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by Jeff Berman on 2 September 2025 at 7:15 pm

Late last week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued a ruling, by a 7-4 margin, in which it stated the majority of the IEEPA (International Emergency Economic Powers Act) tariffs rolled out by the White House are illegal. Tariffs will remain temporarily in place until October 14, which will give the White House time to appeal its case to the Supreme Court.

by Jeff Berman on 2 September 2025 at 3:53 pm

The August PMI was 0.1% below the 12-month average of 48.8, with January’s 50.9 and October’s 46.9 marking the respective high and low readings for that period.

by Jeff Berman on 29 August 2025 at 1:21 pm

Effective today, August 29, the de minimis exemption, which allows shipments under $800 sent to the United States to not be subject to tariffs, officially will be removed. That was the edict delivered in a White House executive order in late July.

by Jeff Berman on 29 August 2025 at 10:59 am

For June, the most recent month for which data is available, the SCI came in at -3.6, down from May’s -0.9, April’s -0.6, and March’s 0.1 readings.

by LM Staff on 29 August 2025 at 10:32 am

Rail carloads, at 229,783, eked out a 0.6% annual increase, and intermodal containers and trailers, at 282,500 units, fell 1.9% compared to the same week a year ago.

by Jeff Berman on 28 August 2025 at 3:45 pm

President Trump this week terminated Robert Primus from his position as Board Member of the Washington, D.C.-based Surface Transportation Board (STB), an independent adjudicatory and economic-regulatory agency charged by Congress with resolving railroad rate and service disputes and reviewing proposed railroad mergers, according to a Wall Street Journal report.

by LM Staff on 28 August 2025 at 2:08 pm

Quickcode.ai, Easy Metrics and Corvus Robotics to be honored at upcoming supply chain conference.

by Jeff Berman on 27 August 2025 at 6:24 pm

Logistics Management Group News Editor Jeff Berman recently caught up with Doug Waggoner, CEO of Chicago-based 3PL Echo Global Logistics. Waggoner offered up insights on various logistics and supply chain trends and themes, including: freight economic conditions, capacity and rates, M&A, technology, and cross-border logistics, among others.

by LM Staff on 27 August 2025 at 2:14 pm

With a slight 0.005-cent decline, the national average came in at $3.708, following a 4.1-cent decline, to $3.713, for the week of August 18.

by stevepaul on 26 August 2025 at 8:26 pm

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by Jeff Berman on 26 August 2025 at 5:17 pm

CSX and BNSF officials said that these new intermodal services will provide immediate value for customers in various ways, including increasing flexibility and optionality, while delivering integrated service for freight moving across the U.S.

by LM Staff on 26 August 2025 at 2:25 pm

From drones in agave fields to biomimicry in glass manufacturing, Diageo is redefining what’s possible in supply chain innovation — a vision that earned it top honors at the 2025 NextGen Supply Chain Conference.

by Jeff Berman on 22 August 2025 at 6:14 pm

This marks a shift in policy compared to the high tensions between the nations going back to when President Trump re-entered the White House in January.

by Jeff Berman on 22 August 2025 at 2:11 pm

Total July volume, at 1,595,728 units, increased 4.4% annually, following a 0.5% annual decline in June.

by LM Staff on 22 August 2025 at 1:28 pm

For June, the most recent month for which data is available, the TCI reading came in at -1.83, down from May’s 3.56, with the former marking the lowest reading in 2025 and the former the strongest reading since October 2022.

by LM Staff on 22 August 2025 at 1:06 pm

Rail carloads, at 228,884, fell 0.9% annually, and intermodal containers and trailers, at 284,086 units, were down 0.6% annually.

by Jeff Berman on 21 August 2025 at 6:17 pm

Entitled “Eye on the Last Mile,” the report is based on feedback from more than 200 United States-based supply chain and logistics leaders.

by Jeff Berman on 21 August 2025 at 3:29 pm

Following a late July announcement in which the United States and the 27-nation bloc comprising the European Union, which collectively represents the largest trading partner for the U.S., announced they had come to terms on the framework of a large global trade deal, the parties said earlier today that they have agreed to additional details but are not yet at the finish line.

by LM Staff on 20 August 2025 at 6:44 pm

DAT observed that July truckload freight volumes were steady, due to summer seasonality being paced by produce and retail goods moving on the road prior to the July 4 holiday, adding that volumes saw a gradual decline over the balance of July.

by Jeff Berman on 20 August 2025 at 4:58 pm

Earlier this month, activist investor Ancora Holdings LLC penned a letter to the Board of Directors at Jacksonville-based Class I railroad carrier CSX, in which it stated that CSX CEO Joe Hinrichs has put the company in the position of having to play “catch up,” following the recently-announced merger between Union Pacific (UP) and Norfolk Southern (NS).