Stock building by manufacturers is contributing to higher shipment weights at large LTL carriers, as is the transfer of freight from truckload carriers.
The move would levy tariffs of 10% to 12.5% on 60 economies for allegedly failing to impose forced labor restrictions that the US Trade Representative claims has disadvantaged US workers.
A new platform that would score the dock efficiency of US LTL shippers could help restrain rising LTL costs — if shippers share the data.
