The Shipping News

ACT Research’s For-Hire Trucking Index found volumes and supply-demand ratios flat, while freight rates are the highest in years. According to the ACT Research’s (continue reading here…)

Transborder truck shipments between Canada and the U.S. reached US $30 billion in freight in April, representing a 68.7% increase over April 2020, the U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics reports. While the year-over-year comparisons are (continue reading here…)

Container shipping prices have reached record highs some 18 months after the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic which disrupted maritime logistics chains and (continue reading here…)

The nation’s busiest freight markets’ tender volumes have risen to their highest point since the start of 2021. Southern California’s outbound tender volumes have risen by nearly 20% since the middle of May while inbound volumes are relatively (continue reading…).  

Security tends to be reactive as opposed to proactive and there is no one-size-fits-all solution for companies, says an expert.  Most companies cover the basics and need to examine (continue reading…)  

  Conditions for U.S. shippers are the worst they’ve been since FTR began (continue reading…)

As May continues, a demand for refrigerated trailers is expected to (continue reading…)

Due to the combined effects of strong shipping demand, port delays, and shortage of containers, the spot price of containers continued to rise and reached new highs. Part of the reasons for this price increase is (continue reading…)