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Company Earnings
J.B. Hunt keeps its 11-year-old debt rating from Moody’s
J.B. Hunt’s long-standing investment-grade debt rating from Moody’s has been affirmed.
Layoffs and Bankruptcies
Reports: 51-year-old Michigan trucking company halts operations
American Shipper
Ocean container rates slide as US tariffs shadow logistics planning
American Shipper
ILA, port employers sign historic 6-year contract
Trucking Equipment
Kalmar Ottawa unveils third-generation electric terminal tractor
Truck Driver Issues
TransForce, which hires thousands of drivers a year, eyeing smaller fleets
Tracking Tariffs
WHAT THE TRUCK?!?
Tariff turmoil hits shippers; truckers squat across the world; selling solar | WHAT THE TRUCK?!?
Now on demand on WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Dooner is joined by Mark Manera; Mike Eischer; Jonathon Reese
Global Supply Chain
Canada, EU hit back at US with tariffs as trade war escalates
Global Supply Chain
Ontario drops surcharge on electricity sales under threat of US retaliation
American Shipper
Global manufacturing is repositioning — but it’s complicated
SONAR High Frequency Data
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The Stockout
Is a freight market turn coming in May?
Amid uncertain demand, capacity continues to exit.
The Stockout
Tariffs in 7 SONAR charts
State of Freight Webinar
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.
State of Freight for December: Freight economy due for ‘directional’ change
During the State of Freight webinar for December, Craig Fuller and Zach Strickland discuss how a market shift could impact carriers, brokers and shippers in 2025.
Chart of the Week
Chart of the Week
Carriers prioritizing West Coast
The truckload market is tightening, but not evenly.
Chart of the Week
Resilient rejection rates illustrate truckload capacity’s decline
Chart of the Week
Truckload rejection rates surge in largest US-Mexico cross-border market
Chart of the Week
Winter spot rate slide a seasonal pattern
Chart of the Week
Slow market tightening apparent in spot-to-contract spread
The Playbook
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Trucking
Nirvana Insurance secures $80 million in Series C funding
Nirvana Insurance, an AI-driven commercial trucking insurer, announced an $80 million Series C funding round valued at nearly $850 million.
Borderlands: Mexico
Borderlands Mexico: Cartels a barrier to growing cross-border trade, expert says
American Shipper
Trucking
ContainerPort Group expands Southern California dray network with acquisition
ContainerPort Group’s parent has acquired Dray Alliance, creating one of the largest dray networks serving the Southern California ports.
American Shipper
Container volumes post third-best January at Port of NY-NJ
Modern Shipper
Business
Retailers see both danger and potential in Trump’s tariffs
Many major retailers are sounding the alarm about the potential impact of tariffs on their businesses and consumers, but some hope for benefits from the trade disruption.
Parcel Freight
DHL e-Commerce expands operations to Saudi Arabia
Company Earnings
Less than Truckload (LTL)
Deutsche Bank eyes industrial rebound, endorses these transportation stocks
Bankruptcies and Layoffs
Layoffs and Bankruptcies
2 major logistics firms plan layoffs in US, Europe
Geodis Logistics is closing a distribution center in New Jersey and DHL is eliminating 8,000 jobs in Germany.
Layoffs and Bankruptcies
Illinois construction trucking company files Chapter 11 bankruptcy
Layoffs and Bankruptcies
Layoffs hit over 14,300 workers tied to freight sectors in US, Canada, Mexico
Technology
American Shipper
US shipyard for first time 3D printing parts for new aircraft carriers
A major U.S. shipyard has deployed 3D printing to create a key systems component during the construction of a new aircraft carrier.
