The spread between spot ocean freight rates and the long-term contract market is at its highest since September 2021, equal to $2,500. Ocean spot freight rates have tumbled for a sixth-consecutive ...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, freight coordination platform Leaf Logistics announced the launch of Flex Fleets. Leaf’s multi-shipper dedicated trucking fleets are the first of their kind, offering ...

A cornucopia of shipper-carrier arrangements drives freight movement nationwide. Shippers can select how to move their freight from a broader range of service offerings than ever, as motor carriers ...

Throughout the pandemic-influenced years of 2020 through 2022, when demand for trucks soared and capacity evaporated, third-party logistics providers and freight brokers assuaged shippers by simply ...

Discover how the National Motor Freight Traffic Association (NMFTA) sets shipping standards and classifications to guide motor carriers in the U.S. and internationally.

Not a subscriber? Apply online today. When South Korea’s Hanjin declared bankruptcy late last summer and began abandoning vessels at ports worldwide, it appeared that shippers’ worst nightmare might ...

Trucks pass through a U.S.-Canada border checkpoint in Minnesota. Despite the delay in tariff action, shippers remain wary of the affordability of importing from Mexico and Canada. Some companies are ...

The Houthi attacks in the Red Sea are not only driving up sea freight — air freights are going to get higher too, as global trade flows get increasingly disrupted. The delays to maritime trade may ...

Remember the ZIM Kingston freighter debacle last fall? There’ve been so many disruptions in the past two years, it mostly was forgotten after the flames were put out, and you’d be forgiven for ...

ATLANTA, Jan. 22, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- IntelliTrans, a global provider of multimodal transportation management solutions, has partnered with DAT Freight & Analytics to bring the industry’s most ...

After the volatility of the last four years, businesses face shifts in geopolitics, trade policy, immigration, consumer sentiment, automation and AI, and available capacity that will directly affect ...

Painting the masterpiece that becomes your freight-finding strategy requires the development of specific business skills. These skills are like the tools of an artist: easel, pallet and brushes.