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June 12, 2021

Container rates rocket even higher and there’s no end in sight

Another week, another record for container shipping spot rates. And alarmingly for shippers, upward rate momentum is accelerating. Different indexes…

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June 12, 2021

How does a ransomware attack work?

Imagine you’re sitting at a computer. Perhaps you’re managing a fleet of trucks. Or ships. Or perhaps tendering a load…

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May 25, 2021

Texas tops list for truck driver drug/alcohol violations

New data released by the federal Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse shows Texas topping the list of number of registered truck…

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May 25, 2021

How three Chinese companies cornered global container production

Never before has the humble ocean shipping container been this important to American business. If you can’t get one, you…

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May 17, 2021

Freight continues to flow in, capacity does not

Expectations around future freight flows continue to grow with each passing week. New records are being posted with no sign of a…

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May 5, 2021

More Than 90 New Airlines Are Launching in 2021

For most of last year, running an airline meant parking jets, laying off workers and haggling with governments for bailout…

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May 5, 2021

Transportation capacity ‘historically low’; prices ‘show no sign of slowing’

“Growth is increasing at an increasing rate” across most components of the supply chain, according to a Tuesday report. The…

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April 29, 2021

US Trucking Companies Boost Pay in Hunt for Drivers as Demand Surges

U.S. trucking companies are scrambling to hire more drivers as roaring consumer demand and tight shipping capacity stoke a resurgent…

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April 27, 2021

Trans-Pacific deteriorating, brace for shipping ‘tsunami’

The number of container ships stuck at anchor off Los Angeles and Long Beach is down to around 20 per…

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April 23, 2021

DAT Truckload Volume Index hits new records in March

One record month was followed by another in the most recent edition of the DAT Truckload Volume Index, which was…

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