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American Shipper
EXCLUSIVE: BlackRock could bid for largest New York container terminal
The world’s largest asset manager could back an effort by the world’s biggest container line to buy the busiest container terminal at the leading U.S. East Coast port.
Intermodal
Shares of Hub Group tank on accounting error
Company Earnings
First look: Tough market for brokers evident in RXO 4Q earnings
Winter Storm Fern
Layoffs & Bankruptcies
Layoffs and Bankruptcies
UPDATE: Georgia-based carrier with 128 drivers files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
Layoffs and Bankruptcies
Nashville-based Quickway Transportation, affiliates file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
Layoffs and Bankruptcies
Weak freight demand triggers facility closures, job cuts across supply chain
The Playbook
The Playbook
REAL-ID, Mail-Order CDLs, and America’s CDL Free-for-All.
A Mexican licencia federal de conductor can be obtained without a behind-the-wheel road test. Third-party brokers advertise mail-order processing for as little as $200. Under existing reciprocity agreements, that license can be converted to an American CDL in states that accept foreign credentials, and at least six of those states have been flagged by FMCSA for failing to verify the legal presence of non-domiciled applicants.
Risk & Compliance
Kevin Warsh’s Fed Will End the War on Main Street and Trucking
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Inside SONAR
How are Freight Brokers Staying Afloat?
A Unit-Economics Reality Check Looking at the shocking December 2025 metrics, we couldn’t help but wonder how brokers are surviving. While, by almost any surface-level metric, freight brokerage volumes look healthy. Loads are moving. Capacity is abundant. Rates have stabilized off the bottom. And yet, across the industry, broker layoffs continue, balance sheets remain under […]
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SONAR Product Demos and Spotlights from F3 2025
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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.
Vooma, SONAR partner to bring high-frequency freight intelligence to your inbox
Vooma users can instantly validate their pricing against SONAR’s spot rates and lane scores.
SONAR launches seamless freight market intelligence within Blue Yonder TMS
Real-time spot rates, weekly contract rates, benchmarks and lane scores are integrated into Blue Yonder TMS.
Chart of the Week
Chart of the Week
Winter storm Fern was the most disruptive in years
Winter storm Fern was the strongest weather event to hit the transportation market since 2021, and will have a long recovery period.
Chart of the Week
Spot-contract gap collapses to near four-year low
Chart of the Week
Warehouses empty in December
Chart of the Week
Why do truckload order lead times keep rising?
Chart of the Week
Inventory management strategy shifts once again
State of Freight Insights
Trucking
State of Freight: a depressed trucking market suddenly comes to life
Trucking
State of Freight takeaways: sagging volume, but capacity tightening a bit
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Railroad
GOP members to STB: Find ‘real’ benefits or reject rail merger
Dozens of Senators and Representatives have urged a careful review by federal regulators of the proposed merger of Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern.
American Shipper
Maersk posts Q4 pre-tax loss, will cut 1,000 jobs
American Shipper
Parcel Freight
Canadian e-commerce shipping platform acquires Warehowz
ShipTime Canada is expanding its last-mile virtual delivery network with the acquisition of on-demand warehouse platform Warehowz.
American Shipper
Panama targeted Canal ports contract, China company claims
American Shipper
Carriers say military to secure Red Sea voyages
Modern Shipper
Parcel Freight
Canadian e-commerce shipping platform acquires Warehowz
ShipTime Canada is expanding its last-mile virtual delivery network with the acquisition of on-demand warehouse platform Warehowz.
Last-mile delivery
