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January 26, 2021

UPS closes curtain on tough 15-year-old LTL run

UPS Inc. (NYSE:UPS) CEO Carol Tomé has pulled the plug on the company’s often-difficult 15-year foray into the less-than-truckload business….

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January 25, 2021

TFI to acquire UPS Freight for $800M

TFI International has agreed to acquire UPS Freight for about $800 million, the Canadian trucking and logistics company and UPS…

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January 16, 2021

Inside California’s colossal container-ship traffic jam

In the movie “Falling Down,” the character played by Michael Douglas is stranded in a Los Angeles traffic jam. He…

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December 7, 2020

Produce spot rates break $10K per load in November

Chart of the Week:  USDA Produce Truckload Spot Rate – San Francisco to Philadelphia, Fresno to Atlanta, San Francisco to Atlanta SONAR…

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December 7, 2020

TOP TEN TRUCKING INDUSTRY ISSUES

The American Transportation Research Institute (“ATRI”) released its 16th top industry issues report, “Critical Issues in the Trucking Industry –…

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November 13, 2020

Supply chain reports no disruption after StopTheTires2020 protest

Despite thousands of posts by members of a truckers’ group calling itself StopTheTires2020 promising to turn off their rigs Wednesday,…

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October 27, 2020

E-commerce explodes into holiday shipping season – pandemic pushes U.S. online sales to predicted 2030 level

Peak season e-commerce sales, turbocharged by an accelerated shift to online buying as consumers shy away from crowded stores during…

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October 12, 2020

Consensus for double-digit truckload rate increases forming

The expectation for truckload (TL) contractual rates to increase by double digits in 2021 is growing. In a Wednesday note…

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October 6, 2020

Covid-19 Vaccine Delivery Will Present Tough Challenge to Cargo Airlines

The pandemic has revealed shortcomings in global supply chains and forced business to make logistics a bigger strategic priority. Successfully…

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September 10, 2020

Container rate records are shattered as US imports surge

Just how high can Asia-U.S. West Coast spot rates go? They blew past $3,000 per forty-foot equivalent unit (FEU) in early August…

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