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Red dye diesel break is being greeted with a big yawn
So far, nobody in the trucking market is racing to embrace the tax break from using red dye diesel.
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Zim lifts profit forecast 72% on strong demand
Layoffs and Bankruptcies
Yellow Corp., Teamsters settle on WARN Act claims
Truck Driver Issues
Garten Trucking appeal on NLRB order rejected by SCOTUS
3PL and Brokerage
Wall Street analysts positive on C.H. Robinson deal; S&P more cautious
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New submarine plant planned at Baltimore multimodal hub
Montgomery v. Caribe
Layoffs & Bankruptcies
Layoffs and Bankruptcies
Freight Distress Report: Logistics, manufacturing cuts put 1,850 jobs on chopping block
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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.
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Is Trucking Capacity Coming Back? Why New Capacity Isn’t Entering the 2026 Freight Market
Tender rejections are up 268% in three years while volume is up 9%. SONAR data shows why new trucking capacity isn’t entering the 2026 market.
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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.
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Economics of the New Canadian Tit-for-Tat Tiff Tariffs On September 8, the disagreement escalated past tariffs entirely. The U.S. announced it would outright ban imports of Canadian dairy, alcohol, and large-displacement motorcycles, effective September 29. Not another rate hike, a straight prohibition. It’s the newest turn in a dispute that’s been building for months: on […]
The Fed Just Raised Rates Again: Here’s What It Means for Freight
On September 16, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) raised the federal funds target range by 25 basis points to 3.75%–4.00%, its first hike after a run of cuts, citing inflation that Fed Chair Kevin Warsh called “too high and has been for too long.” Effective September 17, the Fed also moved its full set […]
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Truckload’s mixed signals
Trucking spot rates once again are rising as demand falls, but insufficient capacity is not the only culprit this time.
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Fuel cost spike hits carrier margins
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Imports and inventories stabilize in 2026, but for how long
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Supply driven trucking market cycle explained in the data
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Autonomous Vehicles
Einride, EASE begin daily driverless freight runs in Ohio
Einride has two cabless electric trucks running daily for EASE Logistics in Ohio, a test case for whether autonomy can absorb unplanned short-haul freight.
American Shipper
Xeneta: US-bound container rates peak, but sharp collapse unlikely
Autonomous Vehicles
Waabi takes its autonomous truck pitch beyond truckload
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Technology
Stripe taps FedEx data to expand small business access to financing
FedEx Dataworks is helping Stripe vet small businesses for working capital.
E-commerce & Fulfillment
UK parcel carrier Evri to enter US delivery market with acquisition
American Shipper
Dockworkers protest at Port of Vancouver over automation, AI
Modern Shipper
Last-Mile Delivery
Uber strikes $2.3B deal for ezCater as freight unit adds supply chain exec
Uber Technologies will acquire workplace catering platform ezCater for $2.3 billion.
Last-Mile Delivery
Lowe’s test drives drone delivery
E-commerce & Fulfillment
