Month: July 2026

FedEx is introducing, but not widely advertising, a series of new charges and fees over the next two weeks that could catch customers by surprise, building on a recent pricing strategy aimed at boosting revenue without touching base rates that shippers tend to focus on. Over an 18-month span, FedEx (NASDAQ: FDX) has implemented or… Continue reading FedEx spreads shipping fees to EU, more zip codes

Chart of the Week: Outbound Domestic Loaded Rail Container Volume – USA SONAR: ORAILDOML.USA Domestic loaded rail container (48’ and 53’) volumes are running well ahead of the same point in every year back through 2020, but the annual growth rate of nearly 13% in June is the story. The move isn’t a blip — volumes have been… Continue reading Intermodal’s historic growth

Borderlands Mexico is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week in Borderlands Mexico: Cross-border trade tops $87B in May; Germany’s Döhler Group opens $64M Mexico plant; and Otay Mesa industrial property sells for $8.8M. Mexico remains largest U.S. trading partner in May as cross-border commerce… Continue reading Borderlands Mexico: Cross-border trade tops $87B in May

Let’s talk numbers, because that’s where this gets real. Manual freight measuring doesn’t fail loudly. It bleeds you quietly: → Reclassification fees on a single shipment can run hundreds of dollars — and they pile up fast across a busy dock. → Reweigh and re-measure charges hit when your numbers don’t match the carrier’s. Guess… Continue reading Let’s talk numbers, because that’s where this gets real.

Autonomous maritime technology company Saronic announced Thursday that it has selected the Port of Brownsville, Texas, as the site for Port Alpha, a planned $3 billion-plus next-generation shipyard. Saronic officials said the shipyard will dramatically expand U.S. shipbuilding capacity while creating up to 10,000 jobs in South Texas. “America’s maritime future depends on our ability… Continue reading Saronic picks Texas port for $3B shipyard, betting on defense manufacturing boom