/* ============================================================
   Top Auto Shipping Companies — Site styles
   IBM Plex Sans, muted navy palette, editorial restraint
   ============================================================ */

@import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=IBM+Plex+Sans:wght@400;500;600;700&display=swap');

:root {
  --maxw: 1080px;
  --pad: 40px;
}

/* ---- Palette: muted navy ---- */
body {
  --bg: #FFFFFF;
  --surface: #F6F7F9;
  --surface-2: #EEF1F4;
  --text: #15181C;
  --text-2: #5A626E;
  --text-3: #868E9A;
  --rule: #E3E6EB;
  --rule-2: #D5DAE1;
  --accent: #1E3A5F;
  --accent-2: #16293F;
  --on-accent: #FFFFFF;
  --badge-bg: #1E3A5F;
  --badge-text: #FFFFFF;
  --sans: "IBM Plex Sans", system-ui, -apple-system, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif;
}

*, *::before, *::after { box-sizing: border-box; }
html, body { margin: 0; padding: 0; }
body {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  background: var(--bg);
  color: var(--text);
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
  text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;
  font-size: 17px;
  line-height: 1.6;
  transition: background .25s ease, color .25s ease;
}
body::before {
  content: "";
  display: block;
  height: 5px;
  background: var(--accent);
}
a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }
::selection { background: var(--accent); color: var(--on-accent); }

.wrap { max-width: var(--maxw); margin: 0 auto; padding: 0 var(--pad); }

/* ============ Header ============ */
.masthead {
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
  background: var(--bg);
}
.mast-row {
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between;
  height: 76px;
}
.logo {
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 18px;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  color: var(--text);
}
.logo .accent { color: var(--accent); }
nav.primary { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px; }
.navitem {
  position: relative;
  font-size: 15px;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: -0.005em;
  color: var(--text-2);
  cursor: pointer;
  padding: 12px 16px;
  border-radius: 6px;
  transition: color .15s ease, background .15s ease;
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 7px;
}
.navitem:hover { color: var(--text); background: var(--surface); }
.navitem .chev {
  width: 7px; height: 7px;
  border-right: 1.4px solid currentColor;
  border-bottom: 1.4px solid currentColor;
  transform: rotate(45deg) translate(-1px,-1px);
  transition: transform .2s ease;
  opacity: .6;
}
.navitem.open .chev { transform: rotate(-135deg) translate(-1px,-1px); opacity: 1; }
.dropdown {
  position: absolute; top: 100%; left: 0; min-width: 260px;
  background: var(--bg);
  border: 1px solid var(--rule-2);
  border-radius: 10px;
  box-shadow: 0 14px 40px -12px rgba(20,24,28,0.22);
  padding: 7px;
  margin-top: 6px;
  opacity: 0; pointer-events: none; transform: translateY(-5px);
  transition: opacity .15s ease, transform .15s ease;
  z-index: 30;
}
.dropdown::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: -10px;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
  height: 10px;
  background: transparent;
}
.navitem.open .dropdown { opacity: 1; pointer-events: auto; transform: translateY(0); }
.dropdown a {
  display: block;
  padding: 11px 14px;
  font-size: 15px;
  font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--text-2);
  border-radius: 6px;
}
.dropdown a:hover { background: var(--surface); color: var(--text); }

/* ============ Hero ============ */
.hero {
  padding: 124px 0 116px;
  background-image: radial-gradient(circle, #DCE1E7 1.2px, transparent 1.2px);
  background-size: 28px 28px;
  background-position: 0 0;
}
.hero .eyebrow {
  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
  color: var(--accent);
  margin: 0 0 26px;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 10px;
}
.hero .eyebrow::before {
  content: "";
  display: inline-block;
  width: 8px;
  height: 8px;
  background: var(--accent);
  border-radius: 50%;
}
.hero h1 {
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: clamp(46px, 6.6vw, 92px);
  line-height: 0.98;
  letter-spacing: -0.035em;
  margin: 0;
  max-width: 15ch;
  color: var(--text);
}
.hero-sub {
  font-size: clamp(18px, 1.5vw, 22px);
  font-weight: 400;
  line-height: 1.5;
  color: var(--text-2);
  max-width: 60ch;
  margin: 32px 0 0;
  text-wrap: pretty;
}
.hero-cta {
  display: inline-block;
  margin-top: 44px;
  font-size: 16px;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--on-accent);
  background: var(--accent);
  padding: 15px 30px;
  border-radius: 8px;
  transition: background .15s ease;
}
.hero-cta:hover { background: var(--accent-2); }

