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
- Largest US importers finalizing contracts in ‘unsettled’ trans-Pacific
- Shrinking US drayage capacity to continue outstripping demand
- SC Ports expanding intermodal capabilities to handle growing demand
- Freight futures get second look amid increased risk, trading volumes
- Uber Freight offering drop-and-hook option as dedicated-like product for shippers
Logistics Viewpoints
- Mastering Disruption: A Smarter, More Connected Approach
- Amazon and the Shift to AI-Driven Supply Chain Planning
- Infor and Kinaxis Launch Enterprise Planning Solution for Discrete Manufacturers
- Locus Robotics Uses Simulation as a Differentiator
- Walmart and the New Supply Chain Reality: AI, Automation, and Resilience
DC Velocity
- AccuWeather forecasts “turbulent” hurricane season for 2025
- Tool lets fleets switch off driver video tools by geography
- A3 says “National Robotics Strategy” will protect U.S. technology leadership
- Gartner: human-centric strategy is key to operating the “connected factory”
- Automotive supplier throttles up operations with smart robots
DOL National News Releases
- Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report
- US Department of Labor awards $2.5M in incremental funding to continue disaster-relief jobs, training services for people affected by Maui wildfires
- US Department of Labor, industry leaders, stakeholders focus on railway, hearing safety during 2025 Stand Up 4 Grain Safety Week
- US Department of Labor appoints Catherine Eschbach as director of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs
- US Department of Labor awards $1.7M to provide job skills, training services for workers displaced by Daicel Safety Systems’ layoffs in Kentucky
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
Truck News | Health and Safety
- When’s Daddy coming home? Appreciate the sacrifices made by drivers and their families
- Use telematics data to reduce risk, lower insurance costs: Bison Transport
- TCA recognizes Canadian carriers among 48 Elite Fleets
- Risky fleets easy to spot: Insurer cites hiring, safety gaps, turnover
- Ex-Guard’s front-end protection for fifth-gen Cascadia
Truck News | Regulations
US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) | General
- 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
- First H5 Bird Flu Death Reported in United States
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)
- The United States remained the world’s largest liquefied natural gas exporter in 2024
- U.S. biodiesel use increases outside of the transportation sector
- U.S. manufacturing energy consumption has continued to increase since 2010 low
- Jet fuel made up a record share of U.S. refinery output in 2024
- U.S. ethane production, consumption, and exports set new records in 2024
Rigzone
- BP, Iraq Finalize Deal on Oil Development in Kurds-Claimed Province
- Kolibri Sees Earnings Slip despite Production, Revenue Growth
- Nigerian State Oil Giant Seeks Advisers for Delayed IPO
- Cnooc Profit Rises on Increased Oil and Gas Drilling Output
- Supply Concerns Lift Oil Prices, Trade Tensions Persist
Oil & Gas 360
- Exclusive-Energy trader Vitol eyes $3 billion sale of US shale producer, sources say
- U.S. files lawsuit for the forfeiture of $47 million in Iranian oil proceeds
- Texas sets new oil and gas production records in 2024
- Palisades nuclear plant revival sparks industry interest
- US oil producers face new challenges as top oilfield flags
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