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FMCSA designates English proficiency ‘safe zones’
FMCSA clarifies that while most English proficiency failures now trigger out-of-service orders, truck drivers in designated border zones will be allowed to continue their routes.
Less than Truckload (LTL)
Old Dominion hoping stars align in 2026
American Shipper
Panama targeted Canal ports contract, China company claims
Truckload Carriers
Losses continue at Heartland; margin moves in right direction
Winter Storm Fern
Layoffs & Bankruptcies
Layoffs and Bankruptcies
Weak freight demand triggers facility closures, job cuts across supply chain
CDL Issues
The Playbook
The Playbook
Who’s Hauling Your Freight? $60 Million Says You Need to Know.
GenLogs provides a visual, objective source of truth. You can put your eyes on what a carrier is actually doing: where they’ve been, when they last hauled freight, whether they ever hauled freight, and for whom. Instead of asking carriers what they claim to do, GenLogs shows you what they actually do.
Risk & Compliances
Kevin Warsh’s Fed Will End the War on Main Street and Trucking
The Playbook
Congress Proposes Taking the Fox Out of the Henhouse
The Playbook
FMCSA Counts Inspections. Nobody Counts Compliance.
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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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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.
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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.
Chart of the Week
Chart of the Week
Winter storm Fern was the most disruptive in years
Winter storm Fern was the strongest weather event to hit the transportation market since 2021, and will have a long recovery period.
Chart of the Week
Spot-contract gap collapses to near four-year low
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
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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American Shipper
Carriers say military to secure Red Sea voyages
One of the biggest ocean container shipping partnerships said it will return to the Red Sea-Suez Canal trade route with help from naval forces.
American Shipper
Parcel Freight
Canada Post, letter carriers hammer out details on final contract
Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers have finally finalized language on a new labor contract. It’s been a long, difficult process.
American Shipper
China company will give up Panama Canal ports after court ruling
American Shipper
DiBella to lead Federal Maritime Commission
Global Supply Chain
DHL offers unusual truck-air transport between China and Europe
Modern Shipper
Fulfillment
Quiet Logistics dismantling continues with warehouse, customer transfer to Stord
Logistics provider Stord continued its e-commerce expansion on Tuesday with a deal to absorb a warehouse and customers that American Eagle Outfitters is leaving.
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