Industry News and Updates
Overview
FreightWaves
- The one pandemic-era trend that has stuck
- Lawsuit could launch different type of legal battle between FedEx Ground, contractors
- Is the freight market in recovery; smuggling Santa Clauses; drones take flight – WTT
- Trailer side-guard rule likely delayed until at least October 2024
- Running on Ice: Cold acquisitions to close out the year
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
- Yellow attorneys quash ‘going concern’ bid for LTL network, equipment
- Port of Los Angeles plans to build near-dock chassis facility, container storage yard
- Canadian shippers urge Ottawa to act as Montreal port talks hit impasse
- FMC officer dismisses complaint against Hapag-Lloyd over street turn charge
- Glovis, partners order 12 new vehicle carriers, with options for more
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
- Logistics Plus arranges gas pipe delivery to war-torn Ukraine
- Raising temperatures of cold storage warehouses would cut emissions, Lineage says
- Schneider Electric aims to decarbonize the semiconductor supply chain
- Recession risk may be “behind us,” NRF and Hackett report says
- Focus on Logistics Professional Development
DOL National News Releases
- Department of Labor finds poultry processor illegally endangered children in dangerous jobs, robbed workers of wages, retaliated by firing workers
- US Department of Labor recovers $86K in back wages, damages for 127 employees of Indianapolis healthcare staffing company
- Minnesota construction contractor faces $1.8M in federal penalties for exposing workers to trenching hazards for the 4th time since 2019
- US Department of Labor recovers $266K in tips, damages for 34 employees of New Hampshire restaurant that kept workers’ tips
- Federal marshals arrest Long Island grocer who ignored court orders, demands for records in US Department of Labor investigation
Fleet News Daily
- Food Express Welcomes Truck Equipped with the New Cummins 15-Liter Natural Gas Engine into Fleet
- Lightning eMotors’ Telematics Solution, Optimizes Fleet Planning and Deployment with Massive Database
- Roadrunner Unveils Smart Guarantee LTL Delivery Service
- Preliminary Net Trailer Orders Post Seasonal Spike in September
- Andrew Boyle Elected 79th Chairman of the American Trucking Associations
YouTube Videos from the Department of Labor
U.S. Energy Information Administration | Today in Energy
- Coal generation decreased in 2022, but overall U.S. emissions increased
- Lower CO2 emissions are partially due to shifts in power generation sources
- Electric vehicles and hybrids grow to a record-high 18% of U.S. light-duty vehicle sales
- Natural gas combined-cycle power plants increased utilization with improved technology
- Growing U.S. oil production increased natural gas production by 9% in 2022
Truck News | General
- TTC hosts 108th annual gala dinner, awards scholarships and elects new board members
- APTA names White driver of the year, honors industry stars
- Torc Robotics teams up with Uber Freight
- Lion’s battery packs receive final certification
- GM to supply Autocar with fuel cells for terminal tractors, vocational trucks
Truck News | Health and Safety
Truck News | Regulations
US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) | General
- Case count doubles and recalls expand in Salmonella outbreak linked to cantaloupes and pre-cut fruit products
- CDC and FDA Expedite the Availability of Additional Doses of New RSV Immunization for Infants
- Global measles threat continues to grow as another year passes with millions of children unvaccinated
- More Than One in Three Americans are at Increased Risk for Type 2 Diabetes, but Changing the Outcome is Possible
- Biden-Harris Administration Agencies Sign Interagency Agreement to Address Wildfire Risk and Protect Communities from Smoke
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)
- Associated natural gas production has tripled since 2018 in top three Permian oil plays
- Countries in the Middle East and North Africa supply about one-third of global LNG
- Red Sea chokepoints are critical for international oil and natural gas flows
- Global CO2 emissions rise through 2050 in most IEO2023 cases
- The United States begins the winter with the most natural gas in storage since 2020
Rigzone
- Trudeau's Oil-Emissions Cut to Test Industry's Climate Resolve
- Chevron Faces New Risk in Venezuela as Maduro Threatens Guyana
- Oil Rises Friday, but Posts Longest Weekly Losing Streak in Five Years
- Altagas Allots $880MM for 2024 CAPEX, Ups Midstream Allocation
- US Industry Group Backs Pipeline Safety Bill
Oil & Gas 360
- API calls on Biden administration to remove barriers to energy production in Alaska
- Canadian oil & gas lashes out over ‘de facto production cuts’
- EXCLUSIVE-Energy trader Gunvor raises U.S. DOJ fine provision to $650 mln – sources
- Texas regulator issued 639 drilling oil, gas drilling permits in November 2023
- U.S. rig count had an increase of 1 this week, at 626
CNBC | Oil and Gas
- Australia energy giants Woodside and Santos in talks to create $52 billion gas powerhouse
- Exxon CEO dismisses worries FTC could hold up Pioneer deal, does not see competition concerns
- Falling oil prices is hurting energy names. But plenty of others stocks stand to gain
- U.S. crude drops below $70 per barrel, gas prices fall to 11-month low
- Exxon sees big earnings boost from cost cuts, will increase share buybacks after Pioneer deal closes
OilPrice.com
Autoblog
- Use plant-based 'leather' for greener EVs, says designer Vicki von Holzhausen
- Megazilla 7.3-liter V8 crate engine with 615-hp starts at $22,995
- Tesla contests fines over worker's serious injury on conveyor belt
- Aggressive driving climbs in many cities over holidays, says GasBuddy
- Car value books: Kelley Blue Book vs NADA Guide vs Black Book
Automotive News
- Tesla says California implicitly approved the 'Autopilot' name
- Police say they foiled Fla. man's attack on Tesla event
- New York dealerships team with CarEdge for sales event
- Analysts: There are economic signs that auto pricing precipice may be near
- Why the Ramcharger was developed with a series hybrid powertrain
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