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PARCEL Magazine: Data-Driven Deep Dive: Analyzing the Parcel Market from Macro to Micro
Parcel pricing is intentionally difficult to decipher, with intricate rules and constant shifts leaving uncertainty as the only constant for shippers. While price increases were
FreightWaves: FedEx, UPS peak season surcharges could drive shippers to competitors
Raising fees when demand is tepid undermines customer trust, analysts say
DC Velocity: Truckers brace for more pain as tariffs, weakening economy complicate freight recovery
Economic cracks deepen with disappointing employment numbers, sluggish spending, and tariffs. The trucking industry faces uncertainty and challenges ahead, according to our own Andy Dyer.
AJOT: Logistics real estate – Tarrified in 2025
The Trump administration’s on-again off-again tariffs to the world policy has introduced an unprecedented level of uncertainty — for what was looking like a strong
Supply Chain Dive: Tariffs, economic uncertainties keep freight markets flat, analysts say
Truckload and LTL markets continue to face demand softness as shippers wait to see how evolving trade policies unfold.
Supply Chain Dive: Ground delivery costs hit record high as UPS, FedEx discounts wane
Shippers are transitioning their lower-value volume to slower economy services to blunt the impact of higher fees, per the TD Cowen/AFS Freight Index.
Commercial Carrier Journal: Freight market split – truckload soft, LTL hold rates
Truckload demand stays weak while LTL carriers maintain pricing discipline, according to the TD Cowen/AFS Freight Index. Ongoing trade policy uncertainty keeps freight volumes flat
FreightWaves: FedEx and UPS cease parcel discounts, ‘weaponize’ fuel surcharges: report
Many businesses are diverting parcel shipments to cheaper carriers as FedEx and UPS hike rates and surcharges, according to the latest TD Cowen/AFS Freight Index.
