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Higher third-quarter operating costs at J.B. Hunt, especially costs related to drivers and empty trucks, show why US shippers should be concerned about truck and intermodal pricing.

Bradley S. Jacobs will receive the 2017 Connie Award in December for 'entrepreneurial spirit,' dedication to an integrated, global supply chain.

The number of loads available per truck shot up from July to August, in advance of typical peak season trends. Truckers are betting on sustained volumes.

Shippers will have to dig harder to access new capacity as peak shipping season heats up.

Rapid fulfillment and replenishment cycles are driving visibility, but shippers need to extend visibility even further.

Brazilian regulators cleared the final hurdle for Maersk Line's $4.3 million acquisition of Hamburg Süd.

Higher base rates boosted revenue, but a cyber attack and hurricane helped depress profit at FedEx this summer. The transport operator plans across-the-board rate hikes.

The persistent rumors of takeover and mergers among leading logistics firms in recent months could be about to translate into reality.

Container shipping’s supply and demand gap is set to converge in 2018.

XPO Logistics is putting the last mile first.

Carrier profitability is broad based and 2017 is shaping up to be a good year, but the imbalance between supply and demand will put the brakes on the improving business.

Blockchain pilot programs have been flourishing this year.

A charter deal between Cosco and PIL will address capacity shortages in certain trades and allow the Chinese carrier to utilize surplus tonnage.

The Daseke-R&R deal shows that the transportation merger and acquisition market remains hot.

Carriers will find it tough to levy rate hikes with so much capacity awash in the market, SeaIntel says.

Containerized exports are tied closely to agricultural commodities.

It has been a remarkable ride for South Korean start-up carrier SM Line, which is about to enter the Top 20 that after just six months of operations.

Zim Integrated Shipping Services swung to a slim profit in the second quarter from a hefty loss a year ago.

Roadside inspectors' group provides a detour around a pre-holiday logistical nightmare by delaying out-of-service enforcement for ELDs.

This “cost-effective” means to transferring containers is used primarily for heavy shipments.

The wake-up call to the cost of unsustainably priced freight sent by the demise of Hanjin Shipping may be short-lived.

The port of Rotterdam has consolidated its position as Europe's leading container port after several years of sluggish growth.

Does an atypically "robust" summer for US freight demand signal higher road and rail rates ahead for shippers?

Diversion routes in Germany are also out of service because of engineering work, threatening further delays at Europe’s top container port.

The $95 million sale of cold-chain specialist Unitrans follows months of consolidation and rebranding at the multimodal transport operator.

The stagnant traffic was also due to the delay in deepening the river Elbe.

The fastest-growing LTL carriers in 2016 were far from the largest.

After chasing market share during the rate wars of 2016, Maersk Line is now concentrating on maintaining profitability in the recovering market.

Maersk Line had a good second quarter and expects this to continue, and not even a possible $300 million third quarter hit from the cyber attack will derail its full-year profit expectations.

Niche carriers either greatly overperform or dramatically underperform the top 16 carriers.

Private equity firm Transplace management to buy company as shippers increasingly demand not just technology, but also realizing the value of that technology.

The three Hamburg terminals posted an 11.8 percent increase in traffic to 3.4 million TEU.

The number of top global carriers has fallen since 2014.

Debt-stricken carriers Yang Ming and HMM have used government support and the improving market conditions to raise revenue, cut costs, and pare down debts.

Shippers want faster door-to-door service from less-than-truckload carriers.

Deutsche Post DHL posted its strongest ever second quarter result.

The $14.6 billion logistics and transportation provider accelerated growth at asset and non-asset operations alike in the second quarter, including its LTL division.

DSV booked record earnings in the second quarter.

A steady increase in freight volumes and e-commerce demand is fueling an expansion of LTL networks, with YRC Freight planning eight distribution centers.

The most reliable carrier in the quarter was Wan Hai.