The report’s December shipments reading—at 1.122—saw a 6.7% annual increase, and December freight expenditures—at 3.077—saw a 13% annual increase, turning in its highest reading on record. kwhorisk@ehpub.com

Rail carloads—at 235,404—saw a 1.6% annual decrease, and intermodal containers and trailers saw a 10.4% annual gain, to 289,849 units. kwhorisk@ehpub.com

Greenwich, Conn.-based global freight transportation and logistics services provider XPO Logistics said today that it reached a new high-water mark with its digital freight marketplace, XPO Connect, noting that the Drive XPO app, which is used by carriers and truck drivers to access XPO Connect, has now been downloaded more than 300,000 times. kwhorisk@ehpub.com

Minneapolis, Minn.-based global logistics services provider and freight forwarder C.H. Robinson and Cary, N.C.-based data analytics company SAS introduced a partnership geared towards providing an end-to-end supply chain solution focused on integrating inventory and demand signal data with real-time transportation data. kwhorisk@ehpub.com

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It stands to reason that when assessing the current state of many supply chain-, freight- and logistics-related trends and themes, that, in many cases, there is more uncertainty than certainty. That is somewhat of a blanket statement to be sure, but it does not lessen its credence either. kwhorisk@ehpub.com