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BNSF, UP clash over new Salt Lake City intermodal service
BNSF asks Surface Transportation Board for emergency order to start southern California-Salt Lake City service over Union Pacific tracks.
Modern Shipper Infographics
Ritchey new CEO of Geodis Americas region
Top Stories
The ATA’s waning influence irks its leader
American Shipper
Italy shipbuilder appoints new US chief
American Shipper
Merchant vessel attacked in Red Sea
Trade War
Global Supply Chain
Trump announces flurry of new import tariffs on global trade partners
President Donald Trump informed more than a dozen nations on Monday that higher import tariffs could go into effect on Aug. 1.
Global Supply Chain
Trump announces 25% tariffs on goods from Japan, South Korea
American Shipper
US container import tariffs averaging 21%, says Maersk
Global Supply Chain
Trump announces deal with Vietnam, includes 20% import tariff rate
American Shipper
China trade outlook improves, container rates — not so much
Logistics/Supply Chains
“Brace!” Endless disruptions mark new path to supply chain resiliency
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Inside SONAR
SONAR Enhances Oracle’s OTM Integration and Launches Shipper Consortium for Unmatched Supply Chain Benchmarking
SONAR is proud to announce significant upgrades to its integration with Oracle Transportation Management (OTM), bringing real-time freight market intelligence directly into OTM workflows through a partnership with Redwood Connect. Just in time for the OTM Sig conference, this enhanced integration also introduces SCORE, SONAR’s exclusive shipper consortium, enabling actionable benchmarking insights and accelerated return […]
Inside SONAR
SONAR debuts host of improvements to charts and data
State of Freight Webinar
State of Freight Takeaways: English language rule for truckers takes effect, early impacts emerging
At the June State of Freight webinar, Fuller and Strickland see some data that may be an impact from the ELP rule.
State of Freight takeaways: Freight crash may turn into sudden revival
It’s a whole new freight market from what it was just a month ago, according to the May State of Freight webinar.
A market on the precipice: 5 takeaways from the April State of Freight
The State of Freight webinar focused on a market that is coming to terms with a raging trade war.
Chart of the Week
Chart of the Week
Trucking market stalls in first half of 2025, despite tumultuous trade environment
Surface transportation rates took a hard right to start the year, thanks to shifting supply chain strategies and a slowing economy. Is this just a pause or is there further to fall?
Chart of the Week
Import demand recovers back to even with 2024
Chart of the Week
Economic uncertainty delays truckload market breakout
Chart of the Week
Carriers have a West Coast bias
The Playbook
Business Growth Strategies
Breaking the Million Dollar Ceiling with Less Than 5 Trucks
Let’s get one thing straight—hitting seven figures in revenue with a small fleet isn’t a fantasy. It’s a formula. But it’s a formula most small carriers never get close to cracking, not because they lack hustle, but because they lack the strategy and discipline required to operate like a high-performing business with low overhead and […]
Operational Excellence
The One-Page SOP Every Owner Operator Should Be Using
Business Growth Strategies
How to Exit the Day-to-Day Without Losing Control of Your Fleet
Education and Training
How to Calculate Your Cost Per Hour Not Just Per Mile
Operational Excellence
How to Build a Weekly Operations Rhythm That Scales
Editor's Picks
Less than Truckload (LTL)
XPO rating cut by S&P, agency cites continuing weak freight market
LTL carrier XPO had its debt rating cut by S&P..
Truck Driver Issues
Truck transportation jobs: 12 months of overall stability
American Shipper
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Crowley adds new U.S. Northeast ocean service with Central America
Crowley is expanding its Northeast Atlantic container vessel services to include a key bi-state destination in the U.S. Northeast.
Global Supply Chain
DHL appoints new chiefs for Americas divisions
Modern Shipper
Last-Mile Delivery
US parcel market to grow 36% by 2030, Pitney Bowes says
A bevy of new final-mile delivery companies is eating into the market share of FedEx, UPS and the U.S. Postal Service. The competition is keeping a lid on rates to the benefit of e-commerce shippers.
Last-Mile Delivery
DHL’s German postal unit aims to increase use of parcel lockers
Global Supply Chain
