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How the worst of trucking failed Athena Strand

On Nov. 30, 2022, a delivery driver put Athena Strand in the back of a branded van and strangled her. The company that hired him was seven months old. Its owner had never worked a day in the trucking industry. The box was checked. The FBI has linked more than 850 murders to commercial truck drivers since 2004 and is tracking 450 active suspects right now. This is a hiring problem. It has always been a hiring problem.

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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.

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.

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Trump budget boosts military shipbuilding spending by 242% to $65.8 billion

President Trump wants to increase federal spending for shipbuilding by 242%, to $65.8 billion, for battleships, submarines and other military vessels, according to documents released by the White House on Tuesday.

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How DHL tackled mail and parcel boom during peak Easter season

DHL investments to create a unified parcel network between Deutsche Post and DHL Express have paid dividends during the Easter holiday shipping season.

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