Holiday Shipping News Updates

BusinessEquipmentSafetyLogistics

Holiday Season Poses Elevated Threat for Fraud, Cargo Theft

Heightened risk of fraud and theft this holiday season adds to the challenges the trucking industry already is contending with, experts warned.

December 11, 2025
BusinessTechnologyLogistics

Cyber Monday Remains Biggest Online Spending Day at $14.25B

Adobe said spending from Thanksgiving to Cyber Monday totaled $44.2 billion, up 7.7% from a year ago. Cyber Monday remains the biggest online spending day of the year at $14.25 billion.

December 2, 2025
BusinessEquipmentSafetyLogisticsFor-HireTop 100

UPS and FedEx Strain as MD-11 Jets Stay Grounded

The grounding has drained capacity and complicated operations for the world’s largest package delivery companies just as shipping volumes surge for the peak period through Christmas.

November 24, 2025
BusinessEquipmentLogisticsFor-HireGlobal FreightTop 100

Trucking Prepares for Subdued 2025 Holiday Shipping Season

Carriers attribute the softer outlook to shippers front-loading inventory earlier in the year due to tariff concerns, combined with cautious consumer spending amid inflation worries.

November 20, 2025
BusinessLogistics

Resilient Holiday Shoppers Primed to Overcome Market Woes

NRF data shows that consumer spending accounts for more than 68% of the national gross domestic product, marking the highest proportion in nearly 15 years.

November 13, 2025
GovernmentBusinessEquipmentLogisticsFor-Hire

Trucking Faces More Frugal Consumers This Holiday Season

The Project44 2025 Annual State of Consumer Holiday Shopping Report found that 40% of consumers have capped their holiday budgets at $500 amid economic uncertainty.

October 16, 2025
BusinessTechnologyLogistics

Holiday Online Sales Hit a Record $241 Billion in US

U.S. e-commerce spending rose 9% to a record $241 billion over the holiday period, sparked by widespread discounts, according to data from Adobe.

January 7, 2025
GovernmentBusiness

Holiday Shoppers Increased Spending by 3.8%

Sales rose this year during the holiday shopping season even as Americans wrestled with elevated prices for many groceries and other necessities, according to new data.

December 27, 2024
BusinessLogistics

DHL Sees Holiday Season Returning to Historical Norms

The DHL 2024 Peak Season Shipping Survey revealed Nov. 19 that 48% of small and medium-sized enterprises expect a year-over-year increase in holiday sales.

December 12, 2024
BusinessTechnologyLogisticsTop 100

Trucking, Logistics Experience Another Strong Holiday Season

The National Retail Federation reported that a near-record 197 million people shopped between Thanksgiving and Cyber Monday.

December 12, 2024