Market Trends & Consumer Behaviour
UPS rolls out peak season rates for air and ground shipments Summary UPS has announced its 2025 peak demand surcharges covering the busy holiday shipping window. The surcharges run from 28 September 2025 through 17 January 2026, with fees ranging from $0.40 up to $8.75 per package depending on service level and shipment volume. The […]
Tariff uncertainty deepens as appeals court rejects IEEPA duties Summary The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, in a 7-4 decision, found that the majority of the White House’s tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) are unlawful. Enforcement of the tariffs will remain paused until 14 October to allow […]
Redefining Resilience: How autonomy is reinventing global supply chains Summary Accenture research argues that traditional cost-focused supply chains lack the operational optionality needed for today’s volatile world. AI-driven autonomy — rising from basic automation to agentic AI — is presented as the strategic pathway to faster reaction and recovery, improved profitability, lower emissions and better […]
U.S.-bound container imports hit second-highest month on record amid tariff and seasonal pressures Summary Descartes’ August Global Shipping Report shows U.S.-bound container imports reached 2,519,722 TEU — the second-highest monthly total in 2025. Volumes fell 3.9% from July but were up 1.6% year-on-year and 17.6% above pre-pandemic 2019 levels, underlining resilient demand despite tariff-driven uncertainty […]
Annual Study of Logistics and Transportation Trends: The great disconnect Summary The 34th Annual Study of Logistics and Transportation Trends, produced by Logistics Management with academic partners, finds a widening gap between what logistics professionals know they must do and what they actually do. Respondents recognise major disruptions — AI adoption, labour shortages, tariff volatility […]
The Great Disconnect: Bridging the knowing/doing gap in logistics Summary Our 34th Annual Study of Logistics and Transportation Trends finds a persistent gap between recognising what’s possible and actually doing it across people, process and technology. A survey of 281 experienced logistics professionals surfaces five core disconnects: AI awareness without adoption; talent treated as a […]
Preliminary August Class 8 truck net orders see annual declines Summary Preliminary data from FTR and ACT show continued weakness in Class 8 truck orders for August. FTR estimates 13,000 net orders in August — a 4% increase month-on-month but a 14% decline year-on-year, marking the eighth consecutive month of annual declines and well below […]
Revolutionizing SCM Software: Real-time visibility, AI, and seamless integration Summary Modern supply chain management (SCM) software is evolving from batch-based planning to real-time, AI-driven platforms that help shippers react within minutes to disruptions. The article explains how WMS, TMS, YMS and ERP tools are converging with machine learning and generative AI to improve planning, exception […]
Looking at the Intermodal market with Larry Gross, President, Gross Transportation Consulting Summary LM Group News Editor Jeff Berman interviews Larry Gross of Gross Transportation Consulting about the current state and outlook for the US intermodal market. Key topics: the newly announced CSX–BNSF intermodal partnership, the limited interchange between railroads (around 14%), the effect of […]
2025 YMS Update: How yard management systems are transforming the modern supply chain Summary Yard Management Systems (YMS) are moving from niche tools to essential infrastructure for modern supply chains. Organisations are adopting modular YMS capabilities — from automated gate check-in/out and dock appointment scheduling to real-time trailer and asset visibility — to reduce yard […]
