{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"Containers Don't Lie","home_page_url":"https://containersdontlie.com","description":"Containers Don't Lie","author":{"name":"Containers Don't Lie"},"items":[{"id":"https://containersdontlie.com/blog/f/whats-behind-soaring-national-warehouse-spot-rates","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/a27025dc-b1fd-4ef3-a072-64b5acc6e31b/warehouse-spot-rates-index.jpg\"/><p>The logistics and supply chain landscape is feeling the heat once again. Between shifting global trade policies, energy price pressures, and a massive surge in frontloaded freight, the warehousing market is undergoing a ...</p>","url":"https://containersdontlie.com/blog/f/whats-behind-soaring-national-warehouse-spot-rates","title":"What's Behind Soaring National Warehouse Spot Rates","summary":"The logistics and supply chain landscape is feeling the heat once again. 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In her recent Substack piece, \"Crude Realities,\" LaRocco digs into the cold, hard...","date_modified":"2026-07-18T10:40:03Z"},{"id":"https://containersdontlie.com/blog/f/warehouses-are-filling-up-again-what-the-2026-inventory-build-is","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/a27025dc-b1fd-4ef3-a072-64b5acc6e31b/warehouse-inventory-buildup.jpg\"/><p>America's warehouses are stuffing up again, and the data says this is not the usual seasonal restock. The Logistics Managers Index has swung back into expansion on the inventory side, and the reason is sitting in plain s...</p>","url":"https://containersdontlie.com/blog/f/warehouses-are-filling-up-again-what-the-2026-inventory-build-is","title":"Warehouses Are Filling Up Again: What the 2026 Inventory Build Is","summary":"America's warehouses are stuffing up again, and the data says this is not the usual seasonal restock. The Logistics Managers Index has swung back into expansion on the inventory side, and the reason is sitting in plain s...","date_modified":"2026-07-14T14:29:41Z"}]}