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Parcel Freight
UPS-owned Happy Returns expands network to 10,000 drop-off locations
Happy Returns, a unit of UPS, is adding 1,700 no-label, no-box returns locations to its network and looking to expand returns service for products that can’t be consolidated.
American Shipper
US has lost its maritime focus, says FMC’s DiBella
Parcel Freight
Canada Post pre-tax loss nearly doubles to $1.1 billion
American Shipper
FMC Chief: Ocean carriers knew war could increase fuel prices
Logistics/Supply Chains
Latest acquisition by Brad Jacobs’ QXO building products rollup is largest so far
The Playbook
The Playbook
Gord Magill wrote the book trucking needed
Gord Magill has been behind the wheel since high school. So was his father. So was his grandfather. That lineage gives “End of the Road: Inside the War on Truckers” something most books about trucking fundamentally lack: the credibility that comes only from someone who actually lived it.
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How the worst of trucking failed Athena Strand
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Diesel is $5.62 a gallon. Hire the right Driver.
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SONAR Launches Sitreps:
Expert-Authored Situation Reports Integrated Directly Into the Freight Intelligence Platform SONAR Research team delivers deep market analysis on macro forces reshaping freight and supply chain — with live data built in SONAR, the leading real-time freight market intelligence platform, today announced the launch of SONAR Sitreps — a new research product that delivers deep, expert-authored […]
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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
Spot to contract rate spread contraction tests 3PLs
Freight brokerages serve as the quintessential middlemen of the freight market, managing shipper transportation networks during stable periods while scrambling to fill capacity gaps when conditions tighten. It is a continuous balancing act — near-term underperformance can actually signal longer-term success, and vice versa.
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Produce season’s prodigal return
Chart of the Week
Does the price of diesel drive truckload rates?
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Truckload’s tightness persists into spring
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Midwest and West Coast rejection rates showing unprecedented disparity
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Borderlands: Mexico
Borderlands Mexico: Truck exports to U.S. fall in March
This week in Borderlands: Truck exports to U.S. fall in March; Port of Manzanillo posts record Q1 container volumes; and GM, SAIC weigh Mexico partnership.
Trucking Regulation
DOT cuts funding to NY, cites non-domiciled CDL policies
Parcel Freight
Fuel surcharges trigger spike in parcel shipping costs
American Shipper
Parcel Freight
Australia Post offers eBay sellers in-store printing of shipping labels
Australia Post aims to reduce shipping friction for eBay merchants by allowing free label printing in post offices.
Parcel Freight
UPS projects to boost capacity at 3 Asia air hubs
Modern Shipper
Fulfillment
Home Depot acquires warehouse automation firm to speed fulfillment
Home Depot has bought a warehouse automation firm to help speed item picking.
Last-Mile Delivery
Uber Eats launches retail returns feature
American Shipper
Commentary: FedEx and UPS need to move up the e-commerce food chain
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