An aerial view of shipping containers and freight railway trains ahead of a possible strike if there is no deal with the rail worker unions, at the BNSF Los Angeles Intermodal Facility rail yard in Lo...
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U.S. freight rates have peaked, another signal inflation is easing
Trucks at the entrance to the Port of Oakland in Oakland, California, US, on Thursday, July 14, 2022. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images U.S. freight rates increased 28% year over year, but ...
Port of Oakland slashing free wait time for import containers
In an aerial view, shipping containers sit on the dock at the Port of Oakland on May 20, 2022 in Oakland, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images The Port of Oakland has had enough of the long-dwel...
Why ‘free’ shipping isn’t free
The big carriers such as FedEx, UPS and Amazon make lots of deliveries, and none of those packages are being shipped for “free.” “People like free shipping because the word free is v...