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Know which freight risks can hit your shipments before your carrier email arrives.

FreighterDeck scans ports, rail, diesel, weather, customs, labor, canals, and key lanes, then turns public-source noise into a daily operator brief with what changed, who is exposed, and what to check next.

Sources checked: BTS · FMC · NWS/NOAA · NOAA PORTS · NHC · USCG · EIA · AAR · STB · Panama & Suez Canal Authorities · Port authority dashboards · CBP CSMS · Federal Register · BLS · FMCS
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Today's top freight risks

What deserves operator attention this morning.

Live deck
Canals High

Suez Canal / Red Sea — Cape rerouting active

Where
Asia–Europe + Asia–U.S. East Coast lanes
Likely effect
10–14 added transit days; fuel + war-risk surcharges on Suez-routed cargo
Operator check
Confirm carrier routing + surcharge language with forwarder before booking
Source
Suez Canal Authority · IMO · gCaptain
Weather High

Severe weather alerts at major freight nodes

Where
29 freight-node states (coastal ports + inland rail hubs)
Likely effect
Gate closures, vessel delay, drayage disruption, intermodal cutoff misses
Operator check
Reconfirm pickup windows and port advisories on affected lanes
Source
NWS/NOAA · NHC · NOAA CO-OPS
Fuel Watch

Diesel + distillate inventory pressure

Where
U.S. trucking, drayage, rail intermodal
Likely effect
Fuel surcharge pressure on next-week shipments
Operator check
Review next-week FSC exposure with carriers
Source
EIA national + PADD regional · EIA distillate stocks

Each card: what changed · where · who is exposed · operator check · source. Full deck and watch-next layer below.

Live deck status

Top active freight signals — ranked by role, not alphabetized.

EIA · NWS/NOAA · FMC · Panama Canal Authority · Port Notices · Rail Advisories · CBP
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Top freight developments right now.

Freight news

Stories tied to active freight domains. Primary source links included. Not logistics advice.

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13 tracked
Signals

Ranked freight risk cards across all monitored domains.

EIA · NWS/NOAA · FMC · Panama Canal Authority · Port Notices · CBP
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Coverage

Ports and lanes FreighterDeck monitors every day.

Severity assessment, source pulls, and operator briefs cover these gateways and corridors. Coverage expands as customer signals identify new lanes.

U.S. West Coast ports

  • Los Angeles + Long Beach (San Pedro Bay)
  • Oakland
  • Seattle / Tacoma (NWSA)
  • San Francisco approach

U.S. East Coast ports

  • New York / Newark / Bayonne
  • Savannah
  • Charleston
  • Norfolk / Newport News (Port of Virginia)
  • Philadelphia
  • Boston approach

U.S. Gulf Coast ports + energy corridors

  • Houston / Galveston Bay
  • New Orleans
  • Mobile
  • Gulf energy + chemical lane

International chokepoints + canals

  • Panama Canal (transit, water level, slot availability)
  • Suez Canal / Red Sea (Houthi / Cape rerouting)
  • Strait of Hormuz (Persian Gulf transit risk + JWC listings)

Cross-border + nearshoring

  • Mexico border / Laredo
  • U.S.–Canada land border crossings
  • Nearshoring corridor: Mexico–U.S. Gulf / Southeast

Rail + intermodal hubs

  • Chicago (Class I gateway)
  • Memphis · Kansas City · St. Louis
  • Atlanta · Dallas / Fort Worth
  • Class I service performance (UP, BNSF, NS, CSX, CN, CPKC)

Ocean lanes

  • Trans-Pacific (Asia → U.S. West Coast + East Coast)
  • Asia → Europe (via Suez and Cape)
  • Indo-Pacific + Persian Gulf crude/LNG flows
  • U.S. Gulf → Europe + Latin America

Inland waterways

  • Mississippi River system
  • Ohio River system
  • USACE-tracked locks (gauge-height proxy)
Census Freight Intelligence

Trade-flow, freight baseline, trucking, and local market context.

FreighterDeck combines market signals with official Census trade and freight baselines so operators can see not just what changed, but where exposure may exist by port, commodity, industry, and geography. Source-backed intelligence layers, not live shipment tracking.

Port Trade Pulse Monthly

Monthly Census trade data by port and commodity. Useful for exposure and routing context, not real-time vessel tracking.

  • Why this matters: Where your shipments enter the U.S. determines which port disruptions, labor risks, and inland routing constraints actually affect you.
  • What to monitor: Monthly import value swings at LA/LB, NY/NJ, Savannah, Houston, Norfolk, Charleston — sustained YoY declines ease landside congestion; sustained rises pressure yard space and drayage.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau International Trade API
Commodity Flow Baseline 2022 baseline

Structural view of how goods move across the U.S. Use as baseline freight context.

  • Why this matters: CFS shows the long-run mix of how freight moves by commodity, mode, and average distance. It's the baseline against which live signals (fuel cost, rail velocity, port dwell) get interpreted.
  • What to monitor: Mode share + average shipment distance for your commodity — long-haul commodities are more sensitive to diesel cost moves and intermodal cutoff misses.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Commodity Flow Survey
Truck Fleet Baseline 2021 baseline

Truck fleet baseline from the 2021 Vehicle Inventory and Use Survey.

  • Why this matters: Vehicle count + VMT + average miles-per-vehicle approximate regional trucking capacity. Use for capacity context when interpreting current spot-rate or fuel-cost signals.
  • What to monitor: State-level fleet capacity in markets where your shipments originate or terminate — capacity-tight states drive higher spot rates first.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Vehicle Inventory and Use Survey
Local Freight Market Footprint Annual baseline

Trucking, warehousing, and transport-support firms in scope. Use for market sizing and territory planning.

  • Why this matters: Local establishment + employment density approximates where freight demand is concentrated. Useful for territory planning and exposure analysis.
  • What to monitor: Truck Transportation (NAICS 484), Warehousing & Storage (493), Transport Support (488) totals nationally and by state — concentration shifts signal where freight gravity is moving.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns

Census data is official U.S. government data. International Trade and Economic Indicators update more frequently. CFS, CBP, and VIUS should be treated as baseline context.

Methodology & sources

Public-source discipline. Plain-English operator cards. Not logistics advice.

What each signal showsDomain, region, lanes affected, modes, what changed, who is affected, what to check, and what to watch next.
Primary sourcesEIA, NWS/NOAA, FMC Containerized Freight Statistics, Panama Canal Authority, port authority notices, Class I railroad advisories, CBP trade alerts, FreightWaves, JOC, gCaptain.
Severity labelsEvery signal is labeled Critical, High, Watch, or Stable — so you know whether a risk is immediate, developing, or calm.
Ranking logicSignal severity, recency, source authority, and your operator role (importer / 3PL / procurement / operations) weight what you see first.
ScopeU.S. import and export freight — ports, ocean, canals, diesel, trucking, rail, weather, labor, customs, and key international routes.
What FreighterDeck is notFreighterDeck is not a shipment tracker, EDI system, customs broker, freight forwarder, or replacement for your TMS. It is a decision-support brief for operators who need context before they decide.
Important notice

FreighterDeck provides general freight risk intelligence for decision-support purposes only. It is not freight brokerage, carrier selection, customs brokerage, insurance, legal, financial, investment, or professional logistics advice. Information may be incomplete, delayed, revised, or inaccurate. Verify all operational decisions with carriers, forwarders, brokers, port authorities, government agencies, and other primary sources. FreighterDeck does not guarantee shipment arrival times, freight rates, carrier performance, customs clearance, port availability, or route conditions. See our Terms and Privacy policies.