/* ============ Key Takeaways ============ */
.takeaways { padding: 0 0 112px; }
.takeaways-inner {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--text);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
  padding: 40px 0 8px;
}
.takeaways-head {
  font-size: 13px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--text-3);
  margin: 0 0 28px;
}
.takeaways-list {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  gap: 0;
  margin: 0; padding: 0; list-style: none;
}
.takeaways-list li {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 38px 1fr;
  gap: 18px;
  padding: 22px 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
  align-items: baseline;
}
.takeaways-list li:last-child { border-bottom: none; }
.takeaways-list .n {
  font-size: 14px; font-weight: 600; color: var(--accent);
  font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
}
.takeaways-list .t {
  font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5; color: var(--text); font-weight: 400;
  max-width: 74ch; text-wrap: pretty;
}
.takeaways-list .t strong { font-weight: 600; }

/* ============ Section scaffold ============ */
.section { padding: 0 0 112px; }
.section-head { margin-bottom: 48px; max-width: 60ch; }
.section-kicker {
  font-size: 13px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--accent);
  margin: 0 0 18px;
}
h2.section-title {
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: clamp(30px, 3.4vw, 46px);
  line-height: 1.04;
  letter-spacing: -0.025em;
  margin: 0 0 18px;
  color: var(--text);
}
.section-lede {
  font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.55; color: var(--text-2);
  margin: 0; text-wrap: pretty;
}
.anchor-offset { scroll-margin-top: 24px; }

/* ============ Section separator (bar + center dot) ============ */
.section-separator {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 16px;
  padding: 8px 0 80px;
}
.section-separator::before,
.section-separator::after {
  content: "";
  width: 80px;
  height: 1px;
  background: var(--rule-2);
}
.section-separator span {
  width: 8px;
  height: 8px;
  background: var(--accent);
  border-radius: 50%;
  display: inline-block;
}

/* ============ Section number prefix ============ */
.section-num {
  font-size: 38px;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  color: var(--accent);
  margin: 0 0 14px;
  line-height: 1;
  font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
}

/* ============ Accent rule under H2 titles ============ */
h2.section-title::after {
  content: "";
  display: block;
  width: 60px;
  height: 3px;
  background: var(--accent);
  margin-top: 24px;
  margin-bottom: -2px;
}

/* ============ Alternating section backgrounds (deepened tint) ============ */
.section-tinted {
  background: #ECEFF2;
}

/* ============ Pull-stat (editorial moment) ============ */
.pull-stat {
  padding: 120px 0;
  text-align: center;
}
.pull-stat .stat-num {
  font-size: clamp(100px, 14vw, 180px);
  font-weight: 600;
  line-height: 0.85;
  letter-spacing: -0.045em;
  color: var(--accent);
  margin: 0;
  font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
}
.pull-stat .stat-label {
  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--text-3);
  margin: 22px 0 14px;
}
.pull-stat .stat-caption {
  font-size: clamp(20px, 2vw, 26px);
  font-weight: 400;
  line-height: 1.35;
  color: var(--text);
  max-width: 32ch;
  margin: 0 auto;
  text-wrap: pretty;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
}

/* ============ Ranked cards ============ */
.ranked { display: flex; flex-direction: column; }
.rank-card {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 120px 1fr;
  column-gap: 32px;
  padding: 52px 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
  align-items: start;
}
.rank-card:first-child { border-top: 1px solid var(--text); }
.rank-num {
  font-size: clamp(64px, 6.5vw, 90px);
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 0.85;
  letter-spacing: -0.04em;
  color: var(--accent);
  font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
}
.rank-main { min-width: 0; }
.rank-toprow {
  display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 16px;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  margin-bottom: 6px;
}
.rank-name {
  font-size: clamp(24px, 2.6vw, 32px);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  line-height: 1.1;
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--text);
}
.badge {
  font-size: 12px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--badge-text); background: var(--badge-bg);
  padding: 5px 11px; border-radius: 5px;
  white-space: nowrap;
}
.rank-score {
  font-size: 15px; font-weight: 500; color: var(--text-2);
  margin: 0 0 18px;
  font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
}
.rank-score strong { color: var(--text); font-weight: 700; }
.rank-verdict {
  font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.62; color: var(--text-2);
  margin: 0 0 24px; max-width: 70ch; text-wrap: pretty;
}
.quote-link {
  display: inline-block;
  font-size: 15px; font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--accent);
  padding: 11px 22px;
  border: 1px solid var(--rule-2);
  border-radius: 7px;
  transition: border-color .15s ease, background .15s ease, color .15s ease;
}
.quote-link:hover { border-color: var(--accent); background: var(--accent); color: var(--on-accent); }
.quote-link.primary {
  background: var(--accent);
  color: var(--on-accent);
  border-color: var(--accent);
  padding: 13px 26px;
  font-size: 16px;
}
.quote-link.primary:hover {
  background: var(--accent-2);
  border-color: var(--accent-2);
  color: var(--on-accent);
}

