Boeing secures lessor order for 767 passenger-to-freighter conversion
Boeing will convert a 767-300 passenger jet into a freighter for Icelease, which also took options for up to two more conversions, as the leasing company continues to grow its freighter portfolio, the companies announced on Monday. The first aircraft is scheduled to take its production slot in the first quarter of 2027, with delivery […]
American Shipper
Trailer Bridge appoints new CEO
American Shipper
Strike threat by port security workers at Los Angeles–Long Beach
Modern Shipper
E-commerce & Fulfillment
43% of shoppers plan to spend more this peak, Kenco finds
Kenco’s 2026 Peak Season Consumer Report shows holiday budgets rising, with consumers expecting free shipping, two-day delivery and free returns on top
Last-mile delivery
Merchants Fleet adds 113 FleetShare vehicles in Puerto Rico
Sustainability
