Alexandra Blake

The Largest Truck Manufacturers in the World in 2026, Ranked (Revenue vs Units Built)

Daimler Truck leads global truck makers with about EUR 49.4 billion in revenue and 422,510 vehicles sold in 2025, yet China builds more trucks than anyone. Here is the 2026 ranking, and why revenue and unit volume point to different leaders.

FCA Incoterms 2020 and the On-Board Bill of Lading Problem (the Letter-of-Credit Fix)

FCA sales often clashed with a letter of credit that demands an on-board bill of lading. Here's the Incoterms 2020 fix, and why FCA beats FOB for containers.

ISF 10+2 Filing: An Importer's Guide to Timing, Data and Penalties (2026)

A practical ISF 10+2 guide for US ocean importers: the data elements, the 24-hour deadline, who files, and how to avoid $5,000 penalties.

How to Find and Verify an HS Code: A 2026 Importer How-To

A practical guide to HS code structure, how to find the right code, how to verify it with tariff schedules and binding rulings, and who is liable for errors.

FMCSA English Language Proficiency in 2026: A Carrier and Dispatcher Compliance Guide

Since June 2025, failing an English check puts a US driver out of service, and a February 2026 law made it statutory. Here is how the roadside test works, exactly what triggers an out-of-service order, the border-zone exception, and a prep checklist.

How Zara and Inditex Built Fashion's Fastest Supply Chain: A Logistics Breakdown

Zara's roughly two-week design-to-shelf cycle is a logistics achievement, not a marketing trick. Here is how Inditex's vertical integration, near-shore sourcing and deliberate air freight cut markdown and inventory risk, and what shippers can borrow.

Shipping Rare-Earth and Critical-Mineral Cargo in 2026: A Compliance Playbook

How to keep controlled rare-earth and magnet shipments moving in 2026: the three Chinese control tracks, MOFCOM license lead times, the documentation pack, and the mis-declaration trap.

UK CBAM in 2027: An Importer's Prep Playbook for 2026

UK CBAM starts charging on 1 January 2027 with no reporting-only phase. What importers of steel, aluminium, cement, fertiliser and hydrogen must prepare across 2026.

The EU Digital Product Passport: What Importers and Logistics Teams Should Prepare

The EU Digital Product Passport phases in from 2026 under the ESPR. What the mandate covers, the registry and battery-passport deadlines, who is responsible for non-EU goods, and how importers and logistics teams should prepare their supplier data now.

US Transshipment Tariff Crackdown 2026: The 40% Penalty and Compliance Guide

How the new 40% transshipment penalty works, where the line falls between legal substantial transformation and illegal transshipment, and a documentation checklist importers can use to prove country of origin.

ISO 14083 and the GLEC Framework in 2026: How Freight Emissions Get Counted

ISO 14083:2023 gives shippers and carriers one method for counting transport emissions, well-to-wheel, by transport chain element. Here is how it works with GLEC, CSRD and Scope 3 categories 4 and 9.

EUDR 2026: What Importers Actually Must Do Now

EUDR enforcement was delayed again to December 2026 and simplified in December 2025. Here is the operational read for importers on due diligence statements, geolocation data and penalties.