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New Drewry data shows import demand boosting trans-Pacific rates
Drewry’s World Container Index rose on higher rates on trans-Pacific and Asia-Europe routes.
Truckload Carriers
Cost pressures sink Marten Transport’s Q3
American Shipper
Russian diesel tanker heads for U.S. following Trump-Putin deal
Electric Trucks
Why one zero-emission truck dealer wants big rigs to wait
Montgomery v. Caribe
The Playbook
Playbook: Education and Training
Box truck carrier’s pivots show new fleets must know costs
TLA Group’s Telly Arnold says box truck newcomers hear about revenue first, then learn about insurance deposits, freight claims and breakdowns the hard way.
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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.
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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
Truckload contract rate increases riding steady above 10%
The new index from SONAR shows that carriers have been trying to get rate increases since before the market turned, now they are getting what would have been the equivalent of a few years worth in one.
Chart of the Week
No signs of truckload capacity recovering
Chart of the Week
Truckload’s mixed signals
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CBP seizes $2.5M in meth hidden in tomatillo truck at Otay Mesa; driver’s visa canceled
Nearly 1,600 pounds of narcotics, a federal investigation and an unexpected development involving the trucker. New details obtained by FreightWaves reveal what happened after the seizure.
Truckload Carriers
Knight-Swift again eyes big rate increases as new bid season nears
American Shipper
Technology
Workforce gaps keep supply chain AI stuck in pilot mode
AI adoption across 13 supply chain functions averages 1.94 on a five-point scale. ASCM CEO Abe Eshkenazi says companies are buying the tool before fixing the process.
American Shipper
World’s first ammonia-powered dry bulk ship completes sea trials
American Shipper
How new capacity is raising rates in chaotic ocean market
Modern Shipper
Parcel Freight
UPS automates 4 additional facilities ahead of peak shipping season
UPS has completed several facility upgrades, increasing their capacity and productivity heading into peak shipping season.
Last-Mile Delivery
Uber strikes $2.3B deal for ezCater as freight unit adds supply chain exec
Last-Mile Delivery
