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With the Strait Closed, Aviation Is Rewriting Its Economics from the Ground Up
When the Strait of Hormuz closed, the effects on container shipping and trucking were immediate and well-documented, but the disruption to global aviation has been equally severe and, in several respects, more structurally consequential, because the aviation industry does not...
Diesel at $5.64, Ocean Rates Climbing, and a Strait That Won’t Reopen
Atlantic and Gulf port regions are running hot, West Coast gateways are absorbing outbound capacity pressure, and the domestic transportation market is taking simultaneous hits from fuel costs, enforcement activity, and rerouted ocean carrier networks. The common thread running through...
Tim Cook Built Apple’s Supply Chain. Now It Has to Exist Without Him.
When Tim Cook steps down as Apple's CEO on September 1st, the technology press will cover it as a leadership transition, but for the supply chain industry it is something more specific: a case study in what happens when 28...
The Supreme Court Just Validated What Good Brokers Have Been Doing All Along
The Supreme Court's unanimous ruling allowing freight brokers to face state negligence claims for negligent carrier selection is being welcomed by operationally serious brokers as long overdue recognition that carrier vetting is a safety decision, not a paperwork exercise. The...
The Freight Market Is Tightening, but Q1 Data Shows the Shift Is Structural.
Spot load posts climbed more than 70 percent year over year in February, outpacing available truck capacity by a margin that has not been seen in years, and the conditions driving that imbalance are not resolving. They are compounding. That...
Changing the Document Doesn’t Change the Rules. Changing Where the Risk Lives Is Another Matter.
By Ben Silas, Group Chief Commercial Officer, EFM Global, with contribution from Catherine Stephens, Head of International Trade Services, Business West Today, June 1, 2026, the United Kingdom, European Union, Norway, and Switzerland will stop accepting paper ATA carnets as...
Data Shows Freight Has Entered a New Phase: the Low-Rate Era Is Over.
The three-year period of stable, lower freight rates that followed the COVID-era peak is ending, and the data in Traffix's Q2 2026 Market Update makes clear that what is replacing it is not a temporary spike but a structural reset...
As Hormuz Pressure Mounts, Supply Chain Technology Pivots Toward Continuous Intelligence
The global supply chain technology sector is responding to geopolitical pressure with a new generation of platforms built not for periodic optimization but for real-time adaptation, and the companies making the most credible case for that shift are not only...
Freight Fraud Hit an All-Time High in Q1
Freight fraud reached an all-time high in Q1 2026, and direct theft by rogue carriers accounted for half of all fraud incidents. Change-of-ownership fraud climbed 169.6 percent year over year. Fraudulent email attempts rose 49.9 percent from the same period...
Supreme Court Rules Freight Brokers Can Be Held Liable for Unsafe Carrier Selection
The Supreme Court of the United States handed down a unanimous decision last week that will reverberate through every freight brokerage operation in the country, ruling that federal law does not shield transportation brokers from state-level negligent-hiring lawsuits when the...
Hormuz Crisis and Capacity Squeeze Drive First Sustained Cost Increases Since COVID
The April issue of the ITS Logistics US Port/Rail Ramp Freight Index elevates all port and rail ramp regions to levels of concern, as the ongoing Strait of Hormuz crisis collides with four years of trucking capacity exits, driving higher...
What the Strait of Hormuz Is Doing to Your Supply Chain Right Now
The conflict in the Middle East is no longer a geopolitical abstraction for freight professionals. It is showing up in fuel surcharges, spot rate movements, rerouted ocean lanes, and broker margins. Supply Chain Moves gathered perspectives from three practitioners working...
Trump Rewrites the Rules on Metal Imports Section 232: Part 1
The Section 232 proclamation that President Trump signed on April 2 and took effect at 12:01 a.m. EDT on April 6 is the most significant structural overhaul of America's metals tariff regime since its inception. It replaces the single flat-rate...
Report: Rising Costs and Tightening Capacity Signal a More Volatile Freight Market
The March ITS Supply Chain Report confirms that rates for both van and reefer remain above 2025 levels, while US import volumes decreased year-over-year. The February Logistics Managers Index (LMI) also rose to its strongest reading in roughly a year, driven...
The Iran War’s Freight Bill: What $5 Diesel Means for Shippers and Carriers
Average diesel prices reached $5.375 per gallon the week of March 24, up from under $4 at the start of the month, as the U.S.-Iran war continues to restrict global petroleum flows through the Strait of Hormuz. The 96-cent single-week...
AI Without a Logistics Foundation Breaks Down: Why Last-Mile Platforms Need Strong Core Tech First
By Guru Rao, CEO, nuVizz Everyone in last-mile delivery - and every other industry - is talking about AI. There are new tools, new agents, and new announcements every quarter. The technology is impressive, but I keep watching companies deploy...
The Non-Domiciled CDL Crisis Has Extended the Freight Recession
by Doug Hindman, Chief Executive Officer, Gulf Relay Holdings The freight recession has lasted longer than it should, with rates staying suppressed further into the cycle than the underlying demand picture warrants and the recovery proving slower and more uneven...
Why predictive AI in supply chains is only half the solution
By Erin McFarlane The alerts are getting better. Many supply chain teams have made meaningful investments in predictive AI, deploying tools that flag potential disruptions days or even weeks before they escalate into crises. Port congestion, supplier delays, demand spikes....
What Carriers Should Actually Expect From AI in Their TMS
By Ulugbek Ergashev, Chief AI Officer & Co-Founder, Datatruck Last year, I watched three carriers with nearly identical fleets post margins that were more than fifteen points apart. Same lanes. Similar rates. Roughly the same headcount. The difference was not...
A Global Trade Crisis Is the Backdrop for New Maritime Symposium
When Lori Ann LaRocco announced the debut of the Containers Don’t Lie Maritime Symposium last week, the timing could not have been more pointed. Vessel transits through the Strait of Hormuz have dropped approximately 90% from a historical average of...
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