Industry News and Updates
Overview
FreightWaves
- House bill targets staged truck crashes
- LTL rates projected to keep rising y/y in Q2, TL rates to stay ‘at the bottom’
- Benchmark diesel price up as pump number lags big fall in futures markets
- Fuchs: Efficient Surface Transportation Board will foster rail competition, growth
- FMCSA extends trucking company’s sleeper berth exemption
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
- Port of Seattle sues city council to halt possible development project
- US exporters see rise in canceled orders from Chinese buyers amid tariff war
- US exporters see rise in canceled orders from Chinese buyers amid tariff standoff
- J.B. Hunt customers waiting for ‘dust to settle’ on tariffs
- In Mexico, global shippers seek new logistics options amid shifting US tariffs
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
DOL National News Releases
- Secretary Chavez-DeRemer continues America at Work tour, meets with PortMiami leadership and longshoremen
- Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report
- US Department of Labor cites roofing contractor for repeatedly exposing workers to fall hazards
- US Department of Labor removes Morton Salt Inc., Weeks Island Mine and Mill from MSHA’s pattern of violations list
- US Department of Labor cites Pennsylvania roofing contractor after workers again exposed to falls, safety hazards
Fleet News Daily
- Uber Freight launches dedicated tours to give carriers more control
- R&M Trucking Takes Delivery of First Volvo VNR Electric Truck as First Volvo on Demand Customer
- BeyondTrucks Unlocks Smart Fuel Card Management
- DISA Global Solutions Joins Women In Trucking
- C.R. England Advances Industry Excellence with Lytx Video Safety Technologies
YouTube Videos from the Department of Labor
U.S. Energy Information Administration | Today in Energy
- Improved efficiency is enabling record U.S. crude oil production from fewer rigs
- Virginia was the top net electricity recipient of any state in 2023
- 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
Truck News | General
- Johal brothers petitioned into personal bankruptcy in ongoing Pride saga
- Love of trucking fuels Tench’s time behind the wheel
- Daimler delivers autonomous-ready Freightliners to Torc for U.S. testing
- Peterbilt “ready for everything” amid market uncertainty
- TTSAO calls for driver training system overhaul, urges stronger oversight, funding
Truck News | Health and Safety
- TTSAO says its mentorship program is key to shaping safer, high-quality truck drivers
- AMTA honors Tench with 2025 Driver of the Year award
- Most Canadian drivers had a distracted driving near-miss last year, Samsara reports
- The fleet manager’s role in shaping driver culture
- Thunder Bay inspection station staffing remains mystery to public
Truck News | Regulations
- Lafarge Canada gets green light for trailers with steering axles in Alberta
- Impaired B.C. dump truck driver faces 90-day driving ban, vehicle impounded
- Trucking association leaders say time is ripe to smoothen industry bumps
- Infrastructure key to improve interprovincial trade: Western trucking associations
- ‘Freedom Convoy’ organizers Lich, Barber found guilty of mischief
US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) | General
- CDC Statement on Measles Outbreak
- CDC Statement on Measles Outbreak
- CDC Reports Nearly 24% Decline in U.S. Drug Overdose Deaths
- CDC warns of Listeria outbreak linked to supplement shakes distributed in long-term care facilities
- U.S. Government Releases First National One Health Plan to Protect People, Animals, and Our Environment from Shared Health Threats
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)
- U.S. crude oil production rose by 2% in 2024
- U.S. energy consumption growth decreases in the near term in the latest AEO
- Eagle Ford natural gas production increases as crude oil production holds steady
- U.S. crude oil exports reached a new record in 2024
- Angola exported more liquefied natural gas to Europe and less to Asia in 2022 and 2023
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
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