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Navigating the 2025 Back‑to‑School Freight Surge

Back‑to‑school season isn’t just about pencils and backpacks, it’s one of the most demanding logistics challenges of the year. In 2025, this window brought some unexpected curveballs with early demand peaks, tighter capacity, and the ripple effects of ongoing tariff instability. This year, the back‑to‑school shipping frenzy kicked off way earlier than usual. Retailers rushed…