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Borderlands: Mexico
CBP seizes $30.4M in meth hidden in commercial salt load at Laredo World Trade Bridge
Federal officers discovered 76 bags of suspected contraband during a secondary examination. Homeland Security Investigations now faces questions about the shipment’s origin, destination and those responsible.
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No. 2 container line studying US-UK route for nuclear ships
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Trans-Pacific facing new booking risks as reliability sinks
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Matson christens 1st new vessel of $1B US shipyard order
Truckload Carriers
Werner Enterprises issues Q3 profit warning
3PL and Brokerage
Texas judge upholds nuclear verdict against C.H. Robinson
Montgomery v. Caribe
The Playbook
Playbook: Education and Training
Box truck carrier’s pivots show new fleets must know costs
TLA Group’s Telly Arnold says box truck newcomers hear about revenue first, then learn about insurance deposits, freight claims and breakdowns the hard way.
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How National Debt Affects Freight Costs and Financing
U.S. debt topped $40 trillion and interest now exceeds $1 trillion a year. Here’s how rising borrowing costs hit truck financing, carriers and warehouses.
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Why Trucking Rates Are Rising Without More Freight
More from SONAR
Houthi attacks add new geopolitical risk to softening container rates
Houthi attacks on Saudi infrastructure have raised the risk of renewed Red Sea shipping disruption ahead of 2027 contract negotiations.
SONAR Rate Intelligence Adds Intermodal Rates and Truckload-to-Intermodal Conversion Savings
SONAR Rate Intelligence now includes intermodal contract and spot rates, ramp data and Conversion Savings to compare truckload vs. intermodal costs.
Ocean rates highest in a year amid US-China trade truce
Trans-Pacific trade armistice temporarily easing uncertainty for carriers and importers as rates hit yearly highs.
Chart of the Week
Chart of the Week
No signs of truckload capacity recovering
Many expected a recovering truckload market after months of rate inflation. The data suggests the opposite.
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Truckload’s mixed signals
Chart of the Week
Fuel cost spike hits carrier margins
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Electric Trucks
Tesla staffs up Nevada Semi plant as fleet orders stack up
Job boards show Tesla recruiting for Semi assembly, quality and service roles in Sparks as WattEV, IMC and the ZET SCALE alliance line up electric Class 8 orders.
American Shipper
Container ship attacks escalate in Strait of Hormuz
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New Long Beach record as volume nears 1M containers
Truck Driver Issues
Federal DOT grants will fund more than 2,400 parking spots
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Air Cargo
Amerijet to repair aging 767 freighter aircraft damaged in hard landing
Amerijet says it will repair the buckled skin on a Boeing 767 freighter aircraft despite its age.
Global Supply Chain
DHL earmarks $450M for Eastern Europe logistics expansion
Healthcare Logistics
FedEx digitizes booking process for European cold-chain pharma shipments
American Shipper
New chief for DP World Americas
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Fulfillment
Walmart activates automated e-commerce logistics center in California
Walmart is heavily investing in next-generation, automated fulfillment centers.
Last-Mile Delivery
Uber strikes $2.3B deal for ezCater as freight unit adds supply chain exec
Last-Mile Delivery
Lowe’s test drives drone delivery
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