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Analysis: UP-NS rail merger spotlights individual legacies in a legacy business

Proposed deal would reshape freight railroading

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TRUCKING

Regional disparity grows as truckload capacity tightens

Southeastern rejection rates top 11%, western rates stay below 5% for summer peak

AIR CARGO

US moves to restrict Mexican airlines over cargo, competition concerns

DOT plans to end Delta-Aeromexico joint venture unless Mexico complies with aviation agreement

TRADE

Borderlands Mexico: US ending tomato trade agreement met with praise, criticism

Trade stakeholders said the end of the Tomato Suspension Agreement could put billions in U.S. economic activity at risk and threaten thousands of jobs

TRUCKING

Daimler Truck looks to the Old World for its new zero-emission trucks

Mercedes-Benz Trucks eActros 600 gaining ground in Europe amid growing EV uncertainty in the U.S.

COMPANY EARNINGS

Much happened at Triumph Financial during the quarter; USPS dispute settled

Greenscreens and ISO will form basis of new intelligence unit; invoice sizes drop, transportation revenue rises

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Market Movers

More than a little capacity crunch in Arkansas

SONAR Key Market Insights: Little Rock, Arkansas

Highlights

Little Rock, Arkansas, sees capacity lighten compared to early June, but it’s still tight compared to the rest of the country. With a rejection rate of 12.85%, a 1.64% week-over-week increase, it’s double the national average of 6.12%.

Contributing to the tightening capacity is the increase in outbound tender volumes, rising 10.76% w/w.

The rising OTVI and OTRI will put upward pressure on spot rates. Spot rates might be lower than those of July 1,but rates will be elevated compared to earlier in the week.

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Quotable

“While it is true that market share for domestic producers has declined over the past few decades, it is difficult to make the case that Mexico is flooding the United States with excessively underpriced tomatoes.”

— Jacob Jensen, trade policy analyst at the American Action Forum

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