Top Stories
American Shipper
Tariff backdrop finds ocean rates steady
Trans-Pacific container rates to the United States were narrowly mixed in the latest Freightos index.

Logistics/Supply Chains
March supply chain data craters following inventory pull-forward

Healthcare Logistics
DHL to buy US pharma logistics specialist CryoPDP for $195M
Tracking Tariffs
Check Call
Check Call: Tariff watch Round 3, the big one
In this edition: Planning for possibly significant supply chain disruption with tariffs on 15 countries, and manufacturers are getting creative with ways to mitigate the impacts of tariffs.

Chart of the Week
Surface transportation demand starting to soften

Global Supply Chain
Trump threatens ‘far larger’ tariffs on EU, Canada if they jointly retaliate

Layoffs and Bankruptcies
US, Canadian steelworkers hit with layoffs amid tariff uncertainty

Global Supply Chain
Trump imposes 25% import tariffs on cars and parts made outside US

American Shipper
Trump tariff fears plague ocean container rates
SONAR High Frequency Data

Market | Percent Change | *Today’s Value | Last value |
---|---|---|---|
NTI.USANational Truckload Index | 0 | $2.24 | $2.25 |
NTIL.USANTI (Linehaul Only) | -0.01 | $1.68 | $1.69 |
NTIDL.USANTI (Linehaul Daily) | -0.05 | $1.69 | $1.78 |
OTRI.USAOutbound Tender Rejection Index | -0.06 | 6.52 | 6.97 |
OTVI.USAOutbound Tender Volume Index | 0 | 10371.96 | 10405.12 |
Latest News
The Stockout
Shippers opt for lower-cost, slower services
Reflecting the tariff pull-forward, rail intermodal takes share from truckload.
The Stockout
Flatbed market anything but flat
The Stockout
Fear of more tariffs prolongs retail pull-forward
State of Freight Webinar
5 takeaways from State of Freight: Getting ready for auto tariffs
In the March State of Freight webinar, Craig Fuller and Zach Strickland talked about a freight market on the verge of auto tariffs.
State of Freight: Taking stock of the market after a month of Trump
The State of Freight webinar for February focused on the market uncertainty brought about by the first month of the presidency of Donald Trump.
Takeaways from State of Freight: Volatility in Washington, intermodal surge
In the first State of Freight webinar for the year, intermodal and politics were on the agenda.