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November 22, 2022
LTL Carriers Dialing Down Labor Expenses as Volumes SagLess-than-truckload carriers have been vocal that they will be rightsizing head counts to match a recent pullback in volumes. On…
November 18, 2022
October Bountiful For Ports on East, Gulf CoastsFall has been fruitful for U.S. ports on the East and Gulf coasts but not as bountiful for at least…
November 18, 2022
Historic storm is bearing down on western New York state, bringing treacherous snowfall that could damage infrastructureThursday’s heavy snowfall that has pounded parts of western New York state will persist into Friday, when the worst of…
November 15, 2022
Leading LTLs Cutting Headcount, Terminals as Retail Demand SlackensThe retrenchment of the $46 billion less-than-truckload (LTL) industry is beginning as the industry enters its slowest freight demand part of the…
November 7, 2022
New FedEx Freight Pilot Focuses on Simpler Approach to PricingEarlier this week, FedEx Freight, the less-than-truckload subsidiary of global logistics and freight transportation services provider FedEx, announced it is…
November 6, 2022
MSC Warns of Higher Shipping Costs in EU’s Carbon Trading SchemeMediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has warned clients of higher costs with the inclusion of shipping in the EU’s carbon trading…
November 1, 2022
US Trailer Demand Defies Economic DownturnWabash National can’t build dry-van and refrigerated trailers fast enough to meet US demand, so the equipment manufacturer is expanding…
October 27, 2022
Shipping Rates are no Longer Plunging. Is ‘New Normal’ Near?Ocean shipping spot rate indexes are still falling. But after months of steep declines, they’re dropping much less rapidly than before….
October 20, 2022
LTL Rating Group Begins Overhaul of Classification SystemThe organization that oversees pricing in the less-than-truckload industry, in what it has called a major overhaul of its antiquated…
October 19, 2022
Container Imports to Los Angeles and Long Beach are PlummetingSeptember is usually a strong month for West Coast imports as U.S. companies bring in their year-end holiday goods. Not…