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Amazon just packaged its full logistics stack into one product, and the brokerage middle layer is the obvious squeeze point. Spot rates keep grinding higher while compliance tightens, so capacity that looks available on paper does not all make it onto a tender.
Plus: Universal swings to a Q1 loss, Motus phase 2 lands at FMCSA, and DHL Forwarding stacks more Asia-U.S. widebodies.
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On the Desk
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Motus phase 2 lands at FMCSA, with carrier vetting in the crosshairs
FMCSA’s next-phase rollout of Motus, possibly as early as May 15, will replace the Unified Registration System and route all 800,000 existing registrants through IDEMIA identity verification. For brokers staring down Montgomery and a tightening compliance environment, the change surfaces a chunk of the chameleon-carrier inventory currently hiding behind paper-only credentials.
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Universal Logistics swings to Q1 loss as intermodal craters and brokerage slides 17%
Universal posted a $3.5 million Q1 net loss as intermodal revenue dropped 32.3% and brokerage receipts slid to $16.7 million from $20.3 million a year earlier. Operating margin compressed to 1.3%. The read-across for non-asset 3PLs is that contract logistics is doing the heavy lifting right now, while transactional brokerage keeps absorbing the shock.
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DHL Forwarding adds three weekly Asia-U.S. widebodies, doubling down on controlled capacity
DHL Global Forwarding launches three Boeing 777 freighters per week between Hanoi, Anchorage and Chicago/Cincinnati on June 1, leaning on Kalitta Air to lock in dedicated lift. Forwarders chasing the same capacity through commercial schedules will be paying a premium into peak season, and 3PLs handling air components on cross-border or e-com programs need to know what their competition just bought.
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Shipper Radar
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Amazon Supply Chain Services pulls P&G, 3M and Lands’ End into a single freight-and-fulfillment portal
Amazon is now selling its freight, distribution, fulfillment and parcel network as one product to outside shippers, with P&G, 3M, Lands’ End and American Eagle already inside. The move puts a tech-stack-first 3PL competitor directly between brokers, forwarders and the largest CPG and retail names. UPS dropped almost 10% on the news.
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The Week Ahead
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International Roadcheck: CVSA’s three-day roadside blitz arrives May 19 to 21, overlapping the expected Motus phase 2 launch.
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