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Simple Insights — Supply Chain What warehouse costs at record highs mean for your supply chain Joyner Editorial August 2026 Transportation & Logistics For three years, shippers held the upper hand on warehouse space. Vacancy was high, rents were soft, and finding storage capacity wasn’t the hard part of running a supply chain. That balance …

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Simple Insights — Modal Strategy Intermodal is having its moment — here’s when rail actually makes sense Joyner Editorial August 2026 Transportation & Logistics For most of the past three years, the case for intermodal was simple but unappealing: rail was cheaper, but trucking was easier. When the freight recession kept truckload rates soft, shippers …

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Simple Insights — Risk & Preparedness Hurricane season meets tight capacity — how to protect your freight this fall Joyner Editorial August 2026 Transportation & Logistics Every year, hurricane season and peak freight season overlap. Every year, shippers are reminded to plan ahead. And every year, many don’t — until a storm is already forming …

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Simple Insights — Carrier Economics The true cost of running a truck just hit a record — here’s why that matters to shippers Joyner Editorial August 2026 Transportation & Logistics There’s a number that every shipper should know right now, even if they’ve never thought much about carrier economics before: $2.336 per mile. That’s what …

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Simple Insights — Market Watch The pre-peak freight rush is here — why August 2026 is unlike any recent year Joyner Editorial August 2026 Transportation & Logistics Peak freight season used to arrive in September. Then August. Now it’s already here — and it arrived months earlier than any recent playbook predicted. August 2026 is …

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Simple Insights — Trade & Policy USMCA uncertainty is back — what cross-border shippers need to know Joyner Editorial July 2026 Transportation & Logistics The agreement that governs $1.6 trillion in annual freight movement across North America just entered its most uncertain period since it replaced NAFTA in 2020. And most shippers haven’t adjusted their …

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Simple Insights — Risk & Security Freight fraud is on the rise — here’s how to protect your shipments Joyner Editorial July 2026 Transportation & Logistics Your freight left the dock. A carrier picked it up. Everything looked right — the paperwork, the truck, the driver. Then the shipment disappeared. And the carrier who was …

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Simple Insights — Legal & Industry The Supreme Court just changed freight brokerage — here’s what it means Joyner Editorial July 2026 Transportation & Logistics For years, freight brokers held a powerful legal shield. When an accident happened involving a carrier they hired, federal law largely protected them from state-level lawsuits. On May 14, 2026, …

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Simple Insights — Industry Watch Amazon just entered LTL — here’s what it means for everyone else Joyner Editorial June 2026 Transportation & Logistics On June 10, 2026, Amazon did something the freight industry has been bracing for. It opened its less-than-truckload service to every U.S. business, shipping to any destination. Not just Amazon warehouses. …

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Simple Insights — Market Watch The July 4th freight crunch is coming — are you ready? Joyner Editorial June 2026 Transportation & Logistics Every summer, the freight market tightens around the Fourth of July. Shippers rush goods out the door before the holiday. Drivers head home for the long weekend. Capacity gets a little harder …

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