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Top 50 Global Freight Companies Persevere Amid Trade Shift
Transport Topics Seth Clevenger November 10, 2025
This annual ranking, produced in cooperation with SJ Consulting Group, provides an overview of the largest freight transportation providers across all geographies and all modes of transportation, including truck, parcel, rail, ocean and air, as well as non-asset-based third-party logistics.
Borderlands Mexico: Tariffs forcing nearshoring, regional sourcing, experts say
Freight Waves Noi Mahoney November 9, 2025
Christopher Smith, who leads customs and trade advisory efforts for IKEA North America, said legacy systems are not built to manage layered tariffs — driving dependence on brokers to manually apply additional duties to tens of thousands of entries each year.
“When you’re doing close to 80,000 entries a year, that’s a big reliance on your broker,” Smith said
Trump support likely to get UP-NS deal approved: ex-STB chairman
Journal of Commerce Ari Ashe November 7, 2025 $Subscription Based
A former chairman of the US Surface Transportation Board (STB) said the proposed merger between Union Pacific Railroad (UP) and Norfolk Southern Railway (NS) is likely to win regulatory approval, citing President Donald Trump’s influence and the political alignment of the current board.
UPS, FedEx ground dozens of aircraft at Boeing’s recommendation
Supply Chain Dive Max Garland November 8, 2025
MD-11s represent about 9% of UPS’ air fleet. The company had 29 MD-11s in its fleet at the end of 2024. UPS retired two of the aircraft from service this year as of Sept. 30, according to a securities filing.
U.S. rail carload and intermodal volumes see declines, for week ending November 1, reports AAR
Logistics Management November 7, 2025
Intermodal containers and trailers, at 269,719 units, fell 6.4% annually, trailing the weeks ending October 25 and October 18, at 272,940 and 273,610, respectively.
North America’s Busiest Sea, Airports in 2024
Transport Topics Mike Senatore November 10, 2025
Transport Topics’ updated lists of the busiest container ports and cargo airports in North America provide a fresh look at the continent’s most important hubs for ocean and air cargo.
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