The FreightFA Brief Podcast
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Turning market volatility into competitive advantage for shippers and brokers. Global carriers publish an enormous amount of financial and market data. Most shippers never see it in a form they can actually use. This publication bridges that gap.
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Rail Insiders Steve Blinn & Dan Bostek Breakdown The UP-NS Merger
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Sep 04, 2026 |
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The Man Who Finds Hidden Freight Costs | Oliver Nodjoumi ICC Logistics
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Aug 29, 2026 |
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Ocean Freight’s New Operating Model
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Aug 22, 2026 |
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Uber Freight’s Cyber Incident
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Aug 15, 2026 |
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UP-NS Merger Faces Killshot from Shipper Group
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Aug 08, 2026 |
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The Yield Era: UPS, FedEx, and DHL
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Aug 04, 2026 |
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UP and CSX Earnings + CN Agreement
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Jul 27, 2026 |
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J.B. Hunt Earnings: The Upcycle Has Arrived
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Jul 24, 2026 |
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Savannah Just Completed a 12-Year, $600 Million Bet on American Freight
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Jul 21, 2026 |
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The Housing Law That Just Rewrote the Freight Demand Playbook
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Jul 14, 2026 |
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FedEx Tariff Refunds: What Every Shipper Needs to Know Before August 10
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Jul 08, 2026 |
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Same Goal, Different Game: How BNSF’s Barstow Gateway Counters the UP–NS Megamerger
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Jul 02, 2026 |
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From Brokerage to Control Tower: Why 4PL Economics Are Reshaping Logistics
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Jun 30, 2026 |
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Mobile’s Next Export Bet: Why Ray-Mont’s Gulf Coast Move Matters More Than It Looks
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Jun 25, 2026 |
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Amazon, FedEx Freight, and the New Rules of Risk Are Redrawing the Freight Map
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Jun 16, 2026 |
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C.H. Robinson’s Safety Reset Is a Freight Market Signal, Not Just a Legal Footnote
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Jun 10, 2026 |
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Union Pacific CEO on CNBC: It's "Reassuring" and "Comforting" that POTUS wants to Invest"
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Jun 08, 2026 |
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The Rail Network Just Got Smarter—and America's Energy Build-Out Depends on It
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Jun 04, 2026 |
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Nvidia and Corning Are Building the Freight Map for the Next AI Cycle
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Jun 02, 2026 |
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The World’s Largest Electric Container Ship
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May 27, 2026 |
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Dollar Tree Is Building a Freight-First Supply Chain — And the Numbers Prove It's Working
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May 26, 2026 |
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Autonomous Trucks vs. Rail: Who Wins the Short and Medium Haul?
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May 21, 2026 |
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BUILD America 250: The New Transportation Bill Is a Freight Bill First
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May 19, 2026 |
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It's Official. Every Freight Broker in America Can Now Be Sued.
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May 15, 2026 |
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30 Minutes Changes Everything: Amazon Just Rewrote the Rules of Last-Mile Delivery
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May 13, 2026 |
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$20 Billion in Annual Rail Output: How North Carolina Built America's Most Strategic Freight Corridor
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May 11, 2026 |
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Update: Aurora Just Went From Texas Pilot to a Sun Belt Capacity Story
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May 08, 2026 |
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Amazon Supply Chain Services Is Now Open to Every Shipper
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May 06, 2026 |
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The Fuel Surcharge Machine: Why Spirit Died While LTL Got Rich
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May 05, 2026 |
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The UP-NS Refile: What Was Wrong, How They Fixed It, and What It Means for Your Supply Chain
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May 01, 2026 |
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What ODFL and C.H. Robinson's Q1 2026 Numbers Are Really Telling You
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Apr 30, 2026 |
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UPS Q1 2026: UPS Exceeds Expectations, Yet Nobody Celebrated.
