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Stord lands $400M Citi-led credit facility, adds CFO and CRO
Stord’s packages reach 1 in 4 U.S. households a year, the company says. It now has $400 million more in borrowing capacity to build warehouses and robots.
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Retailers say extended peak shipping season winding down
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US West Coast container rates edge lower
Trucking Regulation
AV truck fleets win 5-Year exemption on warning beacons
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Global container volumes hit record 17.46 million TEUs
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AI gold rush transforms trans-Pacific trade and logistics
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Samsung seeks $186M from CMA CGM in container charges dispute
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Layoffs & Bankruptcies
Layoffs and Bankruptcies
Freight Distress Report: Logistics, manufacturing cuts put 1,850 jobs on chopping block
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Geotab launches fleet card as diesel prices pressure trucking
Geotab has launched a fleet card that uses vehicle telematics data to authorize fuel purchases, monitor spending and prevent unauthorized transactions. The company said diesel prices can vary by as much as 77 cents per gallon between stations in the same town.
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Why Trucking Rates Are Rising Without More Freight
Truckload rates rose in 2026 on flat freight. SONAR data and ATRI’s 2026 cost study show carriers still earn too little to cover costs. See why rates must keep rising.
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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.
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Economics of the New Canadian Tit-for-Tat Tiff Tariffs On September 8, the disagreement escalated past tariffs entirely. The U.S. announced it would outright ban imports of Canadian dairy, alcohol, and large-displacement motorcycles, effective September 29. Not another rate hike, a straight prohibition. It’s the newest turn in a dispute that’s been building for months: on […]
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Truckload’s mixed signals
Trucking spot rates once again are rising as demand falls, but insufficient capacity is not the only culprit this time.
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Fuel cost spike hits carrier margins
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Imports and inventories stabilize in 2026, but for how long
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Supply driven trucking market cycle explained in the data
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New monthly mark for Savannah container volume
The Port of Savannah handled a September record as box traffic improved 3.7% y/y.
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Zim lifts profit forecast 72% on strong demand
Truck Driver Issues
Garten Trucking appeal on NLRB order rejected by SCOTUS
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Technology
Stripe taps FedEx data to expand small business access to financing
FedEx Dataworks is helping Stripe vet small businesses for working capital.
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New submarine plant planned at Baltimore multimodal hub
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Xeneta: US-bound container rates peak, but sharp collapse unlikely
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Last-Mile Delivery
Uber strikes $2.3B deal for ezCater as freight unit adds supply chain exec
Uber Technologies will acquire workplace catering platform ezCater for $2.3 billion.
Last-Mile Delivery
Lowe’s test drives drone delivery
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