Contents
Delivering Global Trade and Logistics Intelligence. Since 1827. June 1, 2026 • Vol 27 • Issue 6
COLUMNS
4 Peaking early By Mark Szakonyi
22 A shipper’ s ASCS playbook By Paul Tonsager
68 The next great bottleneck By Robbert van Trooijen
70 Means of control By Peter Tirschwell
EVERY ISSUE
6 Spotlight 66 By the Numbers 69 Classifieds
ADVERTORIALS
46 Florida Trade and Logistics 54 Freight Payment
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Cover Story Supply-side squeeze
Diesel shock and a regulatory crackdown are restructuring US surface transport
SPECIAL REPORTS
14 Peak Season Forecast Breaking with tradition
Weak consumer confidence and rising inflation are dimming peak season hopes
‘ The worst may be behind us’
Trans-Pacific air freight is adjusting to a war-disrupted market
24 Top 25 North American Ports Whose port is it anyway?
More carrier-controlled terminal operations could be coming to the East Coast
Pressing the advantage
Western Canadian ports are pushing their IPI edge to grow imports from Asia
Full of empties
NY-NJ is updating its port tariff to combat a rising backlog of empty boxes
Building for tomorrow
Port Newark terminal is taking the first steps in its next major expansion
A new chassis era
The demise of the“ Pool of Pools” marks an equipment transition in Southern California
DEPARTMENTS
20 Logistics Marketing ploy or 3PL threat?
Amazon’ s integrated logistics offering has divided industry opinion
23 Government ¿ Hecho en México?
Tariff escalation led to enforcement gaps in Mexico rerouted goods, according to a report
42 Surface Transportation Window of opportunity
Record first-quarter intermodal savings will shrink in the coming quarters
Misplaced trust
Safety assumptions in“ carrier of the year” honors appear to be misguided www. joc. com June 1, 2026 | Journal of Commerce 3