3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (300+ words) United States rail carload and intermodal volumes were strong in August, 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). AAR Chief Economist…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago   (731+ words) As was widely expected, in the most recent example of a heightened cross-border trade war between the United States and Canada, earlier today Canada moved forward with retaliatory tariffs on United States imports into the country—in the form of…...

5+ day, 16+ hour ago   (263+ words) Preliminary August Class 8 truck net orders saw sequential declines and annual gains, according to recent data respectively issued by FTR and ACT Research. FTR reported that preliminary August Class 8 orders, at 18,200 units, were off 19% compared to August and up 42% annually,…...

5+ day, 17+ hour ago   (158+ words) Customers can now compare real-time LTL rates, book freight, track shipments, and manage invoices without moving to a separate system. The service is rolling out to ShipStation merchants, the company announced Sept. 1. LTL shipping is generally used for loads too…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (209+ words) While the new edition of the Logistics Manager’s Index (LMI), which was published this week, again pointed to growth, it was at a reduced level compared to previous months, coupled with some inventory-related readings that will require a watchful eye…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (467+ words) San Francisco-based freight forwarding and customs brokerage services provider Flexport this week said that it has rolled out its first international fulfillment service operations, in in Mississauga, Canada and Manchester, England, respectively. Flexport officials said that bringing international fulfillment services…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1387+ words) According to Transport Intelligence’s latest “Global Freight Forwarding Market Sizing Report,” the global market was valued at approximately $240 billion in 2025. But growth is expected to slow sharply in 2026 with an expansion of just 2.5%. Some researchers estimate its market value to…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (431+ words) It’s hard for me to believe that this month marks the release of the 35th Annual Study of Logistics and Transportation Trends—and even crazier to think that I’ve had a hand in it for 25 of those years. Longtime LM readers…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1019+ words) By Christopher A. Boone, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Mississippi State University; Karl B. Manrodt, Ph.D., Professor, Georgia College and State University; M. Douglas Voss, Ph.D., Professor and Scott E. Bennett Arkansas Highway Commission Endowed Chair, University of Central Arkansas; Joseph Tillman, Manager Education Programs, SMC3 Ronald…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1335+ words) As the glue that binds the systems, equipment and people running global supply chains together, software has always played a central role in keeping goods and information flowing. Supply chain management (SCM) applications, in particular, help companies manage the flow…...