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Apr 29, 2026 |
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Norfolk Southern Q1 2026: The Railroad Holding the Line
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Apr 27, 2026 |
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Union Pacific Just Broke Records — and It's Not Done Yet
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Apr 24, 2026 |
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CSX Q1 2026: Rail Quietly Joins the Upcycle
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Apr 23, 2026 |
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The Invisible Bottleneck: How AI, IoT & 5G Are Rewiring Global Ports
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Apr 22, 2026 |
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J.B. Hunt Q1 2026: The Freight Cycle Has Turned
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Apr 21, 2026 |
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Strait of Hormuz: Open, Closed, Repeat
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Apr 20, 2026 |
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AI Agents Are Eating Freight Ops — And project44 Just Paid for Proof
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Apr 17, 2026 |
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The Drone-as-a-Service Playbook: Why the Smartest Operators Stopped Buying Drones
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Apr 16, 2026 |
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The Rails Are Shaking: BNSF’s CEO Sounds the Alarm on the Biggest Merger in Railroad History
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Apr 14, 2026 |
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Amazon + USPS: The 66% Cut That Became a 20% Trim
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Apr 13, 2026 |
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FreightFA Industry Podcast: Karen Burchfield
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Apr 10, 2026 |
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Locked Down: How Matson + BNSF Are Rewriting the Rules on Cargo Security
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Apr 09, 2026 |
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Indiana's Magic Road: The Electric Highway Just Got Real
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Apr 08, 2026 |
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The Rail Pricing Decimal That Executives Cannot Afford to Ignore
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Apr 03, 2026 |
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$2,279 and Climbing: The 4-Week Ocean Surge That’s About to Reprice Your Domestic Freight
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Apr 02, 2026 |
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The 8% Surcharge No One Anticipated
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Apr 01, 2026 |
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Section 301 Is the New IEEPA: The 117-Day Tariff Replacement Strategy
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Mar 31, 2026 |
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$5.2 Billion and Growing: 3PL’s Consolidation Tipping Point
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Mar 30, 2026 |
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FMCSA Is Achieving What the Freight Recession Failed To: Permanently Reducing Capacity
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Mar 27, 2026 |
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Mar 26: 122,000 Truck Drivers Disappeared According to the BLS.
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Mar 26, 2026 |
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Mar 25: Two Canals, Two Realities
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Mar 25, 2026 |
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Mar 24: Aurora's 250,000 Miles Autonomous Trucking
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Mar 24, 2026 |
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Mar 23: Norfolk Southern’s Two Derailments in 30 Days
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Mar 23, 2026 |
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Mar 20: Railroad Megamergers Meet the Big‑Tech Antitrust Playbook
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Mar 20, 2026 |
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Mar 18: Scan Global Logistics Cut CO₂ 86.9% on Ocean Lanes — Here’s the Playbook
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Mar 19, 2026 |
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Mar 16: How the Iran–Hormuz LNG Shock Will Hit Freight
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Mar 16, 2026 |
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FreightFA Industry Podcast: Omar Shakoor
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Mar 12, 2026 |
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Mar 11: How Charleston is Rewriting the Southeast Supply Chain
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Mar 11, 2026 |
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Mar 10: AAR Rail Data Suggests the Freight Economy Just Woke Up
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Mar 10, 2026 |
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Mar 9: The Latest Jobs Report Is In — And the Freight Market Has Taken Another Hit
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Mar 09, 2026 |
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Mar 2: The Hormuz Strait Chokepoint
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Mar 02, 2026 |
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Feb 27: Twin Eagle’s Big Spring Rail Expansion
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Feb 27, 2026 |
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Feb 26: The Supreme Court Just Gave USPS a Free Pass to Lose Your Mail
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Feb 26, 2026 |
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Feb 25: CSX’s CEO Just Reset Expectations for Industrial Freight
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Feb 25, 2026 |
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Feb 24: DHL’s $2.36 Billion Cold Chain Bet
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Feb 24, 2026 |
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Feb 23: The Panama Canal $8.5B Gamble Who Wins on Slots, Terminals, and Container Control
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Feb 23, 2026 |
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Feb 20:Why Mexico Is Becoming the New Center of Gravity for Your Supply Chain
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Feb 20, 2026 |
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Feb 19: UP–NS Isn’t a Fumbled Merger. It’s a Live‑Fire Drill for the STB.
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Feb 19, 2026 |
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Feb 18: When Scale Becomes Strategy
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Feb 18, 2026 |
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Feb 17: UPS, Truck Safety, and Ocean Fees
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Feb 17, 2026 |
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Feb 16: Fort Smith’s $8.1M Port, From Flooded Asset to Freight Hub
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Feb 16, 2026 |
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Feb 13: Saia’s Trough Quarter. Pain Now, Density Later
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Feb 13, 2026 |
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Feb 12: House Revolt on Trump’s Canada Tariffs Puts Cross‑Border Freight Back in Play
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Feb 12, 2026 |
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Feb 11: C.H. Robinson’s 37‑Million‑Shipment AI Pilot
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Feb 11, 2026 |
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Feb 10: Hub Group's $77M Accounting Bomb
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Feb 10, 2026 |
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Feb 9: Who’s the real MVP of the Super Bowl? It’s Freight.
