The Port of Virginia has added Indianapolis as a new destination from one of its two container terminals, vying for inland business mostly served now out of New York-New Jersey.
Less-than-truckload base rates are moving up by mid-single-digit percentages, but fuel prices and surcharges can more than double the amount shippers pay.
Last week’s $604 million advisory verdict from a Dallas County jury isn’t final and will be appealed if approved, but liability is becoming a bigger issue for freight brokers.
