The Atlantic pivot: Pull-forward demand shifts from West to East Coast gateways
December 2025 concluded the massive “pull-forward” wave, as U.S. containerized imports reached approximately 2.48 million TEUs.
Dry van report: 4 of the top 10 most congested cities in the world are in the U.S.
Istanbul, Mexico City, Chicago, New York, and Philadelphia comprise the most-congested urban areas in the 2025 Global Traffic Scorecard by Impact Rank.
Dry van report: The $85 billion bottleneck, America’s most congested corridors
Traffic congestion across the United States mounted significantly in 2025, according to INRIX, costing the national economy over $85 billion in lost time—an 11.3% increase from the previous year.
Dry van report: Warehousing contracts for the first time as freight tightens
The November Logistics Manager’s Index (LMI) reported a reading of 55.7, continuing a recent slowdown driven by a market correction across inventory and warehousing.
Dry van report: Freight demand retreats: ton-miles drop to pre-pandemic levels
The outlook for freight volumes remains challenging, as the Truckload Ton-Mile Index, updated through August 2025 with revised industrial production
Dry van report: ATA October tonnage drop signals stubborn market headwinds
The latest data from the American Trucking Associations (ATA) confirms what many in our industry are feeling: the freight market
Dry van report: Economic uncertainty is weighing on retailers and consumers
A significant decline in the volume of corrugated cardboard shipments is a major warning sign for the trucking industry, as
Dry van report: U.S. freight shipments plummeted 2.9% in Q3 mid economic slowdown
The U.S. Bank National Shipments Index experienced a 2.9% decline in the third quarter, negating the 2.4% gain from the
Dry van report: Freight headwinds intensify: Truckers brace for a long winter
The latest ISM Manufacturing PMI report for October confirms a challenging outlook for truckload carriers, signaling that the “freight recession”
Dry van report: Private fleets give shippers greater control and efficiency
U.S. shippers are increasingly turning to private, in-house truck fleets to transport goods, despite favorable rates in the for-hire market.
Dry van report: Monthly imports expected to drop below 2 million TEU as tariffs continue to rise
Even though September’s container’s import total came in at just over 2.4m TEU (twenty-foot equivalent units), the nation’s major container
Dry van report: Manufacturing shows slight improvement, but sector still contracting
The ISM Manufacturing PMI rose to 49.1 percent, up slightly from 48.7 in August. The gain came largely from stronger