Annual Review & Outlook 2026 Cover Story
Weak US freight vitals bode poorly for 2026
By Bill Cassidy
US freight demand enters 2026 with container import volumes in retraction and surface shipments stuck in a three-year slump.
Container volumes will be flat to down next year, according to forecasts from S & P Global Ratings and Moody’ s, while truckload and lessthan-truckload( LTL) operators steel themselves for another so-so year. www. joc. com January 5, 2026 | Journal of Commerce 7