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Navigating Freight Trends in 2025: Insights from the Cass Freight Index
The freight market in early 2025 is a tale of cautious recovery, persistent challenges, and looming uncertainties. The latest data from...
Kelsea Ansfield
Mar 21, 20255 min read


Walmart Rolls Forward with Brokerage: A Game-Changer for Supply Chains and a Challenge to Amazon
Walmart, the retail behemoth known for its sprawling stores and massive private fleet, is making waves in the logistics world with the...
Kelsea Ansfield
Mar 21, 20254 min read


Rising Last-Mile Delivery Costs: Challenges and Opportunities for E-Commerce Supply Chains
The e-commerce boom has transformed how goods move from warehouses to doorsteps, but a new report from DS Smith, Last-Mile Delivery: The...
Kelsea Ansfield
Mar 20, 20254 min read


Carriers Upgrade Border Shipping Amid Tariff Tumult
The North American supply chain landscape is undergoing a transformation as carriers adapt to shifting trade dynamics and looming...
Kelsea Ansfield
Mar 20, 20254 min read


Record January Imports: A Closer Look at Freight Trends and Their Implications for Supply Chains
The U.S. economy kicked off 2025 with a surprising surge in imports, breaking records for the month of January. According to a recent...
Kelsea Ansfield
Mar 19, 20254 min read


Amazon’s LTL Ambitions: A Seismic Shift Looms for Retail Freight
The less-than-truckload (LTL) market has been a rare bright spot in a trucking industry battered by a prolonged freight recession. While...
Kelsea Ansfield
Mar 18, 20255 min read


DAT Truckload Volume Index: February Spot Market Declines Signal Caution for 2025
The truckload freight market entered 2025 with high hopes. After a challenging few years, many in the industry—shippers, carriers, and...
Kelsea Ansfield
Mar 18, 20255 min read


NMFTA’s Class IT+ Tool: Simplifying Freight Classification
The less-than-truckload (LTL) freight classification process has long been a complex puzzle for shippers, carriers, and logistics...
Kelsea Ansfield
Mar 17, 20254 min read


Dry Van Report: Small Carrier Margins Shrink in February
The dry van freight market is sending mixed signals in early 2025, and the latest Dry Van Report from DAT Freight & Analytics, authored...
Kelsea Ansfield
Mar 13, 20253 min read


January 2025 Freight TSI: A Mixed Start to the Year
The U.S. freight transportation landscape kicked off 2025 with a slight stumble but a steady pulse. According to the latest data from the...
Kelsea Ansfield
Mar 12, 20255 min read


Air Cargo Rates Plummet: Navigating the De Minimis Shake-Up
The air cargo market is in flux, and U.S. shippers are feeling the turbulence. Spot air freight rates from Shanghai to the U.S. dropped a...
Kelsea Ansfield
Mar 11, 20255 min read


The Ocean Shipper Bill of Rights: A Game-Changer for U.S. Shippers
The U.S. shipping industry is at a pivotal moment. At the recent TPM25 conference in Long Beach, California, the National Industrial...
Kelsea Ansfield
Mar 10, 20255 min read


Preparing for UPS Shipping Zone Changes in 2025: What Businesses Need to Know
On March 24, 2025, UPS will roll out updates to its shipping zone structure, a change that could significantly impact shipping costs for...
Kelsea Ansfield
Mar 7, 20253 min read


Navigating UPS’s 2025 Billing and Rate Changes: What Supply Chain Professionals Need to Know
The supply chain landscape is ever-evolving, and staying ahead requires a keen eye on the operational and financial adjustments made by...
Kelsea Ansfield
Mar 6, 20255 min read


U.S. Firms Take Control of Panama Canal Ports
At Gain Consulting, we’re always tracking the shifts that redefine the supply chain landscape. This week, a monumental $22.8 billion deal...
Kelsea Ansfield
Mar 5, 20254 min read


USPS Priority Next Day Launches in 54 Markets: A Game-Changer for E-Commerce and Supply Chains
The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) kicked off March with a bold step forward in its service offerings: the launch of Priority Next Day , an...
Kelsea Ansfield
Mar 3, 20254 min read


Resilience and Recovery: How the Port of Baltimore Thrived in 2024 and What It Means for U.S. Shippers
At Gain Consulting, we’re committed to keeping U.S. shippers informed about the latest developments in supply chain infrastructure and...
Kelsea Ansfield
Mar 3, 20254 min read


Leveraging Supply Chain Stability After the ILA Labor Agreement
The supply chain industry has been buzzing with the news of the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) securing a landmark labor...
Kelsea Ansfield
Feb 26, 20253 min read


Q4 2024: U.S. Ecommerce Boom Signals a New Era for Supply Chains
The numbers are in, and they’re telling a story that supply chain leaders can’t ignore: U.S. ecommerce sales in Q4 2024 reached new...
Kelsea Ansfield
Feb 25, 20252 min read


Dockworkers’ Landmark Vote Promises Supply Chain Peace Until 2030
At Gain Consulting, we’re always keeping a close eye on developments that could impact the supply chain landscape. This week, a...
Kelsea Ansfield
Feb 24, 20253 min read
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