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Benchmark diesel price is down; so is futures market in a big way

The benchmark price used for most fuel surcharges fell slightly this week, but the focus in oil markets is on the huge decline in futures market prices recorded Monday. The Department of Energy/Energy Information Administration average weekly retail diesel price fell to $6.292/gallon, a decline of 6 cts/g, effective Monday, published Tuesday.  That price would […]

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High transportation costs to impact earnings
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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 […]

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SONAR SCI: Custom Insights Now Includes Conversion Optimization: Shows Shippers Where to Switch Modes and What They Can Save

SONAR’s SCI: Custom Insights now uses a shipper’s own data to identify which lanes should change mode or pricing strategy, and how much a shipper stands to save.

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SONAR SCI: Custom Insights Now Includes Conversion Optimization: Shows Shippers Where to Switch Modes and What They Can Save

SONAR’s SCI: Custom Insights now uses a shipper’s own data to identify which lanes should change mode or pricing strategy, and how much a shipper stands to save.

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.

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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

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AIT Worldwide snaps up Australian forwarder involved in Big tech buildout

AIT Worldwide Logistics is expanding more significantly in Oceania with a deal to buy Connor Anderson International.

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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 […]

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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

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