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(2 articles)Shipping & Freight
ModerateMay 5, 2026U.S. Freight Costs Surge Despite Lower Shipping Volumes
The U.S. Bank Freight Payment Index presents a counterintuitive market signal: freight volumes are contracting even as shippers face substantially higher per-unit transportation costs. This divergence
Logistics Management#freight-rates#shipping-costs#us-logistics
Shipping & Freight
ModerateMay 5, 2026Rising Transportation Costs Challenge Lean Inventory Models
The ITS Logistics Distribution + Fulfillment Q1 Index highlights a significant tension emerging in modern supply chain strategies: rising transportation costs are directly challenging the lean invento
citybiz#transportation-costs#lean-inventory#supply-chain-index