shipper strategy
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Record Containers, Softer Imports: Freight’s Peak Season Is Splitting in Two
July’s frontloaded port surge could fade as U.S. factory demand strengthens. Here are the lane, capacity and inventory decisions shippers should make now.
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U.S. Factory Production Jumps—A New Freight-Demand Signal Is Forming
July factory production reached a nearly five-year high as backlogs, exports and employment expanded—an important leading signal for freight capacity and shipper planning.
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Freight Intel Outlook · Freight Markets · Shipper Strategy · Technology & Operations · Trucking & OTRAugust Freight Outlook: The Recovery Isn’t Demand-Led—and That Changes Every Shipper Decision
Freight volumes weakened while costs, imports and intermodal activity rose. The August 2026 Freight Intel Outlook explains what shippers, carriers and brokers should do next.
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The GDP Headline Says Slowdown. Freight Demand Says Something Else.
Q2 GDP slowed to 1.5%, but private demand, consumer spending, equipment investment and June LTL tonnage point to firmer freight activity—and hotter costs.
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The Freight Market’s Mixed Signal: Volumes Stay Soft While Costs Rise
June’s freight data delivered a message that transportation leaders cannot afford to flatten into a simple “recovery” or “recession” narrative: shipment demand remained soft, but the cost of moving freight…