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Dec 30, 2024 · By mode: The dry van market experienced a more significant decline than the overall market. The Van Outbound Tender Volume Index fell by 34% over the past week. Van outbound volumes are down 10.65% over the past year. The reefer market remains the outperformer between the two equipment types.

3 days ago · CSX on Monday named former Surface Transportation Board Chair Ann Begeman to its board of directors. Separately, Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC) appointed former Celanese Chief Executive Lori J. Ryerkerk to its board, a move made after a search process that was a part of an agreement with activist investor Ancora Holdings.

Jan 14, 2025 · The voice of shippers worldwide for over 45 years. American Shipper analyzes and monitors global supply-chain, intermodal, container, and aircargo trends.

6 days ago · This week in Borderlands: Trump tariffs could raise consumer prices in short term, expert says; TransPak expands logistics operation in Texas; Logisticus Group opens supply chain facility near Phoenix; and Grupo Lintel plans $83 million logistics park in central Mexico.

Nov 21, 2024 · FreightWaves unveiled the winners of its 2025 FreightTech 25 awards on Thursday, the final day of the F3: Future of Freight Festival. This was the seventh year the FreightTech 25 list has been announced, and, true to form, it was full of surprises.

Nov 12, 2024 · Shippers who are looking to take advantage of pull-forward freight are left holding the excess stock and hoping consumer sentiment changes. Consumers have shown a mediocre demand over the past couple years, which, according to Albrecht, “leaves companies to assess, do they worry about bringing over too much, and will …

Oct 17, 2024 · “You see it in contract rates, and again, look at the spot rates,” Fuller said. Charts in SONAR, like for the Outbound Tender Rejecti Index, show rates have “higher lows and higher highs,” he said, as SONAR Director of Freight Market Intelligence Zach Strickland showed a chart for the National Truckload Index linehaul average rate indicating a …

Nov 8, 2024 · For months now, it has been clear that shippers have frontloaded record imports to the country, largely to avoid expected tariffs. This has spurred the U.S. trade deficit to its highest level since April 2022, flooding markets with a wave of unseasonal freight.

The global shipping industry is constantly evolving, and the COVID-19 pandemic began a marked shift in how container shipping operates. Disruption caused by the pandemic has forced the industry to expand its capacity and reduce costs to remain profitable. At …