Strong March volumes give intermodal its first real stress test in years
Demand returned sharply last month as shippers, facing surging truckload rates, looked to intermodal for lower-cost capacity alternatives.
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Freight downturn ending as truckload capacity tightens: J.B. Hunt
Shippers are no longer clinging to the hope that rate increases were a temporary winter phenomenon due to snowstorms and frigid weather, the company
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Surging fuel prices drive protesting European truckers into the streets
Transport unions have mobilized members in Ireland, the UK, France, Germany and Italy with the average price of diesel in the EU up 33%
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Broad increase in US truck pricing seen gaining steam
Several leading indexes and data sources show trucking rates rising across modes, including truckload and LTL, driven by fuel costs and tighter capacity.
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Middle East war accelerates regional cross-border cooperation
Decisions that before the conflict would have taken months are now being decided in days, speeding up road transits, freeing urgently needed capacity and
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Bunker fuel shortages loom after US counter blocks Strait of Hormuz
Ocean carriers say there is still enough bunker fuel availability in general, but the different fuel types are unevenly distributed and affecting key refueling
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Publication of the study on Wealth Taxation, Including Net Wealth, Capital and Exit Taxes
The study on wealth taxation, including net wealth, capital and exit taxes aims to provide a better understanding of these taxes, their interrelation and
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New EU guidance promotes cooperation between customs and businesses to tackle illicit trade
The European Commission has released a new guidance document, prepared in consultation with trade associations, "AEO – Customs Cooperation to Detect, Report and React
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First wave of IEEPA refunds to US importers to start April 20: CBP
The customs agency will prioritize unliquidated entries in the first phase of the refund process that was instigated by the February Supreme Court decision
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War-driven fuel costs add new twist to trans-Pacific service contract talks
The doubling in bunker fuel prices in some key hubs since the war in the Middle East began six weeks ago is focusing industry
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