Mid-Year Rate Outlook: Uncertainty Persists
Shippers are finding no comfort in the pervasive dismal mood of the transportation industry as the cost of fuel continues to rise and everyone is weighing modal alternatives more carefully than ever. Click here to continue

Ocean cargo: Shippers may not wait for ILWU to sign labor agreement
Although the six-year West Coast waterfront labor agreement expired, negotiations between the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) on a new contract will continue. Shippers may not be waiting for that to happen, however. Click here to continue

Are fuel prices driving a domestic intermodal shift?
While new reports say there's a move to the rails, our survey finds that many shippers are still not ready—or willing—to give intermodal a spin. Click here to continue

Air Cargo: Department of Justice finds more carriers at fault in price-fixing scheme
Major international airlines have agreed to each plead guilty and pay criminal fines totaling $504 million for participating in a multi–year conspiracy to fix prices for air cargo rates. Click here to continue

Diesel prices
Diesel prices spiked 8.2 cents this week to $4.727 per gallon, hitting a new record high. This week's price is 187.8 cents higher than the price last year at this time. Click here to continue

First small rail rate case favors shipper
In what could prove to be a major precedent and remedy for small rail rate complaints, the U.S. Surface Transportation Board (STB) ruled unanimously in favor of a shipper this week who filed under a new administrative procedure which allows for relief in "small rate cases." Click here to continue

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