TLC Named an Inbound Logistics Top 100 3PL – Our 4th Consecutive Year!
TLC Named an Inbound Logistics Top 100 3PL for a Fourth Consecutive Year! Inbound Logistics has named The Logistix Company to its 2025 Top 100 Logistics Providers list for the fourth consecutive year! The honor highlights companies offering transformative supply chain technologies—spanning core systems like Transportation and Warehouse Management to cutting-edge AI, robotics, and data-driven […]
Tariffs Drag Down Imports
Tariffs Drag Down Imports U.S. container ports will see a 5.6% drop in 2025 import volumes, says the Global Port Tracker. Tariff shifts are the main driver. Retailers rushed goods in before duties hit, creating a mid-year spike but steep year-end declines. June rose slightly from May but fell sharply year-over-year. July likely marked the […]
Manufacturing Stays Sluggish
Manufacturing Stays Sluggish The manufacturing sector remained stuck in contraction mode in July, according to ISM’s latest data, with the PMI at 48.0—marking five consecutive months below growth territory. Seven industries managed to expand, but major sectors like machinery, transportation equipment, and electronics continued to decline. Tariffs and economic uncertainty weighed heavily on production planning […]
Freight Market Reset – TLC’s Joe Hassenfratz On The View From Jamestown
Freight Market Reset – TLC’s Joe Hassenfratz On The View From Jamestown In his discussion with The Chemical Company’s team, Joe Hassenfratz painted a clear picture of the current freight market. After a strong Q1, Q2 softened, and now Q3 is balancing out with a softer-than-usual peak season. Factors such as tariffs, shifting import volumes, […]
Coast-To-Coast Rail Shakeup
Coast-To-Coast Rail Shakeup Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern have unveiled a $72 billion megamerger that, if approved, will create the nation’s first true transcontinental freight railroad. The deal, the largest in rail history, comes amid decades of consolidation and promises to link East and West seamlessly. The combined network could boost efficiency for coast-to-coast shipments, […]
US – Japan Trade Deal
US – Japan Trade Deal The U.S. has secured a new trade pact with Japan that realigns key tariff rates and expands bilateral market access. President Trump announced a 15% import tariff on Japanese goods, including vehicles and parts, replacing a previously proposed 25% rate. In return, Japan will ease restrictions on U.S.-made cars, trucks, […]
Port Of Los Angeles Sets June Record
Port of Los Angeles Sets June Record June traffic at the Port of Los Angeles surged to a record 892,000 twenty-foot-equivalent units (TEUs), up 32% from May. That boost pushed first-half volume about 5% above the same period in 2024. Gene Seroka, the port’s executive director, said the record high spotlights a ‘tariff whipsaw’ effect. […]
Tariffs Delayed For Now
Tariffs Delayed For Now President Trump announced on July 7 that he will extend the 90-day pause on ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs until August 1. He also issued letters to 14 countries notifying them of new tariff rates between 25% and 40%. These new duties apply to imports from nations like Japan, South Korea, Myanmar, Laos, […]
New Trucking Agenda
New Trucking Agenda At the recent Samsara conference, ATA President Chris Spear celebrated policy wins that delayed California’s Advanced Clean Trucks Low NOx rules and paused the EPA’s Phase 3 greenhouse gas standards. He argued that these steps free the industry to phase in electric trucks where they make sense—like drayage, garbage, step vans, and […]
Tanker Rates Surge
Tanker Rates Surge Spot rates for VLCCs from the Persian Gulf to China shot up 50% last week. The jump came after the US struck Iran’s nuclear facilities on June 21. Then Tehran’s parliament backed plans to seal the Strait of Hormuz. Owners now earn over $57,000 per day, up from about $21,000 on June […]
