Updated on November 3, 2025
This State of the Industry report aims to provide a comprehensive analysis of the transportation logistics industry, shedding light on its key drivers, trends, and emerging technologies. By examining the current landscape and forecasting future developments, we seek to equip decision-makers, industry professionals, and stakeholders with valuable insights to navigate the ever-evolving logistics landscape.
With the world becoming increasingly interconnected, the transportation logistics industry faces both immense opportunities and unprecedented challenges. Globalization, e-commerce, and advancements in technology have sparked a seismic shift in consumer expectations, supply chain strategies, and sustainability concerns.
Highlights for the general freight report include:
- Trucking spot rates rallied twice in October, despite being mostly unsupported by a concurrent rise in tender rejections.
- Sentiment among U.S. manufacturers is divided on whether the sector is experiencing growth or not, though most agree the degree of change is slim.
- Recent remarks from Federal Reserve officials have indicated that the Fed is pivoting towards a dovish outlook, as the rate of quantitative easing is expected to hasten in the final months of 2025.
- Rising trade tensions between the U.S. and China are behind an uptick in U.S.-bound container freight, but the effect will likely be short-lived.
- Domestic intermodal volume has been far steadier than its international counterpart, thanks to shippers’ repositioning efforts and a shift towards East Coast ports.
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