Topic: Rates and Pricing

In its “Q2 U.S. Industrial Market Report,” the firm observed that second quarter net national absorption, at 29.9 million square-feet (MSF), was in line with the first quarter’s 30.3 MSF tally, adding that the second quarter output came in ahead of expectations, and also that demand was paced by “newly built logistics product,” which the firm defines as warehouses built since 20023.

Major changes are coming to the National Motor Freight Classification (NMFC)  methodology and ratings, effective July 19. If you’re unsure what this means or how it might impact your shipping operation, join the club.

There were 1.93 million loads on the DAT One network during the week of June 29 to July 5 (Week 27), which is down 20% compared to the previous week and is expected when comparing a holiday week to a full workweek.

In this podcast, Logistics Management Group News Editor Jeff Berman interviews John McCown, Non-Resident Senior Fellow at the Center for Maritime Strategy, the Navy League’s think tank.

Rising 1.2 cents, the national average came in at $3.739, following a 4.8-cent decline, to $3.727, for the week of June 30.

While there have not been material changes in United States trade policy going back to the three-month pause of the White House’s reciprocal tariffs implemented on April 9, it stands to reason that will be soon coming to an end, with the pause set to expire on July 9. But it may not be the end that was initially expected, with various reports indicating the pause has been moved back to August 1.

The June LMI reading, at 60.7, increased by 1.3% over May’s 59.4, while representing only the third time going back to July 2022 it has cracked the 60 mark—all of which have occurred in 2025, with 2023 and 2024 not making it to that level.

The move targets low-cost shipments from companies like Shein and Temu, which have relied on the rule to avoid tariffs.

Business and industry concerns issued positive support in regards to the House passing the legislation.

President Donald Trump announced a trade agreement with Vietnam this week, slashing the threatened 46% tariff on Vietnamese imports to 20% and granting duty-free entry for U.S. goods. The deal comes as Washington intensifies efforts to redraw global supply chains and reduce America’s reliance on Chinese manufacturing.

The June Services PMI, at 50.8 (a reading of 50 or higher signals growth), increased 0.9% over May’s 49.9 reading.

FedEx said that this new pricing and rating structure is for parcel pickups in the United States and Canada. And it added that this new rating structure will charge weekly for regularly scheduled (U.S. and Canada) and automated pickups (U.S. only), regardless of service type—whether it is FedEx expedited or standard service—with on-call pickups in the U.S. charged per stop.

There were 2.3 million loads on the DAT One network during the week of June 22-28, the last full shipping week before the July 4 holiday,” said DAT. That’s 14% higher than the previous week, 2% less year over year, and nearly identical to Week 26 in 2023. The number of truck posts decreased by 11% to 229,752, 45% lower than the same week in 2024.

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The legislation, entitled the “Federal Maritime Commission Act of 2025” was introduced by Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) and co-sponsored by Mike Ezell (R-MS), John Garamendi (D-CA), and Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA).

For April, the most recent month for which data is available, the TCI fell to -0.81, following a 0.28 March reading. This followed a -0.21 February reading, which marked an improvement over January’s -2.56 reading, and nearly erased all of the growth seen in December, which posted a 2.67 reading. Which was preceded by November’s 3.02, its highest reading going back to April 2022.

The firm reported that May imports, at 2.71 million TEU (Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units), fell 5.7% annually

The May shipments reading, at 1.054, fell 4.0% annually and was down 0.4% compared to April, and May expenditures, at 3.313, increased 0.8% annually and were up 1.4% compared to April.

With the NMFC classification changes coming up, is your team prepared to face the impacts?