Month: June 2026

After helping freight brokers automate track-and-trace operations, logistics technology startup Chain is taking aim at one of the industry’s most time-consuming tasks: negotiating rates and booking freight with carriers. Nevada-based Chain recently launched its Autopilot Booking Agent, an artificial intelligence-powered assistant that automates carrier outreach, negotiates rates within broker-defined parameters, vets carriers and books routine… Continue reading AI booking agent aims to give freight brokers an ‘Iron Man suit’ 

A new round of bankruptcy filings and WARN notices shows continued pressure across trucking, warehousing and contract logistics, with several small freight operators seeking court protection while hundreds of warehouse workers in Indiana face layoffs tied to customer and contract changes. The largest cuts are connected to operations in Avon, Indiana, where Humano LLC and… Continue reading Freight distress report: Warehouse cuts mount, trucking bankruptcies continue

The tactics targeting Canadian brokers aren’t new. Double brokering, identity theft, phishing schemes, these have been problems in freight for years. What’s changed is the scale and sophistication. Industry data makes the case. Fraud reports across North American freight have increased significantly, with cargo theft in Canada only nearly doubling in 2025. Ontario alone saw… Continue reading Fraud trends hitting the Canadian market in 2026. Here’s what brokers need to know.

Two weeks ago, World Cup host city reefer rates and the rest of the country were rising together — host cities just a step ahead. That has changed. As the tournament moved deeper into the group stage and the bracket began concentrating eastward, the two lines decoupled. Host city rates kept climbing. The rest of… Continue reading World Cup freight: host city rates break away from the pack