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Weather Updates: Freeze protection services are currently active in Northern Canada. Shipments containing temperature‑sensitive freight should have a freeze protection service added. Please note that this service may incur additional charges and could impact transit times. ‌Severe weather disruptions in the Midwest and Northeast are expected to have little impact on overall transit times and [...]

Truckers weigh negotiations with government as freight corridors remain under pressure Mexico’s nationwide trucker and farmer strike stretched into a second day Tuesday, with ongoing highway blockades, mounting congestion around Mexico City and continued disruptions to key freight corridors across the country. What began Monday as a coordinated protest across at least 20 states has [...]

The rising cost of jet fuel pushed rates from Northeast and Southeast Asia to North America up by mid to high double digits, Xeneta reported. Dive Brief: The Iran war is influencing carrier-forwarder annual air cargo contract negotiations as shippers contemplate the advantage of spot rates during a turbulent and uncertain market dynamic, according to [...]

The Postal Regulatory Commission on Monday approved the  U.S. Postal Service’s request to add an 8% surge for transportation-related expenses on parcel products. The change will be effective April 26 through Jan. 17, 2007. The Postal Service has previously raised prices to cover the costs associated with increased volumes during peak season, but last month [...]

Weather Updates: ‌Freeze protection services are currently in effect across Northeastern Canada. Shipments containing temperature‑sensitive freight should have freeze protection service added. Please note that this service may incur additional charges and could impact transit times. ‌Small Parcel Updates: ‌Partnership Reduction: Amazon reached a revised agreement with the U.S. Postal Service that trims its USPS [...]

Bureau of Labor Statistics Data Points to Caution After Year of Near-Zero Job Growth U.S. job openings fell, and hiring slowed to the weakest since 2020 in February, pointing to cooler labor demand before the war in Iran triggered additional uncertainty. Vacancies decreased to 6.88 million from an upwardly revised 7.24 million in January, which [...]

Household expectations for inflation in 12 months rose to 3.8% from 3.4% in February in the biggest one-month gain since April 2025, the University of Michigan found in a survey. Dive Brief: Consumer sentiment this month slumped 6% to the lowest level this year as turmoil from the Iran war pushed up gas prices and [...]

NEW YORK — U.S. gas prices jumped past an average of $4 a gallon for the first time since 2022 on March 31, as the Iran war pushes fuel prices to soar worldwide. According to motor club AAA, the national average for a gallon of regular gasoline is now $4.02 — over a dollar more expensive than before the [...]

The U.S. Postal Service is seeking permission to impose a surcharge on parcel products for the first time ever to cover soaring transportation costs, including for gasoline and diesel fuel, which have jumped more than 30% since the invasion of Iran by the United States and Israel nearly a month ago. Parcel shipments would be [...]

A new generation of ambient Internet of Things (IoT) technology is emerging as a tool to combat increasingly sophisticated cargo theft, as supply chain losses from theft surged to nearly $725 million in 2025. Wiliot, a supply chain visibility technology firm, says its ambient IoT platform gives individual products a digital identity and can detect [...]