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(3 articles)Shipping & Freight
High ImpactSep 4, 2026US 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
Risk & Disruption
High ImpactAug 21, 2026Aircraft Parts Shortage: The Real Bottleneck in Airline Capacity
The aviation industry faces a structural supply-side constraint that has nothing to do with travel demand. Global travel demand remains robust despite geopolitical headwinds, yet carriers cannot expan
The Loadstar#airline-capacity#aircraft-maintenance#supply-chain-constraint
Shipping & Freight
High ImpactJul 21, 2026Only 1.4% of US Carriers Qualified for Specialized Steel Freight
TA Services' Steel Transportation Index has identified a significant structural constraint in the U.S. freight market: only 1.4% of active carriers possess the qualifications required to safely and le
American Journal of Transportation#steel-transportation#carrier-qualification#specialized-freight