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Air Cargo

Eric Kulisch Monday, November 9, 2026

DHL calls out air cargo contribution to 16% Q3 profit gain

Third-quarter results continued DHL Group’s profit momentum.

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Supply Chains

Eric Kulisch Monday, November 9, 2026

Bangkok airport cargo congestion frustrates freight forwarders

The air logistics system at Bangkok airport is sputtering because of an IT failure at several warehouses.

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Air Cargo

Eric Kulisch Monday, November 9, 2026

Latam Airlines dusts off Covid playbook to move cargo in passenger cabin

In an unusual move, Latam Airlines deployed a passenger jet for an all-cargo mission.

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Air Cargo

Eric Kulisch Wednesday, November 4, 2026

Emirates rolls out enhanced air cargo service for data center operators

Emirates is positioning itself to attract more air cargo business from hyperscalers and their suppliers.

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Maritime

Stuart Chirls Wednesday, November 4, 2026

Asia-US container rates hold as carriers seek $3,000 November rate hikes

Container rates remain firm despite cooling demand, as carriers seek price hikes and a potential LA–Long Beach strike adds uncertainty.

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American Shipper

Stuart Chirls Wednesday, November 4, 2026

ONE lifts profit forecast to $2 billion as earnings surge

Higher freight rates and cargo volumes drive a sharp earnings rebound for Ocean Network Express, though the liner expects softer market conditions in H2.

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Trade Compliance

Trade Compliance

Stuart Chirls Wednesday, September 23, 2026

New report: US imports fell 4.5% in year after Liberation Day tariffs

Descartes analysis found that U.S. imports and containerized ocean volumes declined in the year following Trump’s Liberation Day tariffs.

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Logistics companies may be guilty of doing digitalization wrong (Photo: Shutterstock)
UPS distribution center with trailers at loading docks, representing freight capacity and shipping costs
Friday, August 7, 2026

E-commerce & Fulfillment

The SMB shipping trap: Trying to go it alone

Cargo containers stacked at a busy U.S. port terminal as Section 301 forced labor tariffs of 10% to 12.5% take effect on imports from 60 economies
Tuesday, July 28, 2026

American Shipper

Importers sue over forced labor tariffs on 60 economies

Infrastructure

Equipment & Tech

Thomas Wasson Wednesday, November 11, 2026

Hydrogen trucks’ fuel cell is ready. Europe’s pumps aren’t

cellcentric is holding 16 hectares for a large fuel cell plant until 2029. CTO Nicholas Loughlan says it gets built when stations and fuel prices catch up

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Monday, October 26, 2026

American Shipper

Shipbuilding central to new US-Denmark maritime pact

Friday, October 23, 2026

Infrastructure & Reindustrialization

5 US manufacturing projects bring more than $1.6B in investments

A white Tesla Semi electric truck is shown in side profile on a road in front of a Pilot Travel Center, with the Pilot logo visible on the building and fuel canopy.
Wednesday, October 14, 2026

Equipment & Tech

Pilot, Tesla open first Megacharger site, 12 more underway

Logistics & Brokerage

Logistics & Brokerage

Thomas Wasson Wednesday, November 11, 2026

Shippers running 2022-era bid playbooks face a tighter peak

Some shippers are heading into peak season with the bid strategy that carried them from 2022 through 2025: long rate locks, steep penalties and little flexibility. That strategy is breaking down in a tighter market, said Craig Lough, director of strategic planning at A. Duie Pyle, who leads the company’s non-asset brokerage division. Lough has […]

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Tuesday, November 10, 2026

Layoffs & Bankruptcies

Uber Freight cuts 80 jobs while hiring nearly 300 in growth push

trucks with containers leaving a port
Monday, November 9, 2026

Logistics & Brokerage

Radiant Logistics touts enhanced credit facility, eyes larger M&A

Intermodal

Intermodal

Todd Maiden Friday, October 30, 2026

Schneider partners with Norfolk Southern; raises outlook despite Q3 miss

Alongside its slightly worse-than-expected third-quarter report on Thursday, Schneider National announced a deal to utilize Norfolk Southern’s rail network in the East.

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JB Hunt containers being transported on well cars
Friday, October 16, 2026

Intermodal

J.B. Hunt experiences growing pains in Q3

JB Hunt intermodal containers unloading at a warehouse
Thursday, October 15, 2026

Intermodal

First look: J.B. Hunt’s Q3 earnings

stg containers
Monday, October 5, 2026

Intermodal

STG Logistics announces new CEO, board members

Air Cargo

Air Cargo

Eric Kulisch Wednesday, November 4, 2026

East Midlands Airport welcomes another Chinese cargo airline

China Central Longhao Airlines is the latest all-cargo airline to operate flights from China to East Midlands Airport.

