Industry News and Updates
Overview
FreightWaves
- Frontload frenzy? New tariffs fueling early trans-Pacific peak season
- Calling devs: SONAR launches Driver App Shortage Hackathon
- White Paper: AI Agent Readiness and Adoption in Freight
- FedEx pilots approve new contract, ending protracted bargaining
- Retail diesel continues to fall while some voices fear what’s ahead
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
- Drayage operators in Long Beach rewarded for purchasing EV trucks
- Senate Democrats push USTR on China-linked port fees
- Partner complaints put Hub Group payment practices under spotlight
- Canada's ‘Driver Inc.’ model faces renewed scrutiny as Ottawa expands enforcement
- US retailers forecast early — and brief — peak shipping season
Logistics Viewpoints
- Aramex Partners with Shipsy to Enhance Last-Mile Efficiency and Productivity Using AI
- AI in Supply Chain Automation: Procurement to Logistics
- Supply Chain & Logistics News April 7th- 10th 2025
- ProMat 2025: Robotics Steps Up to Tackle the Warehouse Labor Crisis
- Beyond Cost Optimization: Building Resilient Supply Chains in an Unstable Trade Environment
DC Velocity
- Standard Bots raises $200 million in VC to expand robot production in NY
- Private investors pour millions into logistics real estate
- U.S. Customs to open chilled cargo inspection facility at Port of Savannah
- NRF: Retail sales rose for 8th straight month in May
- Survey: logistics firms spent 29.6% of their total budgets on fuel costs
DOL National News Releases
- US Department of Labor to hold online seminars in September for current, prospective federal contractors on prevailing wage requirements
- US Labor Department cites Florida roofing contractor for allegedly exposing employees to hazards after worker falls through residential skylight
- Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report
- US Department of Labor’s Administrative Review Board launches major website improvements to simplify appeals process for workers
- Secretary Chavez-DeRemer statement on BLS preliminary benchmark revision
Fleet News Daily
- NAFA Announces 2026 Winner of Tom Johnson Award
- Higher fuel prices may be affecting truck capacity on the spot market, with equipment posts down 4% week over week
- Mack Trucks’ Connected Services Platform Drives Measurable Uptime, Cost and Safety Results
- Women In Trucking Association Names 2026 Top Women to Watch in Trucking
- FTR Reports Preliminary North American Class 8 Net Orders for February Surge to 47,200 Units
YouTube Videos from the Department of Labor
U.S. Energy Information Administration | Today in Energy
- What's in your gasoline? Understanding U.S. motor gasoline formulations
- Maritime exports of petroleum products increased in January 2026
- EIA expects lower gasoline prices in 2026 and 2027 as crude oil prices fall
- Colder winter weather increases our home heating expenditure forecasts
- U.S. associated natural gas production increased 6% in 2024
Truck News | General
- XPO unveils special trailers for America’s 250th birthday
- T4C volunteers help pack food for Canadian children
- BCTA names Charles as board chairperson
- Mack Granite overhaul delivers more space, comfort and technology
- From unfilled gas tanks to fewer frills, retailers see US consumers rethink spending
Truck News | Health and Safety
Truck News | Regulations
- The cost of inaction: We must close the jurisdictional loopholes costing Canadian lives
- Driver Inc. is more than a payroll issue. It’s a test of whether we are serious about compliance
- Is Ontario’s driving test an accurate assessment of entry-level skill?
- TTSAO launches commercial driving instructor program
- Ottawa Police stop truck hauling trailer with only two wheels remaining
U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)
- China's nuclear power capacity nearly doubled since 2016
- U.S. natural gas storage capacity increased slightly in 2025
- California natural gas prices reach historic lows in early 2026
- Natural gas for power generation flat this summer, record high expected in 2027
- The United States is a major energy exporter and importer, especially for petroleum
Rigzone
Oil & Gas 360
- Words on Wealth—A Series of Insights from an Industry Leader
- TotalEnergies signs 20-year LNG purchase agreement with NextDecade
- IEA cuts oil supply estimate on lower U.S. and Venezuelan output
- OPEC cuts oil demand forecast for 2025, 2026 as trade war continues
- Oil price drop turns up heat on emerging market crude exporters
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
- Nuclear and Natural Gas Are Teaming Up to Power the AI Data Center Boom
- US Crude Oil, Gasoline Inventories Keep Sinking, but Prices Don’t Care
- The Clock Is Ticking Down To Iraq’s Economic Disaster On 27 July
- BLM Opens Review of 126,744 Acres for Colorado Oil and Gas Lease Sale
- QatarEnergy Adds Another Oil Discovery to Namibia's Hot Streak
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