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USPS solicits retailers to reserve last-mile delivery capacity
The U.S. Postal Service has launched a new platform for e-commerce retailers to submit bids for its last-mile delivery service.
American Shipper
Long Beach volume to double to 20M containers by 2050
Breaking News
Trucking rates have dropped 27% versus CPI
Layoffs & Bankruptcies
Layoffs and Bankruptcies
Taylor Express closure leaves drivers sleeping in trucks, employees jobless
CDL Issues
The Playbook
The Playbook
FMCSA Renews CMV Marking Rules as Industry Grapples With Violations and Fraud
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is seeking public comment on renewing its commercial motor vehicle marking requirements. While the FMCSA documents over 153,000 marking violations in 2024 alone, an underground economy of swapped placards helps chameleon carriers and Carrier Identity thieves stay one step ahead of investigators.
The Playbook
What OOIDA Is Really Fighting For on Right to Repair
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Inside SONAR
How are Freight Brokers Staying Afloat?
A Unit-Economics Reality Check Looking at the shocking December 2025 metrics, we couldn’t help but wonder how brokers are surviving. While, by almost any surface-level metric, freight brokerage volumes look healthy. Loads are moving. Capacity is abundant. Rates have stabilized off the bottom. And yet, across the industry, broker layoffs continue, balance sheets remain under […]
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SONAR Product Demos and Spotlights from F3 2025
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Vooma, SONAR partner to bring high-frequency freight intelligence to your inbox
Vooma users can instantly validate their pricing against SONAR’s spot rates and lane scores.
SONAR launches seamless freight market intelligence within Blue Yonder TMS
Real-time spot rates, weekly contract rates, benchmarks and lane scores are integrated into Blue Yonder TMS.
SONAR releases new tender data, Truckload Volume Index, and Truckload Rejection Index
SONAR goes much deeper in volume data with a new tender source.
Chart of the Week
Chart of the Week
Spot-contract gap collapses to near four-year low
The truckload spot market erupted this holiday season, putting many long-term rates into obsolescence.
Chart of the Week
Warehouses empty in December
Chart of the Week
Why do truckload order lead times keep rising?
Chart of the Week
Inventory management strategy shifts once again
Chart of the Week
Christmas comes early for trucking
State of Freight Insights
Trucking
State of Freight: a depressed trucking market suddenly comes to life
Trucking
State of Freight takeaways: sagging volume, but capacity tightening a bit
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Truckload Carriers
Cass TL Linehaul Index climbs amid shipment decline
December data from Cass Information Systems showed truckload rates continued to step higher as shipments moved lower.
American Shipper
Asia-US shippers could see lower rates from Red Sea return
Autonomous Vehicles
Aurora, McLeod deliver industry’s first driverless trucking link to TMS platform
American Shipper
Maersk returns to Red Sea with India-US service
American Shipper
American Shipper
Florida harbor pilot dies after fall from vessel
A harbor pilot died while disembarking from a cargo vessel on Florida’s northern Gulf coast.
American Shipper
Retail optimism boosting trans-Pacific container rates
American Shipper
Canada port, DP World complete $178M modernization
Modern Shipper
Parcel Freight
Proliferation of parcel delivery surcharges drives up shipping rates
The TD Cowen/AFS Logistics index shows sharp rises in parcel delivery rates, spurred by strategic use of surcharges.
E-commerce & Fulfillment
Temu challenges Amazon for cross-border e-commerce dominance
Last-Mile Delivery
OnTrac CEO Duffy leaves for UK pest control company
E-commerce & Fulfillment
