<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>Spot truck rates from US ports are running slightly higher than national average prices, but the gap could grow in August as more imports flow inland. </p></div>

Spot truck rates from US ports are running slightly higher than national average prices, but the gap could grow in August as more imports flow inland.

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US imports set to push spot truckload rates higher in August

<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>Intermodal train speeds in June were down compared with a year ago for all North American railroads except for Canadian Pacific Kansas City. </p></div>

Intermodal train speeds in June were down compared with a year ago for all North American railroads except for Canadian Pacific Kansas City.

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<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>BasicBlock’s deal for carrier dispatch and load board provider TrueNorth signals that owner-operators and small fleets need technology to find profitable loads. </p></div>

BasicBlock’s deal for carrier dispatch and load board provider TrueNorth signals that owner-operators and small fleets need technology to find profitable loads.

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<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>Union Pacific could provide faster transits through Chicago in addition to Canadian National dropping its opposition to the merger with Norfolk Southern.</p></div>

Union Pacific could provide faster transits through Chicago in addition to Canadian National dropping its opposition to the merger with Norfolk Southern.

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<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>The forwarder joins several other companies in the transport and logistics sector that have also raised their profit guidance following better-than-expected results. </p></div>

The forwarder joins several other companies in the transport and logistics sector that have also raised their profit guidance following better-than-expected results.

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<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>Knight-Swift earnings, DAT pricing data and ATA freight volumes point to a market increasingly driven by tightening capacity rather than stronger freight demand. </p></div>

Knight-Swift earnings, DAT pricing data and ATA freight volumes point to a market increasingly driven by tightening capacity rather than stronger freight demand.

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If California truly wants to clean the air along its freight corridors, CARB must walk back a “shortsighted” restriction that makes the move to zero emissions uneconomical for midsize truck fleet owners.

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<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>With the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement joint review now open, the distance between the landed-cost model and the operational reality is widening.</p></div>

With the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement joint review now open, the distance between the landed-cost model and the operational reality is widening.

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The *Journal of Commerce* calculates outbound port rates using data from Cargo Chief, DAT Freight & Analytics, digital freight broker Loadsmart, and an anonymous survey of truckload brokers. Outbound port rates cover Los Angeles-Long Beach, Oakland, and Seattle on the West Coast, and Houston, New York-New Jersey, Virginia, and Savannah on the Gulf and East coasts.

US East and Gulf Coast ports inbound dry-van truckload spot rates (JOC)

Inbound spot dry van trucking rates from US East, Gulf Coast ports Gateway

<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>The pressure remains far less severe than the shortages that disrupted inland supply chains during the pandemic, but after nearly four years of relative stability, truckers and rail workers say equipment gaps are emerging. </p></div>

The pressure remains far less severe than the shortages that disrupted inland supply chains during the pandemic, but after nearly four years of relative stability, truckers and rail workers say equipment gaps are emerging.

Chicago chassis fleet faces first post-COVID-19 test as West Coast imports rise

<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>Imports of hardware and infrastructure components for data center buildouts are keeping volumes steady, although masking weakness in the consumer merchandise sector, sources say.</p></div>

Imports of hardware and infrastructure components for data center buildouts are keeping volumes steady, although masking weakness in the consumer merchandise sector, sources say.

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<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>The revision follows a similar move by Gemini Cooperation partner Maersk as frontloading on the trans-Pacific and Asia–Europe trades fills ships and drives up rates.</p></div>

The revision follows a similar move by Gemini Cooperation partner Maersk as frontloading on the trans-Pacific and Asia–Europe trades fills ships and drives up rates.

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<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>Hapag-Lloyd said there’s a 72-hour wait at Shanghai’s Yangshan deepwater port for vessels operating Gemini services, while ships operating non-Gemini services are having to wait six days before being able to berth.</p></div>

Hapag-Lloyd said there’s a 72-hour wait at Shanghai’s Yangshan deepwater port for vessels operating Gemini services, while ships operating non-Gemini services are having to wait six days before being able to berth.

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<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>The new surcharge arrives as the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) will limit neo-Panamax vessels to a 49-foot depth starting this Friday.</p></div>

The new surcharge arrives as the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) will limit neo-Panamax vessels to a 49-foot depth starting this Friday.

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<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>Asia-East Coast spot rates remain elevated with capacity limitations on the trade lane and a second round of restrictions on Panama Canal transits. </p></div>

Asia-East Coast spot rates remain elevated with capacity limitations on the trade lane and a second round of restrictions on Panama Canal transits.

US importers feel peak season capacity pinch to East Coast

<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>A prime indicator of higher truckload contract pricing from DAT shows contract rates are still catching up with market conditions and may not peak until next year.</p></div>

A prime indicator of higher truckload contract pricing from DAT shows contract rates are still catching up with market conditions and may not peak until next year.

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<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>The service had switched over to the Suez route in January before halting in early March when the Middle East war broke out.</p></div>

The service had switched over to the Suez route in January before halting in early March when the Middle East war broke out.

US imports set to push spot truckload rates higher in August

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