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Feb 09, 2026 |
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Feb 6: 47 Republicans Urge Union Pacific to Address Concerns
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Feb 06, 2026 |
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Feb 5: Port Houston’s Newest Bet on Port‑Centric Capacity
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Feb 05, 2026 |
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Feb 4: New York’s $101M Freight Push, 25 New Projects Statewide
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Feb 04, 2026 |
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Feb 3: The New FreightTech Mandate, From Curiosity to Operating System
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Feb 03, 2026 |
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Feb 2: The $725M Heist, Inside the Cargo Theft Crisis
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Feb 02, 2026 |
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The Megawatt Charging Race: Building Infrastructure for Electric Long-Haul Trucking
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Jan 30, 2026 |
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Jan 28: UPS Q4 Earnings – When Cutting Amazon Volume Actually Lifts Margins
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Jan 28, 2026 |
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Jan 27: Prologis’ 2025 earnings call—and what its mean for Freight
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Jan 27, 2026 |
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Jan 26: Carney’s Canada Pivot Is a New Shock Risk for North American Supply Chains
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Jan 26, 2026 |
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Jan 23: Rail Misses, Trucking Bleeds, Brokers Print
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Jan 23, 2026 |
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Jan 21: Microfactories & Store‑as‑Factory: The New Operating System for Retail
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Jan 21, 2026 |
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Jan 20: How Oregon Nearly Lost Its Only Container Port — and Brought It Back
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Jan 20, 2026 |
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Jan 16: Union Pacific Came to MARS to Clear the Air
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Jan 16, 2026 |
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Jan 15: CargoAi and the Digital Transformation of Air Cargo
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Jan 15, 2026 |
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Jan 14: CPI Dropped Yesterday—Here's What It Means for Your Freight Business
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Jan 14, 2026 |
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Jan 13: STG's Bankruptcy Signals a Freight Industry House of Cards
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Jan 13, 2026 |
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Jan 12: The $429 Billion Invisible Chain Behind Your Food and Medicine
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Jan 12, 2026 |
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Jan 9: Dark Stores, Why the Last Five Miles Beat the Last Mile
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Jan 09, 2026 |
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Jan 8: Amazon's Quad Squad, The Freight Network Splitting in Two
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Jan 08, 2026 |
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Jan 7: By 2028, Drones Will Be Table Stakes in Freight
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Jan 07, 2026 |
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Jan 6: If America Can Reach Venezuela, What Stops China from Reaching Taiwan?
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Jan 06, 2026 |
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Jan 5: How did BYD Beat Tesla? The Answer is Supply Chain
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Jan 05, 2026 |
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Jan 2: The Buffett Buffer is Gone. With Abel, the "Hands-Off" Era in Freight is Over
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Jan 02, 2026 |
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Dec 31: UP–NS vs Everybody: Why Every Class 1 Is Attacking the 6,700‑Page Merger Filing
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Dec 31, 2025 |
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Dec 30: Walmart's $152M Arizona Play + The $850B Returns Crisis: Where Freight Networks Are Actually Heading
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Dec 30, 2025 |
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Dec 29: The Digital Bet vs. The Physical Slump
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Dec 29, 2025 |
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Dec 26: Space Data Centers, The Supply Chain Modal No One's Planning For
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Dec 26, 2025 |
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Dec 24: GDP Says 4.3%. Your Load Board Says Something Else.
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Dec 24, 2025 |
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Dec 23: Two Infrastructure Moves That Are Rewriting the Logistics Playbook
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Dec 23, 2025 |
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Dec 22: Weed, De Minimis, and Tariffs — Three Policy Shocks That Will Rewrite 2026 Freight
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Dec 22, 2025 |
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Dec 19: The Venezuela Blockade—Your Caribbean Route Just Got Expensive (3 Scenarios for 2026)
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Dec 19, 2025 |
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Dec 18: The $85B Rail Merger: What T-Mobile and Fubo can Teach Shippers
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Dec 18, 2025 |
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Dec 17: When ‘64K New Jobs’ Still Feels Like a Freight Recession
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Dec 17, 2025 |
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Dec 16: Fragile Trucks, Expensive Air, Squeezed Supply Chains
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Dec 16, 2025 |
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Dec 15: Goods Recession Vibes & 98% On‑Time Parcels
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Dec 15, 2025 |