LTL Carriers Adapt Strategies Amid Freight Downturn

LTL Carriers Adapt Strategies Amid Freight Downturn

China's road transportation market faces challenges, particularly in the Less-than-Truckload (LTL) sector. Analyzing ODFL data and projected changes in import/export patterns by 2025, this analysis identifies key strategies for LTL companies to navigate the market downturn. These include refined operations, diversified services, technology enablement, and strong customer relationship management. Looking ahead, the logistics industry will increasingly prioritize efficiency, intelligence, and environmental sustainability to overcome the current difficulties.

02/04/2026 Logistics Industry Insights
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Arcbests Vaux Boosts Warehouse Logistics with Freight Tracking

Arcbests Vaux Boosts Warehouse Logistics with Freight Tracking

ArcBest introduces Vaux, an innovative platform designed to revolutionize freight loading, unloading, and transfer processes through a hardware and software combination, modernizing warehouse logistics. The Vaux platform significantly reduces loading and unloading times, offers comprehensive freight visibility, and has been piloted in sectors like retail and manufacturing. It aims to become the standard configuration for future warehouse logistics, promising increased efficiency and improved tracking throughout the supply chain.

02/04/2026 Logistics
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US Rail Freight Sees Mixed Results Carloads Up Intermodal Down

US Rail Freight Sees Mixed Results Carloads Up Intermodal Down

According to the Association of American Railroads, U.S. rail carload traffic for the week ending November 29th increased by 4.3% year-over-year, while intermodal volume decreased by 6.5% year-over-year. Year-to-date figures show slight growth in both carload and intermodal traffic. Businesses should closely monitor market dynamics, optimize transportation combinations, strengthen supply chain collaboration, and leverage technology to improve efficiency and reduce costs to navigate market changes.

02/04/2026 Logistics
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US Rail Freight Declines in September Amid Economic Uncertainty

US Rail Freight Declines in September Amid Economic Uncertainty

According to the Association of American Railroads, U.S. rail freight and intermodal traffic declined year-over-year for the week ending September 20. Grain and metallic ores carloads saw gains, while coal, miscellaneous carloads, and nonmetallic minerals experienced declines. Year-to-date figures still indicate overall growth. Rail operators need to improve operational efficiency, expand diversified services, and strengthen technological innovation to address challenges and achieve sustainable development.

01/18/2026 Logistics
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Averitt Express Unveils Retail Supply Chain Optimization Service

Averitt Express Unveils Retail Supply Chain Optimization Service

Averitt Express introduces its retail distribution service, focusing on providing retailers with customized supply chain solutions. The service aims to accelerate speed to shelf, optimize inventory management, and improve overall operational efficiency. By streamlining these processes, Averitt empowers retailers to gain a competitive edge in the demanding marketplace. This offering provides tailored strategies to meet the unique needs of each retailer, ensuring a more agile and responsive supply chain.

02/04/2026 Logistics
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South American Call Center Boosts Pet Brand Sales with 90 First Call Resolution

South American Call Center Boosts Pet Brand Sales with 90 First Call Resolution

Pet brand YP partnered with Callnovo's South American call center to solve technical support challenges, significantly improving after-sales service efficiency and user satisfaction. With 24/7 availability, native-speaking technical experts, and a professional customer service system, YP's first-time resolution rate for technical issues increased to 90%, and user satisfaction reached 95%. This partnership successfully transformed YP's strategy from reactive support to service leadership, enhancing brand competitiveness.

02/03/2026 Logistics Industry Insights
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Meichen Partners With TEMU to Streamline Seller Logistics

Meichen Partners With TEMU to Streamline Seller Logistics

Meichen has officially become a TEMU certified cooperative warehouse, offering core functionalities such as customized shipping rules, shipping cost estimation, and platform label switching. This helps merchants solve logistics challenges, reduce operating costs, and improve sales efficiency. A detailed operation guide is now available to help you easily navigate the TEMU cooperative warehouse. Take advantage of these features to streamline your operations and optimize your logistics process for increased profitability.

02/03/2026 Warehousing
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Philippines Advances Customs Reform with WCO World Bank Backing

Philippines Advances Customs Reform with WCO World Bank Backing

Philippine Customs is collaborating with the WCO and the World Bank to advance reform and modernization projects. The projects focus on three key goals: strengthening the information technology architecture, revitalizing human resource management, and establishing a customs academy. These initiatives aim to enhance customs efficiency and service capabilities, ultimately promoting the economic development of the Philippines. The WCO's specialized tools provide strong support for the implementation of these projects.

02/03/2026 Customs Knowledge
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Ecommerce Firms Push for Smoother Crossborder Customs Clearance

Ecommerce Firms Push for Smoother Crossborder Customs Clearance

The World Customs Organization (WCO) and the Universal Postal Union (UPU) jointly released guidelines to assist national customs and postal administrations in developing Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) at the national level. These MoUs aim to enhance information sharing, risk management collaboration, and improve customs clearance efficiency and security. The initiative seeks to reduce operational costs, improve customer experience, and facilitate trade, ultimately promoting the healthy development of cross-border e-commerce.

02/03/2026 Customs Knowledge
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Tongtool YMS Boosts Crossborder Ecommerce with Marketing Tools

Tongtool YMS Boosts Crossborder Ecommerce with Marketing Tools

YMS by Tongtu is a cross-border e-commerce growth engine, offering multi-platform marketing and advertising, intelligent assistance tools, a YMS distribution system, and dropshipping services. The system integrates with major platforms, supporting bulk ad creation, sales and inventory analysis, competitor monitoring, and Listing operation analysis. Training courses on Listing, marketing, ERP, and distribution are scheduled for next week to help sellers get started quickly and improve operational efficiency.

02/03/2026 Logistics Industry Insights
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