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Panama spread hits all-time high as shippers flee to east coast
Shippers are desperately trying to find a way to get their freight into the U.S. The peak impacts to surface transportation may be in the…
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Rate increases drive trucking compliance higher in May
Shippers may have had a little more success with contracted carriers in May, but it came at a high cost.
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Port of Oakland becomes next overflow valve for shippers
Shippers continue to struggle to find a reliable way to get freight into the U.S., which is causing major changes to surface transportation patterns.
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Will rising warehouse and inventory costs feed trucking demand?
In 2019 shippers crammed warehouses full of inventory coinciding with a stagnant freight market. As warehousing capacity tightens, could this contribute to the already tight…
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Transportation sector boom has become self-limiting
The industrial sector is trying to recover faster than transportation can react. There are numerous factors limiting the economic recovery, illustrating that it is harder…
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