Transportation: Page 18

Capacity Tightening, Fuel Price Spike to Keep Increasing Freight Costs

This was the largest quarter-over-quarter increase since late 2020.

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Ocean Ports & Carriers

FourKites Launches Agentic Ocean Freight Booking Platform

Booking Connect automates the contract management, carrier selection, documentation, and exception handling that global shippers have historically outsourced to intermediaries.

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Supply Chain Visibility

Penske Logistics Introduces Secure Technology Platform

Penske Logistics

Supply Chain Insight is built from the ground up to help simplify and streamline operational data across systems into a single dashboard.

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Are Empty Shelves Making a Comeback in 2026?

Despite a recent cooling in consumer demand, these thinning upstream inventories may signal a forthcoming increase in trucking volumes, potentially exacerbating current market tightening.

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How AI-Enabled Cameras and Telematics Transform Fleet Safety

Instead of simply documenting incidents after they occur, modern safety platforms help prevent them. Here's how.

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Ocean Ports & Carriers

6 Maritime Chokepoints of Global Trade

Here are six critical maritime chokepoints, their impact on global trade, and the strategies needed to navigate an increasingly uncertain world.

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In a Volatile Market, the Right Partner Makes All the Difference

As the supply chain continues to see volatility, food and beverage leaders are rethinking resilience, highlighting the need for partners that deliver at every degree. Many are turning to 3PL partners for stronger operations and advanced tech.

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What Shippers are Experiencing at the Execution Layer

Better Supply Chains

Here's a roadmap for elevating yard operations into a unified enterprise yard operating system, and enabling leaders to regain control over cost, service, safety, and sustainability across the network.

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Spotter AI to Help Fleets Reduce Fuel Costs Within Dispatch Workflow

The new fuel optimization feature helps motor carriers and dispatchers reduce fuel costs by identifying more efficient fuel stops along a route based on real-time pricing and savings opportunities.

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Rail & Intermodal

Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern Merger to Create America’s First Transcontinental Railroad

The deeper analysis confirms the merger will make rail significantly more competitive with long-haul trucking, taking approximately 2.1 million trucks off the road.

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Middle East Disruption Impacts Cargo Markets

International Air Transport Association (IATA)

Global manufacturing sentiment remained in growth territory in March, easing slightly from February.

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Cold Chain Capacity on the Rise: GCCA

Global Cold Chain Alliance (GCCA)

The Top 25 temperature-controlled warehousing and logistics businesses now operate 7.76 billion cubic feet of temperature-controlled space, an increase of 6.3% on 2025.

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