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Less-than-truckload carriers are holding onto pricing discipline despite low demand, but more opportunities for LTL savings exist, speakers told the Inland ‘25 conference.

But Union Pacific’s Jim Vena says the cooperation agreements that rival railroads are making to compete with a combined UP-NS don’t yield the same benefits as a merger.

The president’s legislation rescinded $60 million in environmental programs created under the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act.

Robust international demand was led by the growth on the Asia-Europe trade that IATA attributes to a modal shift from ocean and evolving import rules from Washington that have diverted shipments from the trans-Pacific.

Many drivers could be caught up in a growing US crackdown on non-domiciled commercial driver’s licenses, with California ground zero in that campaign.

The fashion resale marketplace, which previously used Priority Mail, said delivery fees are the lowest they’ve been since 2017 due to the shift.

The White House has used the investigations in other sectors to implement tariffs, but the earliest any potential actions would take place is summer 2026, analysts said.

The US economy looks to weaken further in the fourth quarter due to tariffs and unemployment, but inventories are historically low and may spur 2026 freight demand, attendees at the Journal of Commerce’s Inland ‘25 Distribution Conference heard.

Canadian transportation regulators are considering whether empty container fees are justified, following protests from shipowners and vessel operators.

Scott Fremont started as chief supply chain officer for the grocery chain earlier this month following nearly 18 years with Target.