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Commentary: FedEx and UPS need to move up the e-commerce food chain
FedEx and UPS will not be major players in the B2C parcel market unless they strategically engage with an e-commerce marketplace, says commentator Satish Jindel.
Layoffs and Bankruptcies
Small trucking firms file wave of bankruptcies across U.S.
Less than Truckload (LTL)
Yield discipline, fuel price surge driving LTL rates to new highs in Q2
Layoffs & Bankruptcies
Layoffs and Bankruptcies
Freight bankruptcies mount in March as trucking, logistics firms file Chapter 11
The Playbook
The Playbook
FMCSA balancing the scales for fleets challenging bad Safer data
The federal government just rewired the system carriers use to challenge erroneous violations and crash data. Most truckers still do not know it exists. That needs to change, because your SMS scores, your insurance premiums, and your ability to keep working may depend on what you do next.
The Playbook
How the worst of trucking failed Athena Strand
The Playbook
Diesel is $5.62 a gallon. Hire the right Driver.
The Playbook
When the safety net becomes the risk
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SONAR Launches Bulk Trucking Contract Rate Benchmarks via API, Bringing Pricing Transparency to One of Freight’s Most Opaque Segments
First standardized, accessible bulk freight rate data delivers outbound state-based pricing and round trip rates to shippers, carriers, and logistics operators CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — April 8 2026 — SONAR today announced the launch of Bulk Rates within the SONAR API, delivering the first standardized contract rate benchmarks for bulk trucking — a segment of the […]
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Truckload volatility reveals a fundamentally different market than previous years
Carriers are rejecting more than 13% of tendered truckload shipments.
Winter Storm Fern tightens U.S. trucking capacity, prolonging holiday season rate surge
Nationwide tender rejections are at 11.5%.
Trans-Pacific container rates becalmed in eye of trade storm
Container rates on a key U.S. route are dropping earlier than expected, suggesting retailer caution caused by trade war uncertainty.
Chart of the Week
Chart of the Week
Produce season’s prodigal return
Refrigerated truckload capacity has tightened rapidly out of northern California, signalling the return of a more volatile produce season.
Chart of the Week
Does the price of diesel drive truckload rates?
Chart of the Week
Truckload’s tightness persists into spring
Chart of the Week
Midwest and West Coast rejection rates showing unprecedented disparity
Chart of the Week
Rapid fuel price jump hits transportation hard
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Trucking Regulation
California regulators have started a regulatory push on diesel TRU emissions
California has begun to push warehouses to get in line with its rules on transport refrigerated units.
Parcel Freight
FedEx CFO John Dietrich resigns
American Shipper
This U.S. state just banned public funding for port automation
Borderlands: Mexico
Borderlands Mexico: China automakers gain ground as U.S. exports soften
American Shipper
For $3 billion, ocean line expands fleet by 250,000 TEUs
American Shipper
Logistics
Crane Worldwide Logistics expands into Spain through acquisition
Crane Worldwide Logistics has acquired a freight forwarding company in Spain.
American Shipper
Jaxport adds new direct China connection
Global Supply Chain
Fuel shock, Middle East turmoil push global freight rates higher
American Shipper
Biggest US port getting a big check for fix-ups
Modern Shipper
Last-Mile Delivery
Ace Hardware taps Uber Eats for last-mile delivery
Ace Hardware is now offering fast in-store delivery on the Uber Eats app.
Last-Mile Delivery
Amazon takes delivery convenience to next level
Last-Mile Delivery
FedEx to compete in same-day delivery with Amazon, Walmart and UPS
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