Industry News and Updates
Overview
FreightWaves
Next-Gen Transportation News
Logistics Management
- DSV announces acquisitions of S&M Moving Systems West and Global Diversity Logistics
- ATA reports February truck tonnage increase
- More than 150 companies participate in the 2023 MHI Innovation Awards
- Biggest gets bigger: Knight-Swift buying USX for $808 million in huge TL deal
- ATA has ‘grave concerns’ that EPA may allow California-type air quality rules on heavy trucks
Transport Topics
Journal of Commerce
- Yang Ming to order slate of new container ships in move to upgrade fleet
- Legislation aims to mandate rising share of China imports on expanded US-flag fleet
- Legislation aims to mandate China imports on expanded US-flag fleet
- FedEx Freight spinoff is latest move to reshape US LTL market
- Capacity glut drives further rate declines on India-US trade
Logistics Viewpoints
- Editor’s Choice: Consumers Will Wait for Sustainability
- Chevron Phillips Chemical Embraces Cultural Innovation to Accelerate their Digital Transformation
- This Week in Logistics News (January 14 – 20)
- Editor’s Choice: Remove Wasted Time and Your Operations Can Soar Like an Eagle
- Körber CEO Discusses Warehouse Labor Management, Engagement, and Retention
DC Velocity
DOL National News Releases
- US Department of Labor awards Florida $1.5M in funding to support jobs, training services in 21 counties affected by opioid crisis
- US Department of Labor, Office of the Trade Representative announce resolution of alleged labor rights’ denial at Hidalgo manufacturer
- Court orders 3 West Michigan taco restaurants to pay $823K in back wages, damages to 177 workers shortchanged minimum wage, overtime
- Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report
- US Department of Labor announces settlement with Amazon requiring corporate-wide ergonomic measures at facilities across the country
Fleet News Daily
- Spot load and truck posts eased last week
- FTR’s Trucking Conditions Index for October Reflects a More Balanced Market
- Dragonfly Energy and Stevens Transport, Inc. Champion Fleet Hybridization with Battle Born® All-Electric APU Deal
- Christmas Spirit Delivered One Truckload at a Time
- AtoB Partners with Maverik to Offer Discounts to Fuel Card Customers at Over 840 Locations
YouTube Videos from the Department of Labor
U.S. Energy Information Administration | Today in Energy
- U.S. hourly electricity demand peaked in July with widespread heatwaves
- Hurricane Milton nears landfall on Florida's west coast, disrupts energy infrastructure
- Household heating expenditures expected to remain about the same or less than last winter
- U.S. natural gas-fired electricity generation set new daily records in summer 2024
- Hurricane Francine has taken energy infrastructure offline
Truck News | General
- U.S. officials nab truckers at Ontario border with 483kg of cocaine in trailer
- Bendix finalizes R.H. Sheppard sale to affiliate of Balmoral Funds
- Scan Global Logistics to acquire ITN Logistics Group
- FedEx to separate FedEx Freight, create new company
- Cargo theft, fraud surge during holidays as criminals adopt new methods, reports warn
Truck News | Health and Safety
- Mentorship, responsible practices could prevent trucks from hitting B.C. overpasses
- Ontario moves forward with plans to add truck parking in the north
- Greed driving truck training schools toward disaster
- B.C. trucker faces impaired driving charges after hitting parked vehicles in Port Coquitlam
- Don’t take chances with winter weather
Truck News | Regulations
- CN reaches tentative agreement with Unifor
- Ontario lawmaker introduces bill to add winter driving simulator training to MELT
- The industry’s top issues and how we can fix them
- Mackie Transportation to sport 30th wrap for Know Human Trafficking campaign
- Kamloops, B.C. pauses downtown truck rerouting pilot project
US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) | General
- CDC Confirms First Severe Case of H5N1 Bird Flu in the United States
- CDC warns of a Salmonella outbreak linked to cucumbers
- CDC warns of Listeria linked to ready-to-eat meat and poultry products
- CDC confirms H5N1 Bird Flu Infection in a Child in California
- CDC warns of new E. coli outbreak linked to organic carrots
US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) | COVID-19
- End of the Federal COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) Declaration
- COVID-19 Forecasting and Mathematical Modeling
- CDC & FDA Identify Preliminary COVID-19 Vaccine Safety Signal for Persons Aged 65 Years and Older
- CDC & FDA Identify Preliminary COVID-19 Vaccine Safety Signal for Persons Aged 65 Years and Older
- Use Masks to Slow the Spread of COVID-19
U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)
- India to surpass China as the top source of global oil consumption growth in 2024 and 2025
- What are gasoline sulfur credits, and how do they work?
- Above-average hurricane activity disrupted U.S. energy infrastructure in 2024
- What is the shoulder season in electricity markets?
- Virginia was the top net electricity recipient of any state in 2023
Rigzone
Oil & Gas 360
CNBC | Oil and Gas
- How Trump could affect the oil market in 2025 and which stocks might benefit
- Oklo targets 12 gigawatts of new nuclear power through agreement with data center operator
- Moldova declares state of emergency over fears Russian gas flows via Ukraine will stop
- What the oil and gas industry wants from Trump and how his administration might deliver it
- Qatar energy minister: I don't 'worry much' about Trump's vow to lift LNG exports cap
OilPrice.com
Autoblog
Automotive News
- Column: A deep dive into how AI is changing the auto industry
- BMW recalls almost 700,000 cars in China on fire safety risk
- IBM's Maximo helps prevent production snags by predicting when machinery needs maintenance
- Guest commentary: For safe jobs, EV battery workers need a union contract
- BYD will show high-tech Sealion, a Tesla rival, in Paris
1A Auto Blog
- Top 5 2005 to 2010 Chrysler 300C Problems: 8th Generation
- Top 5 2005 to 2010 Dodge Dakota Problems (3rd Generation)
- The Top 5 Problems with the Mazda CX-9: 1st Generation (2007 to 2015)
- DIY Catalytic Converter Repair Tips: Easy Way to Install a Stolen or Broken Catalytic Converter
- Oil Filter Housing Leak? How to Fix It Yourself