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Trucks queued at Kroger warehouse amid allegations of no-hire collusion
Logistics & Freight

Kroger's Trucking Pals Caught in No-Hire Web: Antitrust Alert

Truck drivers chasing better pay? Tough luck if secret pacts rule the road. A fresh lawsuit fingers Kroger and big haulers in a wage-stifling conspiracy.

3 min read an hour ago
VLCC supertanker loading US Gulf Coast crude for Asian delivery amid global energy crunch
Logistics & Freight

US Crude Exports Surge to 5 Million Barrels — Asia's Lifeline or America's Headache?

Everyone figured US oil exports would chug along nicely. Wrong. They're blasting past 5 million barrels a day, thanks to Asia's panic-buying — leaving American pump prices in the dust.

4 min read an hour ago
Highway trucks jammed amid capacity shortage, highlighting shift to intermodal rail
Logistics & Freight

Trucking Crunch Pushes Shippers to Intermodal Lifeline

Tight trucking capacity has shippers pivoting hard to intermodal. But it's a window closing fast, per Uber Freight data.

3 min read an hour ago
Congested container terminal at Algeciras with delayed feeder ships in the Mediterranean
Logistics & Freight

Mediterranean Feeders Are Choking Again – And Your Imports Are Next

Italian importers stare at empty shelves while containers play hide-and-seek across the Med. Feeder networks, once reliable, now dictate your costs and deadlines.

4 min read an hour ago
Rising diesel price chart with semi-truck on highway amid oil barrels
Logistics & Freight

Diesel Jumps 96 Cents Overnight: Your Fuel Surcharges Are Probably Screwed

Diesel's back to biting truckers—and you. A 96-cent spike signals pain ahead for shipping costs, but carriers? They're grinning. Time to audit those fuel surcharges before they become profit piñatas.

4 min read an hour ago
Bar chart showing top supply chain metrics from Indago executive survey
Logistics & Freight

Supply Chain Metrics: Chasing Shadows in the Rearview Mirror

Ever wonder why your supply chain feels perpetually one disruption away from chaos? Blame the metrics—most still obsess over what happened yesterday.

3 min read an hour ago
Chart of surging air freight rates and declining Middle East capacity amid conflict
Logistics & Freight

Air Freight Stays Volatile Despite Ceasefire Hopes

Air freight's nowhere near normal. Ceasefire or not, sky-high fuel and rerouted networks keep rates surging and capacity strained.

3 min read an hour ago
FedEx Freight semi-trucks lined up at massive distribution network hub
Logistics & Freight

FedEx Freight's Scale Play: Network Muscle for Revenue Gains or Just Talk?

FedEx Freight is doubling down on its sprawling network to fuel revenue growth in a cutthroat LTL market. COO Clint McCoy calls it a 'powerful foundation' — yet competitors like Old Dominion are nipping at heels with laser-focused ops.

3 min read an hour ago
Cluster of newly ordered feeder container ships under construction at a Chinese shipyard
Logistics & Freight

Feeder Ships Are Flooding Shipyards — Here's Why Your Packages Win Big

Picture your online order zipping from Shanghai to Manila on a nimble feeder ship — not some behemoth mega-vessel. That's the new reality as feeders dominate boxship orders, making regional trade faster and cheaper for everyone.

4 min read 2 hours ago
Chart showing Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF's 1,300% rally amid Strait of Hormuz tensions
Logistics & Freight

1,300% Surge: The Obscure ETF Tracking Iran's Strait of Hormuz Chaos

Forget oil futures. A tiny ETF tied to tanker charters just delivered 1,300% returns amid Iran war chaos. It's the market's real-time pulse on the world's chokepoint.

3 min read 2 hours ago
FedEx Freight truck convoy on interstate highway at dusk
Logistics & Freight

FedEx Freight's Independence Dream: Growth or Just More Truck Smoke?

FedEx Freight wants out. But will independence spark revenue fire, or fizzle like yesterday's logistics hype?

3 min read 2 hours ago
Artist rendering of the Board Release Gainesville Inland Port facility with rail yards and warehouses
Logistics & Freight

Georgia's Inland Port Push: Savior for Factories or GPA Power Grab?

Factory floors in Georgia are choking on logistics headaches. The Ports Authority's inland port vows relief for 330 producers—but who's really cashing in?

4 min read 2 hours ago
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