by Brian Straight on 12 December 2025 at 3:56 pm

A new ASCM report outlines how AI, automation, geopolitics, workforce evolution, and circularity will reshape supply chains in 2026 and what leaders must do to prepare.

by Jeff Berman on 12 December 2025 at 3:45 pm

With one year ending and a new one soon beginning, there is often a sense of a change or a fresh start coming. While that may sound good on paper, when it comes to the current state of the freight, or logistics, economy, it is more than likely that that prospects of meaningful shifts, or changes, in the current landscape, may not represent anything more than wishful thinking.

by Jeff Berman on 12 December 2025 at 3:25 pm

November imports, at 2.63 million TEU (Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units), decreased 3.2% annually, falling for the third consecutive month, and were down sequentially compared to October’s 2.71 million TEU.

by LM Staff on 12 December 2025 at 2:26 pm

For October, the most recent month for which data is available, the TCI reading came in at 0.89, marking a slight improvement over September’s 0.42 reading.

by LM Staff on 12 December 2025 at 2:14 pm

Rail carloads, at 228,823, rose 1.7% annually, and intermodal containers and trailers, at 280,176 units, fell 5.4% annually.

by stevepaul on 11 December 2025 at 4:15 pm

Uncertainty still dominates the transportation landscape, but shifts in capacity, trade policy, energy markets, and global demand suggest a year of transition. Our panel reveals where rates may finally stabilize—and where volatility is far from over. In this annual webcast, supply chain group editorial director Michael Levans and contributing editor Brooks Bentz have assembled our annual panel of logistics and freight transportation analysts to share their insights on rate patterns in all the major transport modes in an effort to help shippers prepare their freight transportation budget for the coming year.

by Jeff Berman on 11 December 2025 at 3:31 pm

The November FRI was down 0.4% from October to November, falling for the seventh time in the last eight months, and it was off 4.4% annually, due largely to an intermodal slowdown in recent months, noted the report.

by John D. Schulz on 11 December 2025 at 2:33 pm

The United States Department of Transportation is revoking 17,000 Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) holders in California in what has become a political football between the Trump administration and California Gov. Gavin Newsom.

by Jeff Berman on 10 December 2025 at 8:46 pm

the Federal Reserve announced it has lowered the target rate, for the federal funds rate, which comes from its Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) for the third consecutive month, dropping it by 0.25%, to 3.5%-to-3.75%, its lowest rate level since 2022.

by Jeff Berman on 10 December 2025 at 6:36 pm

Representing the National Electric Manufacturers Association (NEMA) at the USTR hearing, Patrick Lozada, NEMA Senior Director of Global Policy, made the case for the USTR to move forward with what he called a swift review and renewal of the USMCA.

by LM Staff on 10 December 2025 at 3:55 pm

November U.S.-bound container import volume—at 2,183,048 TEU (Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units)—were off 5.4% compared to October and saw a 7.5% annual decline.

by LM Staff on 10 December 2025 at 2:47 pm

The company says the shift will help improve delivery speed and stabilize supply.

by Brian Straight on 10 December 2025 at 2:37 pm

A new Gartner survey shows that leadership turnover, outdated development pathways, and unclear career progressions are weakening supply chain performance.

by Jeff Berman on 9 December 2025 at 4:51 pm

For October, the most recent month for which data is available, U.S. imports, for the ports surveyed in the report, came in at 2.07 million Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEU), excluding the Port of Charleston, which marked a 1.8% sequential decline and a 7.9% annual decline.  

by LM Staff on 9 December 2025 at 3:27 pm

With a 9.3-cent decline, the national average came in at $3.665 per gallon, following a 7.3-cent decline, to $3.758, for the week of December 1, and a 3.7-cent decline, to $3.831, for the week of November 24, for a cumulative 20.3-cent decline over that span.

by Jeff Berman on 8 December 2025 at 2:29 pm

Hacebaga currently serves as POLB Chief Operating Officer. He has been at POLB for the last 15 years in various senior management roles, and in his current position he oversees daily operations, including commercial services, engineering, finance and administration, planning and environmental affairs, and strategic advocacy.  

by Jeff Berman on 5 December 2025 at 3:48 pm

With the existing contract between global e-commerce retailer Amazon and the United States Postal Service set to expire in October 2026, media reports published yesterday indicated that there could be some shifts coming in that relationship.

by LM Staff on 5 December 2025 at 1:21 pm

FTR reported that preliminary October Class 8 truck net orders, at 24,300 units, saw an 18% gain, from September to October, while falling 22% annually. ACT reported that preliminary November Class 8 net orders, at 19,700 units, fell 4.7% annually

by LM Staff on 5 December 2025 at 9:27 am

Rail carloads, at 197,955, increased 4.3% annually, and intermodal containers and trailers, at 234,860 units, fell 6.5% annually.

by LM Staff on 4 December 2025 at 8:54 pm

The November LMI reading came in at 55.7 (a reading above 50 indicates growth is occurring), following matching 57.4 readings, for both September and October. This represents the ninth straight month the LMI has been below the all-time overall average of 61.4.