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Railroad
Battle of the briefs: UP-NS fires back at AGs anti-merger letter
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern turn to former federal anti-trust officials to refute claims by red state Attorneys General opposing their transcontinental rail merger.
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Maersk raises 2026 outlook again as earnings surge
Intermodal
J.B. Hunt’s ‘summer of many minibids’
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U.S. container imports surge on China peak season momentum
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Technology
Continental Tire and myMechanic team up to fix roadside service’s phone-call problem
Continental brings a national dealer footprint and decades of tire expertise. myMechanic brings the software that turns a phone chain into a tracked digital event.
Playbook: Education and Training
Transition Trucking Award names 2026 Elite 11 semifinalists
OEM Trucking
PACCAR recalls 5,919 trucks over electrical defect
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Who Has the Leverage Right Now? SONAR’s Pricing Power Index Has the Answer
SONAR’s Pricing Power Index is a data driven read on who has leverage in the freight market.
More from SONAR
SONAR Upgrades Batch Rate Intelligence Into a Full RFP Pricing Engine
SONAR this week released a significant upgrade to Batch Rate Intelligence, expanding the feature from a bulk lane analysis tool into what the company describes as a complete RFP pricing workflow.
USDOT signs on as a customer of SONAR’s high frequency freight market data
The US Department of Transportation has signed a deal to receive high-frequency freight market data from SONAR.
Calling devs: SONAR launches Driver App Shortage Hackathon
FreightWaves SONAR will launch its first virtual Driver App Shortage Hackathon on June 15-22 to address the lack of software built primarily for truck drivers.
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Modal shift dampens trucking market
Shippers appear to be using intermodal as pricing spreads near all-time highs, but there are risks to this looming later in the year.
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Why do tender lead times keep climbing
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Intermodal’s historic growth
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How much is trade policy influencing imports?
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How long will this truckload market cycle last?
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Railroad
Federal court upholds challenge to FRA’s two-person rail crew rule
A federal appeals court rejects rail industry arguments that the two-person crew rule was arbitrary and overreaching.
Truckload Carriers
Werner not deterred by July slowdown
American Shipper
New harbor commission president backs Long Beach port plans
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Asia-US East Coast box rate hits new high of $9,400
Container rate gains on Asia-U.S. trade lanes are reflecting unexpectedly resilient consumer demand despite inflationary pressures.
American Shipper
After massive Q1 loss, Maersk returns another service to Suez
American Shipper
Sale of major shipping line in U.S. trade on the rocks: Report
Borderlands: Mexico
Mexico plans major expansion of busiest cross-border truck crossing
Modern Shipper
E-commerce & Fulfillment
Kroger taps digital retail expert to lead e-commerce push
Kroger has appointed Nate Faust as chief e-commerce officer as the grocery chain makes digital commerce a big priority.
E-commerce & Fulfillment
The SMB shipping trap: Trying to go it alone
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