The August Logistics Managers’ Index (LMI) reveals a striking paradox in the freight market: transportation capacity continues its deep contraction with a reading of 40, yet prices are surging. This…
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Hapag-Lloyd will increase its ocean tariff rates from North Europe to North America and Mexico. The new rates will apply to 20-foot and 40-foot dry containers, including high-cube equipment. They…
A bipartisan group of House lawmakers has introduced legislation that would give U.S. merchant mariners working in international trade a tax break similar to the one available to other Americans...
Diesel prices are near record highs, and this spike may have more staying power than 2008 or 2022. John Kingston breaks down what’s driving the run-up: refinery outages, Russian supply hits,…
200,000 railcars could retire over the next few years — and that’s the real railcar market story. TrinityRail CCO Charley Moore joins FreightWaves Today to break down what rising retirements, high…
Agentic AI in logistics still breaks when spatial reasoning enters the picture. HERE Technologies’ Bart Coppelmans explains why general AI models can understand language but still fail on truck…
FedEx Freight announced that it has terminated Chief Specialized Services and Commercial Officer Mike Lyons, who was appointed to the role ahead of the company’s spinoff from FedEx Corp. The post…
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