Updated on September 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:
- Despite U.S. ports posting record volumes in July, nothing appears to be capable of arresting container rates’ downward spiral.
- Truckload demand is on an unseasonal decline, yet tender rejections and carrier rates suggest a nationwide tightening of capacity — albeit a slow one.
- Rail shippers are skeptical about benefits arising from a potential merger between Norfolk Southern and Union Pacific, though many intermodal providers welcomed the news.
- Sentiment among manufacturers is growing darker, but consumer spending has been surprisingly robust throughout the summer so far.
- July’s abysmal print on the U.S. labor market convinced traders that the Federal Reserve will cut rates at its September meeting, with a majority further believing that the Fed will cut rates at all three of its remaining meetings in 2025.
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