Contents
Delivering Global Trade and Logistics Intelligence. Since 1827. February 2, 2026 • Vol 27 • Issue 2
COLUMNS
4 Buyer’ s market risk By Mark Szakonyi
18 The road( back) to cooperation By Larry Gross
33 Delivering on dimensional pricing By Debbie Sparks
52 Visibility as a transaction By Peter Creeden
54 Paying for predictability By Peter Tirschwell
EVERY ISSUE
6 Spotlight 50 By the Numbers
ADVERTORIALS
34 Canada Trade & Logistics
44 Gulf Coast Trade & Logistics
10 Cover Story Kicking the steel wheels
Peaking under the hood of the UP-NS merger
SPECIAL REPORTS
16 Intermodal, Drayage & Chassis Running while restructuring
STG’ s intermodal operations will remain intact amid bankruptcy proceedings
Where’ s my box?
The North American rail container fleet is now fully outfitted with GPS devices
22 West Coast Ports Terminal triage
An operator switch is giving Portland’ s Terminal 6 renewed hope
Lean, green cargo machines
Long Beach is considering developing a“ conventional, zero-emissions” terminal
DEPARTMENTS
20 International Maritime Early exam
Pre-Lunar New Year demand will give the trans-Pacific its first test of 2026
28 Government Bunker buster
Regulatory agencies are developing a framework for maritime nuclear power
29 Technology Trading allocations
A new product allows shippers to flex their MQC volumes on a weekly basis
30 Surface Transportation Rocky roads
US truckload pricing remains unsettled despite a red-hot December
A brake on capacity
The US trucking sector is split on the impact of non-domiciled CDL enforcement
A line in the sand
Washington state is weighing a permanent ban on funding port automation www. joc. com February 2, 2026 | Journal of Commerce 3