CAP Logistics Insights
Freight intelligence for urgent, high-value cargo.
Operational playbooks, market signals, and risk briefings for teams protecting uptime across air, ground, ocean, and specialized freight.
Today's briefing LA-Long Beach Strike Threat Deferred to Nov. 20, Extending Freight Uncertainty at a Gateway Already Under Inland Pressure Los Angeles-Long Beach terminals avoided an immediate watchmen walkout after PMA and ILWU Local 26 extended their contract through November 20, 2026. But the longer extension leaves the b... Read the briefingConditions
Where freight risk stands right now.
The surfaces we have briefed on most recently, newest first. Each tile opens every briefing on that surface. All conditions lists the full set.
- Ports, rail & drayage Los Angeles-Long Beach terminals avoided an immediate watchmen walkout after PMA and ILWU Local 26 extended their contract through November 20, 2026. Bu... 22 briefings
- Ocean rates & capacity A new extension in labor talks between the PMA and ILWU Local 26 has postponed a possible stoppage at Los Angeles and Long Beach through midnight Novemb... 43 briefings
- Strait of Hormuz Container operators are still avoiding the Strait of Hormuz, and the bigger freight story is now structural adaptation: cargo is increasingly being rout... 22 briefings
- Truckload & LTL This article lays out a week-specific operating plan for Thanksgiving 2026 freight, showing why the biggest risks are often consignee cutoffs and Monday... 26 briefings
- Carrier risk & liability A cluster of October 29, 2026 developments turned cargo theft into a broader freight-execution story: industry groups are pushing Congress for stronger ... 8 briefings
- Air cargo Oversized AOG shipments require a different operating model from routine expedited freight because aircraft fit, stand design, loading method and custom... 14 briefings
- Red Sea & Suez A selective return of Asia-Europe services to the Suez Canal is shortening voyage times for some loops while others remain routed around the Cape of Goo... 10 briefings
- Line-down & expedite Urgent freight often fails not because the truck cannot get there, but because the destination cannot legally or operationally receive it on arrival. Re... 13 briefings
Latest analysis
Newest operational guidance.
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LA-Long Beach Strike Threat Deferred to Nov. 20, Extending Freight Uncertainty at a Gateway Already Under Inland Pressure
A stopgap deal delays the LA-Long Beach strike threat to Nov. 20, extending labor uncertainty amid rail and inland pr...
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LA-Long Beach Strike Deadline Slips Again, Turning Port Labor Uncertainty Into a New Inland Freight Risk
Another LA-LB labor deadline extension is keeping terminals open but raising rail, drayage and inland planning risk.
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Hormuz Avoidance Is Starting to Redraw Gulf Freight Routes
Fresh reporting shows Hormuz risk is pushing Gulf cargo toward alternative ports, feeder legs, and inland corridors.
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Thanksgiving 2026 Freight Plan: What to Ship Before the Holiday, What to Hold, and How to Manage the Monday Backlog
How to plan truckload and LTL freight around Thanksgiving 2026, including pre-holiday moves, receiving cutoffs, and t...
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Cargo Theft Is Escalating Across Rail and Truckload—and Industry Groups Want a Federal Response
Cargo theft is widening across rail and truckload, with federal pressure building and logistics teams tightening pick...
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Why Winter Can Cut the Legal Operating Window for Oversized Loads
Winter can cut legal oversize travel hours through daylight limits, curfews, and weather holds. Here is how to plan m...
Playbooks
Start from the situation you're in.
Evergreen operational guidance, indexed by the problem rather than the topic.
My line is down and I need a part.
AOG, critical spares, mode selection under time pressure, and the response plan that should exist before the call.
- AOG Parts Logistics: Build the Response Plan Before the Call Comes
- Critical Cargo Mode Selection: When to Use Hot Shot, Team Drivers, Air Freight, or Air Charter
- Expedited Freight for Aerospace and Aviation Parts: When Speed Alone Is Not Enough
5 playbooks in this situation
It won't fit on a standard trailer.
Permits, trailer selection, escorts and the constraints that set the real clock.
I don't know if this carrier is real.
Vetting, double brokering, cargo theft and what coverage actually owes you.
The destination is the hard part.
Border execution, remote sites, hazmat and last-mile constraints that stall moves.
What CAP moves
When the freight cannot wait.
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AOG and aerospace
Aircraft-on-ground parts recovery, next-flight-out, charter, and chain-of-custody control to the receiving gate.
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Oversized and heavy haul
Permit routing, trailer selection, escorts, and site-access planning for loads that do not fit a standard deck.
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Shutdown and turnaround
Critical-parts sequencing against outage windows, where a late delivery becomes plant-level downtime.
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Cross-border and remote
Mexico and Canada border execution, mine sites, and last-mile constraints that stall otherwise simple moves.
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