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Canada says it will remove retaliatory tariffs on various U.S. goods

Earlier today, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced that Canada will remove various retaliatory import tariffs on United States goods that are covered under USMCA (United States Mexico Canada Agreement). This marks a shift in policy compared to the high tensions between the nations going back to when President Trump re-entered the White House in […]

New report from FarEye addresses key last-mile market trends

A report issued today by Chicago-based FarEye, a global last-mile AI-powered software platform, focuses on takeaways related to consumer delivery expectations, cost-to-serve pressures, and AI adoption, and other last-mile topics. Entitled “Eye on the Last Mile,” the report is based on feedback from more than 200 United States-based supply chain and logistics leaders. The report […]

Spot truckload rates and volumes are steady in July, reports DAT

Spot truckload volumes and rates were relatively steady in July, according to the new edition of the DAT Truckload Volume Index, which was released today by DAT Freight and Analytics. The DAT Truckload Volume Index reflects the change in the number of loads with a pickup date during that month, with the actual index number normalized […]

Trucking awaits normalcy return amid tariff uncertainty weighing on demand

Fewer trucks chasing even less freight. That’s the mid-year summary of the $994 billion domestic trucking market. Preliminary net orders for North American Class 8 trucks/tractors in July posted their seventh consecutive year-over-year decrease. Orders fell 7% compared to the same month in 2024 despite a 42% rise over last month, according to research firm […]

July retail sales see gains, reports Commerce

United States July retail sales saw mild gains, according to data issued today by the Department of Commerce’s Census Bureau. July retail sales, adjusted for seasonal variation and holiday and trading day differences but not price changes, came in at $726.3 billion, up 0.5% over June’s revised $722.6 billion. And total retail sales, from May […]

July volumes hit records for Port of Los Angeles and Port of Long Beach

July was a record-setting month for volumes at the Port of Los Angeles (POLA) and the Port of Long Beach (POLB), according to data recently respectively issued by the ports, with volumes paced by the pulling-forward of goods being imported during the previous pause on the White House’s reciprocal tariffs. POLA reported that total July […]

Despite FedEx Freight delay, NMFTA says classification changes accepted in the LTL market

Despite the largest less-than-truckload carrier FedEx Freight delaying implementation until December 1, the biggest change in the National Motor Freight Traffic Association (NMFTA) has begun what it calls the “successful implementation” of one of the most significant updates to the National Motor Freight Classification (NMFC) system in its nearly 90-year history. Shippers so far have […]

U.S. rail carload and intermodal volumes see July gains, reports AAR’s Rail Industry Overview

United States rail carload and intermodal volumes saw annual gains in July, according to the new edition of the “Rail Industry Overview (RIO),” which was recently published by the Washington, D.C.-based Association of American Railroads (AAR). This free publication is issued monthly by the AAR and provides insights from AAR’s economists, regarding what rail traffic […]

Echo brings FreightSaver into the fold

Chicago-based third-party logistics and technology-enabled transportation services provider Echo Global Logistics announced earlier today it has acquired Huntington Beach, Calif.-based Freight Saver, a provider of third-party logistics (3PL) services. A purchase price was not disclosed. Established in 2014 by CEO and Co-Founder Ryan Renne and President and Co-Founder Buster Schwab, FreightSaver also has locations in […]

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