Transportation: Page 43

Tight Capacity Pushes Freight Rates Higher Despite Soft Volume: U.S. Bank

Compared with Q4 2024, national shipment volumes fell 4.9%, the 15th consecutive quarter of year-over-year decline. However, shipper spending rose 5.2% year-over-year in Q4, the first year-over-year increase in three years.

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Women In Trucking Association's Founder Ellen Voie to Keynote 2026 Women in Supply Chain Forum™

Women In Trucking (WIT)

Ellen Voie is an internationally recognized speaker and authority on inclusion for women working in non-traditional careers in transportation. Voie founded the Women In Trucking Association with a mission to promote the employment of women in the trucking industry.

Ellen Voie, Founder of Women in Trucking Association, opening keynote speaker at Women in Supply Chain Forum, November 17-19, 2026 in Charleston

Rail & Intermodal

Union Pacific to Modernize Locomotives

This agreement represents the largest locomotive modernization investment in rail industry history.

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Transportation Markets Show Early Signs of Capacity Challenges Despite Soft Demand

January reefer activity has offered an early glimpse into potential capacity challenges for demand cycles in the coming year.

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Logistics Plus’ Evo Supply Chain Acquisition to Create New India Subsidiary

Logistics Plus Inc.

Evo Supply Chain Pvt. Ltd. will operate as the new India subsidiary within the Logistics Plus global network.

Risk/Compliance

Why Identity Insurance is Core Pillar of Supply Chain Security

The next two years will determine whether carriers, freight forwarders, and logistics providers develop identity systems that keep pace with the evolving threat landscape.

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Risk/Compliance

Technological Innovation Key Driver for 2026: Dun & Bradstreet

Dun & Bradstreet Inc. (D&B)

Improving expectations for export orders, supply chain operations, and financial planning indicate businesses are preparing for the quarter with more confidence.

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Supply Chain Visibility

Log-hub Unveils New Advanced Analytics Segment

These new apps support companies in how to design effective multi-echelon supply chain networks, and how shipments should flow through efficiently and under real-world constraints.

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GHG Emissions in Transportation Experienced Uptick

Agriculture emissions declined, transportation increased and manufacturing remains unchanged.

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Ocean Ports & Carriers

Container Shipping Reaches 2-Year Peak Efficiency

Carbon intensity hit an annual low while total emissions remained high.

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Ocean Ports & Carriers

Global Freight Tightens Ahead of Lunar New Year

Dimerco Express Group

While seasonal front-loading is temporarily supporting volumes, shippers moving goods from Asia to the United States and Europe are facing a narrow planning window marked by rate volatility, operational risk, and growing trade compliance complexity.

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Rail & Intermodal

North American Transborder Freight Experiences Decline

Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)

$124.8 billion of transborder freight moved by all modes of transportation, decreasing 4.7% compared to November 2024.

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