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Shipping & Freight
High ImpactOct 15, 2026

Houston Port Drayage Crisis: Rates Up 40% Amid Capacity Crunch

The US container logistics network is experiencing pronounced stress at major gateways, particularly Houston, where drayage capacity has become the primary constraint on cargo flows. Despite sustained

The Loadstar#drayage-capacity#container-ports#houston-port
Shipping & Freight
High ImpactSep 23, 2026

Short-Haul Freight Surges 35% as Shippers Shift to Intermodal

The U.S. truckload market is undergoing a structural rebalancing driven by a sharp divergence between short-haul and long-haul freight volumes. According to FreightWaves SONAR data, short-haul freight

FreightWaves#short-haul-freight#length-of-haul#intermodal-conversion
Shipping & Freight
High ImpactSep 4, 2026

US Drayage Capacity Crisis Pushes Rates Higher, Limits Growth

The US drayage market is experiencing mounting pressure from a convergence of capacity-limiting factors, with major carriers like Schneider explicitly citing drayage constraints as barriers to growth.

The Loadstar#drayage-capacity#us-trucking#rate-increases
Shipping & Freight
High ImpactAug 6, 2026

Intermodal Demand Surges but Drayage Capacity Remains the Bottleneck

STG Logistics, an intermodal marketing company that emerged from Chapter 11 restructuring in July with new ownership from Fortress, Fidelity, and Invesco, is positioned to capitalize on a significant

FreightWaves#intermodal-boom#drayage-capacity#freight-demand
Shipping & Freight
High ImpactJul 19, 2026

Intermodal Rail Hits Record Growth as Shippers Abandon Trucking

Domestic intermodal rail volumes are experiencing historic growth in mid-2026, with outbound loaded container volumes running 13% above the same period in any year since 2020. This surge represents a

FreightWaves#intermodal-growth#rail-freight#truck-to-rail-conversion