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FBI seeks truck drivers nationwide who may be victims in 54-count tax fraud case
Most identified clients were self-employed truckers who found Genuine Financial Services through word-of-mouth referrals. Investigators believe additional customers may not know whether the company completed their filings or paid their taxes.
Borderlands: Mexico
Borderlands Mexico: ANPACT warns tariffs threaten truck trade as exports surge
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Yang Ming’s first-half rebound sets up a volatile second half
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Top West Coast port sees second-best July on record
CDL Issues
Playbook: Compliance & Safety
Why 22 States Are Suing to Block a Federal Demand for 17 Million Truckers’ Records.
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Technology
AI agents can find the load. MapUp helps them determine its profitability
Autopilot dispatchers rank freight by posted rate because nobody gave them the arithmetic. MapUp’s new MCP server prices a lane’s fuel, tolls and time in seconds.
Playbook: Education and Training
Transition Trucking Award names 2026 Elite 11 semifinalists
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Who Has the Leverage Right Now? SONAR’s Pricing Power Index Has the Answer
SONAR’s Pricing Power Index is a data driven read on who has leverage in the freight market.
More from SONAR
SONAR Upgrades Batch Rate Intelligence Into a Full RFP Pricing Engine
SONAR this week released a significant upgrade to Batch Rate Intelligence, expanding the feature from a bulk lane analysis tool into what the company describes as a complete RFP pricing workflow.
USDOT signs on as a customer of SONAR’s high frequency freight market data
The US Department of Transportation has signed a deal to receive high-frequency freight market data from SONAR.
Calling devs: SONAR launches Driver App Shortage Hackathon
FreightWaves SONAR will launch its first virtual Driver App Shortage Hackathon on June 15-22 to address the lack of software built primarily for truck drivers.
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Maritime rates back on the rise
Container import demand has been elevated but stable. Why are rates volatile?
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Modal shift dampens trucking market
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Why do tender lead times keep climbing
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Intermodal’s historic growth
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How much is trade policy influencing imports?
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Railroad
Battle of the briefs: UP-NS fires back at AGs anti-merger letter
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern turn to former federal anti-trust officials to refute claims by red state Attorneys General opposing their transcontinental rail merger.
Intermodal
J.B. Hunt’s ‘summer of many minibids’
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U.S. container imports surge on China peak season momentum
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FedEx 777 in retro livery lands at Memphis airport renamed for Fred Smith
FedEx founder Fred Smith was memorialized with the renaming of Memphis airport in his name and the ceremony included the arrival of a FedEx Boeing 777 freighter painted with a throwback brand design.
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New harbor commission president backs Long Beach port plans
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Asia-US East Coast box rate hits new high of $9,400
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E-commerce & Fulfillment
Kroger taps digital retail expert to lead e-commerce push
Kroger has appointed Nate Faust as chief e-commerce officer as the grocery chain makes digital commerce a big priority.
E-commerce & Fulfillment
The SMB shipping trap: Trying to go it alone
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