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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
- Container ship disruptions seen easing after Lunar New Year: analysts
- Border crossing reliability a hot topic in Mexico intermodal contract talks
- Market aligning to trigger import surge on US West Coast: analyst
- Destocking freeing up US warehousing space, but costs remain elevated
- Carriers quoting trans-Pac rates of $5,000/FEU on Suez-linked equipment imbalances
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
- DHL says globalization expands despite geopolitical and policy headwinds
- California’s AB 5 labor law survives latest legal challenge
- Orbis to open manufacturing plant in Greenville, Texas
- Safety will be front and center on National Forklift Safety Day 2024
- Packaging Design Services Procurement 2030 : How It is Becoming an Experience
DOL National News Releases
- US Department of Labor investigation of worker’s confined space fatality finds Oklahoma City-area contractor ignored federal safety measures
- Department of Labor alleges Georgia pesticide manufacturer illegally terminated employee who filed safety complaint
- US Department of Labor investigation finds Houston-area contractor ignored federal safety measures in teenager’s trench collapse death
- US Department of Labor seeks to distribute money owed to workers employed by Empone Inc., Talenique Inc.
- Federal wage investigations recover $607K for 227 workers on extension of Valley Metro Light Rail in Phoenix
Fleet News Daily
- Work Truck Solutions Expands Platform to Support Heavy-Duty Commercial Truck Market
- Senators Introduce Bill Championed by ATA to Modernize Security Screening Process
- Volvo receives order for 100 electric trucks from DFDS
- Preliminary Net Trailer Orders in February Higher M/M, But Softer Y/Y
- Europcar Mobility Group Reaches New Key Milestones in its “Connected Vehicles” program
YouTube Videos from the Department of Labor
U.S. Energy Information Administration | Today in Energy
- Reduced refinery activity puts upward pressure on gasoline and diesel prices
- The cost of transporting coal to the electric power sector increased in 2022
- The United States begins the winter with the most natural gas in storage since 2020
- Coal generation decreased in 2022, but overall U.S. emissions increased
- Lower CO2 emissions are partially due to shifts in power generation sources
Truck News | General
- New Brunswick to implement MELT for new drivers on April 1
- Mack Trucks opens 2025 calendar contest
- B.C. tribunal dismisses time theft cases against drivers
- Unplanned shutdown of Imperial pipeline affects delivery of fuel to Winnipeg
- Trucking Announcements: DHL Express appoints CEO in Canada, Kenworth names council members
Truck News | Health and Safety
Truck News | Regulations
US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) | General
- CDC’s National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health’s Impact Wellbeing™ Campaign Releases Hospital-Tested Guide to Improve Healthcare Worker Burnout
- CDC Statement on the President’s Fiscal Year 2025
- CDC study shows effectiveness of RSV immunization for infants
- CDC updates and simplifies respiratory virus recommendations
- Older Adults Now Able to Receive Additional Dose of Updated COVID-19 Vaccine
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 exports reached a record in 2023
- Four countries could account for most near-term petroleum liquids supply growth
- Winter storms have disrupted U.S. natural gas production
- U.S. propane exports established a new record in December 2023
- United States produces more crude oil than any country, ever
Rigzone
Oil & Gas 360
- Europe’s new oil ally
- CERAWEEK-Oil mergers, clean fuels vie for attention at Houston energy conference
- ExxonMobil has “no interest” in Hess purchase amidst Chevron dispute, CEO says
- Saudi Aramco CEO says no peak in oil demand for some time to come
- House Republicans launch second probe into Biden’s LNG export ban
CNBC | Oil and Gas
- Exxon is not trying to acquire Hess in dispute with Chevron over Guyana oil assets, CEO says
- Saudi Aramco CEO says energy transition is failing, world should give up 'fantasy' of phasing out oil
- Oil prices head to weekly gain as crude market expected to tighten
- U.S. crude rises above $80 as oil supply deficit forecast for 2024
- Oil giant Shell waters down its near-term emission cuts in strategy update
OilPrice.com
- Developed Economies Could Stagnate As Fossil Fuels Reach Their Limits
- China’s Solar Power Dominance Threatens Western Clean Energy Dreams
- Biden Charges Forward With Historic Auto Emission Crackdown
- Europe Gas Prices To Fall Throughout 2024 Amid High Storage Levels
- What Does Putin’s Re-Election Mean for the World?
Autoblog
Automotive News
- Nissan offers some U.S. dealers cash to take inventory in 11th-hour wholesale push
- Auto executives are bracing for substantial disruptions from EV, software shifts, survey finds
- Audi pads EV lineup in U.S. with Q6 E-tron
- Chinese EV battery maker sues Michigan township over $2.4B factory plan
- Franchised dealer sentiment lowest since pandemic, Cox survey shows
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