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Intermodal pulls away from carload rail freight
U.S. railroads notched up freight traffic in the latest week, as total volumes more than doubled growth year-to-date.
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FedEx slowly recovers from operational meltdown in Vietnam
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Frontloading fuels early peak surge for Los Angeles
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Truckload market’s upswing ushers in driver pay hikes
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Coming weeks will see multiple factors reset ocean rates
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The Playbook
Hazardous materials drivers can’t speak English
To hold a hazardous materials endorsement, a driver must pass a written knowledge exam on regulations, packaging, and emergency procedures, administered in English. So, how does a driver cited 98 times for being unable to read or speak English still hold that endorsement?
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The Driver remains the box truck’s Achilles heel
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SONAR Launches Accepted Truckload Volume Index to Close the Gap Between Tendered and Moving Freight
Tender acceptance rates have long signaled stress in the truckload market — but until now, users had no direct index tracking the volume of freight that actually cleared that process and moved. SONAR’s new Accepted SONAR Truckload Volume Index (ASTVI) fills that gap. The dataset family isolates accepted truckload demand by stripping out rejection activity, […]
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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.
SONAR Sitrep: Fleet safety behind the curb post-freight recession
As the freight cycle recovers and utilization rises, the industry is confronting a massive accumulation of deferred maintenance from the prolonged freight recession of 2022–2026.
The heartland’s revenge: how AI is reindustrializing the American interior
AI investment is increasingly driving construction growth in the U.S.
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LTL’s paper gains
LTL revenues appear to be strengthening in Q2, but is this a product of fuel or something more structural?
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Truckload’s shrinking miles
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Ocean rates creeping higher ahead of peak season
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What Roadcheck week means for the freight market
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U.S. cites 60 countries for forced labor failures, imposes new tariffs up to 12.5%
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FRA Greenlights Expanded Rail Track Tech Tests as CSX Prepares July 2026 Rollout
(The views expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of FreightWaves or its affiliates.) The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) recently approved a five-year waiver that lets railroads expand the use of Automated Track Inspection (ATI) technology. This decision, announced in December 2025 by U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean […]
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U.S.-Iran peace deal reopens Strait of Hormuz
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American Shipper
Port of Los Angeles forecasts 7% container volume decline
The Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners has approved a $3.4 billion annual budget for fiscal 2026-2027 for the Port of Los Angeles. The increase comes as the port, which along with neighboring Long Beach comprises the busiest U.S. container gateway, is forecasting a 7% decline in box volumes, to 9.3 million twenty foot equivalent […]
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Amazon’s LTL gap has a name: Forward Air
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Long Beach awards $54M in small business contracts
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Parcel Freight
DHL Express offers luggage storage as World Cup travelers descend on US
DHL Express and digital platform Stasher are partnering to provide luggage storage for travelers in the United States who are in-between accommodations or destinations and need a convenient, secure drop point.
Last-Mile Delivery
Hungry? Get a Subway sandwich with your Walmart parcel delivery
E-commerce & Fulfillment
2 e-commerce logistics providers expand capacity in Great Plains
Last-Mile Delivery
Amazon tests e-cargo bikes in Washington, D.C.
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