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Top Stories
The developments with the clearest operational, financial and strategic consequences.
Diesel Jumped 36.8 Cents in One Week as Truck Freight Prices Rose 2.0%—What Shippers Should Audit Before Q4 Bids
Weekly pump prices and monthly freight-price data point higher on different clocks. Shippers should separate fuel, linehaul and accessorial exposure before Q4 bids.
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Black Sea Disruption Forces 500,000-Ton Wheat Pivot—Now the Shock Is Reaching Container Freight
Asian buyers are replacing delayed Black Sea wheat with higher-cost Australian and Argentine cargoes, while some urgent grain shifts into containers.
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September 2026 Freight Outlook: A Cost Shock Without a Volume Boom
September’s freight market pairs expanding goods demand with elevated fuel and transportation costs.
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Canada Sets Sept. 8 Retaliatory Tariffs—U.S. Furniture Faces Duties as High as 50%
Furniture shippers face an immediate classification, origin and landed-cost deadline.
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NHTSA Removed One AV Deployment Barrier. Autonomous Trucks Still Face Three More Gates.
NHTSA eased one federal vehicle barrier, but trucking still faces operating, state and field-readiness gates.
Read analysis →Understand the Entire Freight Network
Independent intelligence across rail, intermodal, maritime, ports, drayage, trucking, freight markets, regulation, infrastructure and technology—for the people making consequential transportation and supply-chain decisions.
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Seven signals. One connected system.
We connect demand, capacity, cost, regulation, trade, technology and risk across transportation modes so industry decision-makers can see consequences before they become obvious.
Multimodal intelligence, connected by consequences
Explore the modes that move freight and the forces that reshape decisions across the network.
Rail & Intermodal
Railroad strategy, service, pricing, terminals, intermodal capacity and network performance.
Explore coverage →02Maritime, Ports & Drayage
Ocean markets, port operations, container flows, trade lanes and first- and last-mile consequences.
Explore coverage →03Trucking & OTR
Rates, capacity, carriers, brokers, safety and the operating economics of highway freight.
Explore coverage →04Markets & Shipper Strategy
Demand, cost, procurement, inventory, routing and the signals shaping transportation decisions.
Explore coverage →05Regulation, Infrastructure & Risk
Policy, investment, compliance, fraud, safety and systemic exposure across the freight chain.
Explore coverage →06Technology & Operations
Automation, AI, visibility, freight systems, warehousing and operational transformation.
Explore coverage →The Freight Intel Outlook
A recurring assessment of where U.S. freight markets stand, what changed and what transportation decision-makers should watch next.
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