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Judge gives UPS green light for $150,000 buyouts to drivers
A U.S. district court in Boston has rejected a Teamsters union motion to stop UPS from buying out package car drivers in an effort to reduce excess capacity.
Truck Driver Issues
Court says small trucking company must negotiate with union defeated in a vote
American Shipper
Why ships could be Trump’s not-so-secret tariff weapon
Global Supply Chain
Supreme Court curbs Trump’s tariff powers, reshaping 2026 trade outlook
American Shipper
Hapag-Lloyd, WiseTech Global in container visibility initiative
E-commerce & Fulfillment
Walmart e-commerce sales top $150B for first time
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The Playbook
Why the Wheels of Trucking Reform Don’t Turn as Fast as Your Timeline
Executive orders, rulemakings, legislation, and court challenges all operate on different timelines with different powers and different guardrails. Yesterday’s historic Duffy-Barrs press conference was the biggest enforcement announcement in a generation, and it still has to survive the process. Here’s why, and what comes next.
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SONAR Delivers Elevated Global Ocean Intelligence with New Supply/Demand & Commodity Dashboards — Plus Faster, Smarter Rate Tools
Global ocean markets don’t move in isolation. Booking behavior in Asia today becomes capacity pressure in U.S. truckload networks weeks later. Port delays ripple into intermodal congestion. Commodity shifts reshape inland demand patterns. To help supply chain leaders stay ahead of those shifts, SONAR has officially replaced Container Atlas with two powerful, purpose-built dashboards: Ocean […]
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Truckload volatility reveals a fundamentally different market than previous years
Carriers are rejecting more than 13% of tendered truckload shipments.
Winter Storm Fern tightens U.S. trucking capacity, prolonging holiday season rate surge
Nationwide tender rejections are at 11.5%.
Trans-Pacific container rates becalmed in eye of trade storm
Container rates on a key U.S. route are dropping earlier than expected, suggesting retailer caution caused by trade war uncertainty.
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Is flatbed signaling a manufacturing renaissance
Flatbed rejections have increased sharply in recent months and do not appear to be driven solely by tightening capacity or weather disruptions. The recent tariff ruling could serve as an accelerant to this trend.
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Will the weather shock fade into a long term shift for trucking?
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Winter storm Fern was the most disruptive in years
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Spot-contract gap collapses to near four-year low
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Warehouses empty in December
State of Freight Insights
Trucking
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Trucking
State of Freight takeaways: sagging volume, but capacity tightening a bit
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OEM Trucking
Detroit rolls out Gen 6 engine portfolio for Freightliner and Western Star trucks
Detroit has unveiled its Gen 6 heavy-duty engines for 2027. The updated DD13, DD15 and DD16 models meet the EPA’s stricter emissions standards while offering better fuel economy in Freightliner and Western Star trucks.
American Shipper
Asia-U.S. container rates continue to fall as industry change swirls
Truckload Carriers
J.B. Hunt ‘a little bit more positive’
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Maritime
Canadian firm to acquire breakbulk, steel terminal at Mexico’s Port of Altamira
Logistec has agreed to acquire IPA Terminal in Altamira, Mexico, expanding its network into Latin America.
American Shipper
Port of LA containers weaker on import lull
Logistics
AIT Worldwide Logistics lands new owner
Logistics/Supply Chains
Medlog opens new Saudi logistics park
Modern Shipper
Drones
El Paso airspace disruption tests counter-drone preparedness
The Federal Aviation Administration abruptly closed, then reopened the airspace around El Paso International Airport due after drone incursions Tuesday evening.
Last-Mile Delivery
Amazon to expand same-day pharmacy delivery by 80% in 2026
Last-Mile Delivery
Startup courier Gofo acquires Cirro E-commerce for access to retailers
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