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Electric Trucks
Tesla staffs up Nevada Semi plant as fleet orders stack up
Job boards show Tesla recruiting for Semi assembly, quality and service roles in Sparks as WattEV, IMC and the ZET SCALE alliance line up electric Class 8 orders.
American Shipper
Container ship attacks escalate in Strait of Hormuz
American Shipper
New Long Beach record as volume nears 1M containers
Intermodal
J.B. Hunt experiences growing pains in Q3
Truck Driver Issues
Federal DOT grants will fund more than 2,400 parking spots
Montgomery v. Caribe
The Playbook
Technology
Geotab launches fleet card as diesel prices pressure trucking
Geotab has launched a fleet card that uses vehicle telematics data to authorize fuel purchases, monitor spending and prevent unauthorized transactions. The company said diesel prices can vary by as much as 77 cents per gallon between stations in the same town.
Montgomery vs. Caribe
C.H. Robinson and its Customer Unilever Sued Over Catastrophic Crash
SONAR High Frequency Data
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Inside SONAR
How National Debt Affects Freight Costs and Financing
U.S. debt topped $40 trillion and interest now exceeds $1 trillion a year. Here’s how rising borrowing costs hit truck financing, carriers and warehouses.
Inside SONAR
Why Trucking Rates Are Rising Without More Freight
More from SONAR
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.
Ocean rates highest in a year amid US-China trade truce
Trans-Pacific trade armistice temporarily easing uncertainty for carriers and importers as rates hit yearly highs.
Chart of the Week
Chart of the Week
The two tightest regions tell two very different stories about the freight market
The Northwestern harvests are crushing capacity, but only temporarily. The Midwest’s sustained tightness tells a more meaningful long-term story about capacity.
Chart of the Week
Truckload’s mixed signals
Chart of the Week
Fuel cost spike hits carrier margins
Chart of the Week
Imports and inventories stabilize in 2026, but for how long
Editor's Picks
Parcel Freight
Opinion: How politics and policy are rewriting the rules of parcel delivery
Shifting trade policies, national security policies and labor regulations are having a major impact on e-commerce logistics.
Parcel Freight
Is UPS parcel pivot a strategic winner or a ‘Trojan horse’?
Less than Truckload (LTL)
LTL rates hit new high in Q3, moving higher in Q4
American Shipper
Air Cargo
Larger UPS air hub in Philippines boosts Asia service levels
UPS has opened a larger air cargo and package terminal in the Philippines to better connect Asia with its global network.
Global Supply Chain
DHL earmarks $450M for Eastern Europe logistics expansion
Healthcare Logistics
FedEx digitizes booking process for European cold-chain pharma shipments
American Shipper
New chief for DP World Americas
Modern Shipper
Fulfillment
Walmart activates automated e-commerce logistics center in California
Walmart is heavily investing in next-generation, automated fulfillment centers.
Last-Mile Delivery
Uber strikes $2.3B deal for ezCater as freight unit adds supply chain exec
Last-Mile Delivery
Lowe’s test drives drone delivery
E-commerce & Fulfillment
