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The Fight Against Cargo Theft: An Inland26 Webcast
May 13, 2026, 2:00 PM EDT
A once growing threat has now turned into an almost ever-present risk to trucking-based North American supply chains. The range of illegal schemes that underpin cargo theft and fraud activity seems limitless, and yet the market is fully attuned to the threat in way it has never been before. Additionally, intense scrutiny from regulators and legislators, and solutions developed by 3PLs and software companies, are giving shippers hope that the industry may be able to get its arms around this thorny and multidimensional issue. In this one-hour webcast, a glimpse at what the Journal of Commerce team will deliver at September’ s Inland Distribution Conference in Chicago, experts identifying and tackling cargo theft and fraud— from across the modal landscape— will describe the current state of play, as well as what the future may hold for addressing the most problematic and frequent acts. Shippers will take away actionable recommendations, while brokers will learn about the role they can play in helping to mitigate the ongoing threat. https:// bit. ly / 3QTFunK
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Breakbulk and Project Cargo: Navigating the Chaos Wrought by War in Middle East
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Geopolitical volatility in the Middle East is again reshaping how breakbulk and project cargo moves— by sea and by air— and the stakes for schedule certainty, safety, and cost have rarely been higher. At the end of February, joint US-Israeli air strikes on Iran, followed by retaliatory attacks across the Middle East brought sea and air movements of breakbulk and project cargoes to a standstill, creating a fast-moving risk landscape for heavy-lift, outof-gauge, and time-critical shipments. In this timely hourlong webcast, industry specialists will unpack what these developments mean for project forwarders, EPCs, carriers, brokers, and cargo owners moving equipment for energy, infrastructure, mining, and industrial builds. The session will connect the geopolitical headlines to the realities of execution: diversion planning, re-routing mid-transit, port-call and transshipment risks, and sea corridor constraints that can affect charter availability, payload planning, and permissions. The webcast will conclude with an outlook for the second quarter of 2026, highlighting scenarios that could stabilize— or further disrupt— reliability for project cargo corridors linking the Gulf and Europe-Asia and what we can expect to discuss at Breakbulk26 in New Orleans on April 20-22. https:// bit. ly / 3PFGETh
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Freight returning to US LTL market as pricing, fuel costs climb
Fast-rising fuel costs and a long-awaited uptick in demand are pushing less-thantruckload( LTL) pricing toward record highs, adding to shipper supply chain costs. https:// bit. ly / 4e3bdwy
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Tailwinds for US intermodal growth strengthening: analyst
The numbers are in for intermodal performance for the first quarter, and the reading is surprisingly strong, even though the headline numbers don’ t look all that wonderful. https:// bit. ly / 4w081Z8
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