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AAR slams “hypocrisy” as Trump-backed rail safety measure is included in transportation funding bill
The Railway Safety Act opposed by railroads rode Trump’s backing to be included in surface transportation funding legislation.
3PL and Brokerage
Broker liability ruling: Carriers, brokers, analysts weigh in
American Shipper
Georgia ports volumes hit by higher costs, softer market
E-commerce & Fulfillment
Walmart credits fast delivery, third-party marketplace for revenue gains
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DoJ indicts Chinese container makers on price-fixing charges
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Quarterly loss for Zim ahead of Hapag-Lloyd takeover
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The Charcoal on That Truck Costs More to Import, More to Buy, and Is Headed to a Cookout That Runs 13% Higher Than Last Year. Here Is What That Tells You About the Consumer Right Now.
Pull up the import data on U.S. charcoal briquette shipments and you are looking at something that some people in trucking would not think to check heading into a holiday weekend. But that data, read against the consumer spending picture for Memorial Day 2026, tells you something specific about the supply chain, the retail freight […]
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SONAR Launches Carrier Safety Dashboard — Right on Time for International Roadcheck Week
New FMCSA and CSA intelligence tool goes live as North American enforcement enters its most intense 72 hours of the year — and as the CDL crackdown reshapes the driver pool in real time CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — May 12, 2026 — SONAR today announced the launch of its new Carrier Safety Dashboard, a comprehensive intelligence […]
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What does the SCOTUS ruling mean for rates?
The unanimous Supreme Court ruling on broker liability will carry a cost that is yet to be determined.
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What Roadcheck week means for the freight market
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Less-than-truckload rates have sharp response to broader market turn
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Imports sitting out the freight market flip
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Spot to contract rate spread contraction tests 3PLs
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Maritime
Truck dwell holds, rail up at LA-Long Beach
Southern California ports saw broadly steady container dwell in April across truck and rail.
Autonomous Vehicles
Autonomous trucking moves to the Midwest with Einride’s Ohio deployment
3PL and Brokerage
Post-Montgomery, focus grows on fate of 3PL insurance premiums
American Shipper
Is peak season here? Trans-Pacific rates level in latest week
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Maersk back in the Red Sea: Drewry
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Logistics
Formula 1 experiments with freight rail
Global logistics provider DHL provides the logistics support that makes Formula 1 races possible around the world. Traditionally relying on air, ocean and road transport, DHL has now moved the first F1 shipment between race locations by rail.
American Shipper
Could new Zim offer start bidding war?
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Last-Mile Delivery
Amazon cranks up 30-minute delivery in major U.S. cities
Amazon is expanding its new 30-minute delivery service to dozens of U.S. cities this year.
Last-Mile Delivery
Amazon expands same-day grocery delivery to businesses
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