/* ============ How We Rank (criteria as ranked items) ============ */
.criteria {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
}
.criterion {
  padding: 52px 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 120px 1fr;
  column-gap: 32px;
  align-items: start;
}
.criterion:first-child { border-top: 1px solid var(--text); }
.criterion .cn {
  font-size: clamp(64px, 6.5vw, 90px);
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 0.85;
  letter-spacing: -0.04em;
  color: var(--accent);
  font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
}
.criterion h3 {
  font-size: clamp(22px, 2.2vw, 28px);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  line-height: 1.15;
  margin: 0 0 14px;
  color: var(--text);
}
.criterion p {
  font-size: 16px;
  line-height: 1.62;
  color: var(--text-2);
  margin: 0;
  max-width: 70ch;
  text-wrap: pretty;
}

/* ============ Blog cards ============ */
.blog-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  gap: 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--text);
}
.blog-card {
  padding: 34px 28px 34px 0;
  border-right: 1px solid var(--rule);
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 12px;
}
.blog-card:last-child { border-right: none; padding-right: 0; }
.blog-card + .blog-card { padding-left: 28px; }
.blog-card h3 {
  font-size: 19px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: -0.015em;
  line-height: 1.25; margin: 0; color: var(--text);
  text-wrap: balance;
}
.blog-card p {
  font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.55; color: var(--text-2);
  margin: 0; flex: 1; text-wrap: pretty;
}
.blog-card .more {
  font-size: 14px; font-weight: 600; color: var(--accent);
  margin-top: 4px;
}
.blog-card:hover h3 { color: var(--accent); }

/* ============ Footer ============ */
footer.site-foot {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
  background: var(--surface);
  padding: 64px 0 56px;
}
.foot-top {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1.4fr 1fr 1fr;
  gap: 40px;
  margin-bottom: 48px;
}
.foot-logo { font-weight: 600; font-size: 17px; letter-spacing: -0.02em; color: var(--text); margin-bottom: 16px; }
.foot-logo .accent { color: var(--accent); }
.foot-disclosure {
  font-size: 13.5px; line-height: 1.65; color: var(--text-2);
  max-width: 52ch; margin: 0;
}
.foot-col h4 {
  font-size: 12px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--text-3);
  margin: 0 0 16px;
}
.foot-col ul { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 11px; }
.foot-col a { font-size: 15px; color: var(--text-2); }
.foot-col a:hover { color: var(--text); }
.foot-bottom {
  display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center;
  padding-top: 26px; border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
  font-size: 13px; color: var(--text-3);
  flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 14px;
}
.foot-bottom .legal { display: flex; gap: 22px; }
.foot-bottom .legal a:hover { color: var(--text); }

/* ============ Article body (blog posts) ============ */
.article-body { padding: 64px 0 96px; }
.article-body .wrap { max-width: 760px; }
.article-body h1 {
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: clamp(36px, 4.5vw, 56px);
  line-height: 1.04;
  letter-spacing: -0.03em;
  margin: 0 0 24px;
  color: var(--text);
  max-width: 22ch;
}
.article-body .article-meta {
  font-size: 13px; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--text-3);
  margin: 0 0 36px;
}
.article-body p {
  font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.65; color: var(--text);
  margin: 0 0 24px; text-wrap: pretty;
}
.article-body h2 {
  font-size: clamp(24px, 2.4vw, 30px); font-weight: 600;
  line-height: 1.2; letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  margin: 48px 0 18px; color: var(--text);
}
.article-body h3 {
  font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600;
  margin: 36px 0 12px; color: var(--text);
}
.article-body ul, .article-body ol {
  font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.65; color: var(--text);
  padding-left: 28px; margin: 0 0 24px;
}
.article-body li { margin-bottom: 12px; }
.article-body strong { font-weight: 600; }
.article-body a { color: var(--accent); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule-2); }
.article-body a:hover { border-bottom-color: var(--accent); }

/* ============ Responsive ============ */
@media (max-width: 880px) {
  :root { --pad: 24px; }
  .mast-row { height: 64px; }
  nav.primary { gap: 2px; }
  .navitem { padding: 10px 10px; font-size: 14px; }
  .hero { padding: 80px 0 72px; }
  .criteria { grid-template-columns: 1fr; column-gap: 0; }
  .blog-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; border-top: none; }
  .blog-card { border-right: none; border-top: 1px solid var(--rule); padding: 28px 0; }
  .blog-card + .blog-card { padding-left: 0; }
  .foot-top { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 32px; }
  .rank-card { grid-template-columns: 80px 1fr; column-gap: 20px; padding: 36px 0; }
  .rank-num { font-size: 56px; }
}