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A white popemobile sits on a flat pallet after being unloaded from a cargo jet.
Black and white photo of an aircraft in a hangar getting repairs on its engines.
A Mongolian Airlines jet takes off on a gray day.

Fuel

Sponsored Insights

Mary Goodson Wednesday, November 11, 2026

High Diesel Prices Put Fleet Efficiency Under the Microscope

Fleets can’t control diesel prices, but they can control fuel efficiency, safety, maintenance and compliance costs. J. J. Keller explains how.

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Tuesday, November 10, 2026

Fuel & Energy

Diesel market points down post-election; benchmark slides

ACT Expo sign in the Las Vegas Convention Center lobby with the Stratosphere tower on the overhead video screen
Tuesday, November 10, 2026

Equipment & Tech

ACT Expo 2027 agenda leads with diesel and fleet costs

Shaw Industries private-fleet tractor-trailer on a highway, part of the company’s distribution network used for outbound deliveries and reverse logistics of EcoWorx carpet tile.

Rail

Rail

Stuart Chirls Wednesday, November 11, 2026

US rail traffic hits intermodal record as October freight gains signal economic resilience, says AAR

Intermodal hits record mark as U.S. railroads see volumes increase across much of the freight economy, says AAR.

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Rail

Stuart Chirls Monday, November 9, 2026

BNSF Q3 earnings climb 19.3% as rail freight volumes rise

Third-quarter earnings rose 19.3% at BNSF as increased fuel costs were offset by higher rail freight shipments and improved operating efficiencies.

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Rail

Stuart Chirls Friday, November 6, 2026

STB signals broader protection for rail-served projects against state and local restrictions

New policy statement questions earlier decisions involving customer-owned terminals and outlines stronger arguments against taking railroad property.

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Top Stories

Stuart Chirls Thursday, November 5, 2026

EXCLUSIVE: ‘Humor is good,’ Union Pacific CEO says of video rate threat

Union Pacific CEO said his threat to raise rates on shippers in a now-released video was an attempt at humor.

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Rail

Stuart Chirls Thursday, November 5, 2026

Conrail tabs Wright as president and chief operating officer

Conrail has appointed veteran rail executive John Wright as its new corporate leader.

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Rail

Stuart Chirls Thursday, November 5, 2026

STB orders Union Pacific to make alleged rate hike threat video public

Rail regulator rejects railroad’s appeal in dispute over remarks allegedly threatening shippers opposed to Norfolk Southern merger.

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Rail

Stuart Chirls Wednesday, November 4, 2026

Intermodal leads weekly gains as US rail traffic rises 3.5%, says AAR

Rail freight on U.S. carriers continues to turn in strong results. 

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Rail

Stuart Chirls Friday, October 30, 2026

CN 3Q profit rises 6% as freight revenue climbs

Canadian National Railway reported a 6% increase in third-quarter profit as grain, energy and automotive freight activity lifted revenue.

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Rail

Stuart Chirls Friday, October 30, 2026

New Georgia hub aims to take 26,000 containers off the road

The state of Georgia officially opens an inland rail hub with plans to take tens of thousands of containers off the roads.

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Rail

Stuart Chirls Thursday, October 29, 2026

U.S. rail traffic up 7.8% as intermodal leads gainers

U.S. rail traffic rose in the latest week as gains across eight of 10 carload commodity groups showed broad — but uneven — growth.

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FreightWaves News

Cross-Border (Mexico/Canada)

Noi Mahoney Wednesday, November 11, 2026

Texas trucking owner indicted in scheme involving 57 unauthorized drivers 

A Laredo trucking company owner faces federal charges for allegedly employing 57 unauthorized B-1 visa drivers to haul domestic freight across the U.S.

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Aurora autonomous Class 8 truck and trailer on a multi-lane highway under cloudy skies, illustrating Kearney and MIT's autonomous trucking cost forecast
Tuesday, November 10, 2026

Equipment & Tech

Kearney, MIT put US driverless truck cost parity at 2028

Rear view of a Gypsum Express tractor trailer on the highway.
Monday, November 9, 2026

White Papers

AI scales the work. Experts make it count.

Motive President of go-to-market Thomas Hansen
Sunday, November 8, 2026

Cross-Border (Mexico/Canada)

Borderlands Mexico: US foreign-trade zones push to fix USMCA tariff obstacles

Craig Fuller delivers the keynote at Optym Convergence 2026 in Frisco, Texas.
Saturday, November 7, 2026

Compliance & Regulation

Big carriers keep FMCSA’s crackdown alive, Fuller says

A Zipline drone flies high with a delivery pod.
Friday, November 6, 2026

E-commerce & Fulfillment

Walmart to take drone delivery nationwide as Zipline raises $1.5B

Large stacks of shipping containers are illuminated by the sunset at a port.
Friday, November 6, 2026

Technology & Startups

Conlio raises €6.4M to automate freight document checks