by Jeff Berman on 22 January 2026 at 9:31 pm

For calendar year 2025, POLA handled 10.2 million TEU (Twenty-Foot Equivalent) TEU containers, marking the third highest total on record for POLA, and also only the third year in which total yearly volume topped the 10 million TEU mark. The 2025 tally was off 0.56% annually.

by Jeff Berman on 22 January 2026 at 4:19 pm

Total December volume, at 1,526,080 units, fell 0.1% annually, following 4.1% and 2.0% declines in November and October, respectively, as well as respective 2.4% and 1.6% annual gains seen in September and August. Which were preceded by July’s 4.4% annual gain, which saw higher volumes due to the pulling-forward of goods being imported during the previous pause on the White House’s reciprocal tariffs.

by LM Staff on 22 January 2026 at 3:42 pm

The December shipments reading, at 0.932, saw a 7.5% annual decline, and December expenditures, at 3.101, were off 0.6% annually.

by Jeff Berman on 21 January 2026 at 9:28 pm

Echo said that bringing ITS into the fold will establish what it called one of the leading transportation and logistics platforms, with pro forma 2025 revenue around $5.4 billion—expanding Echo’s scale and accelerating the evolution of ITS’s services through Echo’s technology.

by Jeff Berman on 21 January 2026 at 8:48 pm

Earlier today, CNBC reported that President Trump said he had reached an agreement with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte that “formed the framework of a future deal with respect to Greenland…and the entire Arctic Region. Trump has repeatedly said that he wants the U.S. to acquire Greenland for national security reasons. n a separate but related development the fate of the framework of a large trade deal agreed to between the United States and the 27-nation bloc comprising the European Union, which collectively represents the largest trading partner for the U.S., in late July, appeared to be in jeopardy.

by LM Staff on 21 January 2026 at 4:39 pm

The first quarter edition of the TD Cowen/AFS Freight Index, which was recently released by New York-based investment firm TD Cowen Inc. and Shreveport, La.-based 3PL and freight audit and payment company AFS Logistics LLC, highlighted how certain market dynamics, including higher rates are serving as a boon for large carriers, across various modes.

by LM Staff on 21 January 2026 at 3:59 pm

Rising 7.1 cents, the weekly national average came in at $3.530 per gallon, marking the biggest weekly increase since heading up 20.4 cents, to $3.775 per gallon, for the week of June 23, 2025.

by Jeff Berman on 21 January 2026 at 2:26 pm

In the report, the firm explained that based on its latest market analysis, the total U.S. warehousing market came in at $221.4 billion in 2024, with Value-Added Warehousing & Distribution (VAWD) revenue up 2.2% to $69.6 billion in gross revenue and net revenue up 3.7% to $53.8 billion. It also noted that U.S. warehousing inventory capacity grew to an estimated 12.4 billion square-feet by the end of the year.

by LM Staff on 20 January 2026 at 6:09 pm

ATA reported that its December advanced Seasonally Adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index reading, at 112.9, topped November’s 112.4, and was up 0.9% annually, following two straight months of annual declines in October and November.

by Jeff Berman on 20 January 2026 at 4:40 pm

USPS said that while it has been selling delivery service directly from its DDUs for a number of years, it was typically geared towards what it called a limited number of very large customers. And it said that going forward customers will be able to suggest a combination of volume, pricing and tender times at each available DDU location for USPS delivery either the same day or the next day.

by LM Staff on 20 January 2026 at 4:07 pm

FedEx Corp. has named the board of directors for its future independent freight business, FedEx Freight, as the company prepares for its planned spin-off on June 1.

by LM Staff on 20 January 2026 at 3:59 pm

Groups warn new limits on non-domiciled CDLs could sideline thousands of legally authorized drivers and strain freight capacity.

by Jeff Berman on 19 January 2026 at 4:42 pm

Findings for the report, entitled “Without Logistics Global Report,” were based on feedback from a global survey of 680 senior logistics and supply chain decision-makers across eight industries and nine regions.

by Jeff Berman on 19 January 2026 at 4:23 pm

In its decision, the STB said that the application is incomplete because it “does not contain certain information required by the Board’s regulations, and is “based solely on the incompleteness of the December 19 application and should not read as an indication of how the Board might ultimately assess any future revised application.”

by John D. Schulz on 16 January 2026 at 5:59 pm

The economic uncertainty and rising costs that have hung over the trucking industry specifically and the overall U.S. economy in general is continuing in the New Year, the nation’s top business lobbyist predicts.

by Jeff Berman on 16 January 2026 at 4:48 pm

December’s TVI dry van freight reading—at 222—was up 4% over November and down 3% annually. The December refrigerated (reefer) TVI—at 190—rose 7% over November and was essentially flat annually. And the flatbed TVI—at 249—fell 1% sequentially and rose 3% annually.

by LM Staff on 16 January 2026 at 3:30 pm

For November, the most recent month for which a reading is available, the SCI reading came in at -2.9, following a near-neutral 0.3 reading in October.

by LM Staff on 16 January 2026 at 3:26 pm

Rail carloads, at 232,803, saw a 16.7% annual increase, and intermodal containers and trailers, at 277,654 units, saw a 4.4% annual gain.

by Jeff Berman on 15 January 2026 at 6:26 pm

Eden Prairie, Minn.-based global third-party logistics (3PL) services provider and freight forwarder C.H. Robinson filed a merits brief in a United States Supreme Court case, Montgomery v. Caribe Transport II, LLC, which it said “will determine whether freight brokers may be held liable under varying state laws for accidents involving federally licensed motor carriers.”

by Brian Straight on 15 January 2026 at 2:55 pm

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