Tariffs

After months of back and forth, President Trump says a deal with China is done.

Logistics’ share of US GDP rose in 2024, and CSCMP doesn’t see it declining any time soon.

New tariff calculator tools aim to help shippers calculate import fees amid shifting global trade policies.

Bringing the policy talk down to the warehouse floor, a panel at Cart.com’s annual customer event outlined how brands are actually coping with the new reality of shifting tariff policies.

The pause in tariffs will boost containerized imports through U.S. ports this summer, according to the National Retail Federation, but at lower levels than a year ago.

Trac Intermodal is positioning its leading fleet of 200,000 chassis to support a tariff pause-fueled surge of import containers.

Now on demand on WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Dooner is joined by Geoff Kelley and Luka Korosec

Container rates continue to soar, says Xeneta, as shippers look to take advantage of the pause in the China-U.S. tariff fight.

Freightos Baltic Index container rates showing the effects of  the China-U.S. tariff break and carrier rate hikes.

Now on demand on WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Dooner is joined by Sushanth Raman and Mike “Ace” McCarron

President Trump’s 50% tariffs on almost all imported steel and aluminum into the U.S. took effect on Wednesday.

The Port of New York-New Jersey saw April container volumes rise 6% from the same month a year ago.

President Donald Trump said he will impose 50% tariffs on foreign steel, raising the rate from his original announcement.

Now on demand on WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Dooner is joined by Garrett Allen and Jerry D’Addesi

Retaliatory tariffs from trading partners, like China’s response to the retaliatory tariffs, could linger, complicating cross-border freight.

A federal appeals court sided with the Trump administration in temporarily staying a ruling that blocked most of the president’s tariffs.

Global leaders and trade stakeholders are reacting positively to a court ruling blocking tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump.

What happens now that a federal court striking down tariffs as “unconstitutional”?

FreightWaves CEO and founder Craig Fuller analyzed the latest SONAR data on the State Street Markets podcast and says he’s upbeat about the freight market for the latter half of 2025.

In the calm before the surge, BNSF is confident its network can handle the coming wave of import containers from Asia.