Industry News and Updates
Overview
FreightWaves
- Descartes tackles fraud in latest acquisition
- White Paper: How to slash load planning time by 83% with logistics optimization
- FreightWaves Infographics: Port of LA topples Laredo, Texas, as top US trade gateway for July
- Members of Congress call for establishing center to fight retail crime
- Report: Biden won’t block dock strike
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
- US shippers again ask White House to intervene in longshore contact talks
- US shippers again ask White House to intervene in longshore contract talks
- Railroads able to handle disruption from possible ILA port strike
- Divergent data suggests US trucking jobs lower than reported
- Maritime employers prep for wind-down of operations as longshore strike looms
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
- Descartes buys cargo theft prevention firm MyCarrierPortal for $24 million
- Easy Metrics acquires TZA in tie-up of labor management systems
- Survey: Tighter returns policies shrink consumer spending
- Kuehne+Nagel opens 10th healthcare logistics facility in Canada
- TIA survey: Truckload freight is primary fraud target
DOL National News Releases
- US Department of Labor, Office of the Trade Representative announce resolution of alleged labor rights’ denials at San Luis Potosí parts maker
- Departamento de Trabajo obtiene sentencia que recupera $550K en salarios, compensación por daños para 614 trabajadores de construcción en Las Vegas
- US Department of Labor obtains judgment to recover $550K in wages, damages for 614 shortchanged Las Vegas construction company workers
- Department of Labor, Office of Trade Representative find auto interiors manufacturer denied labor rights at León, Guanajuato, facility
- Federal workplace safety inspectors find shipyard workers exposed to fire, asphyxiation hazards while making repairs to cargo ship in Ashtabula
Fleet News Daily
- Ford Trucks commissions ZF to supply electric drives of the latest generation for its upcoming line of electrified trucks
- Cenntro Announces Introduction of New Logistar® 450 Model EV for the US and Global Markets
- Zubie Announces Agreement with Toyota to Revolutionize Fleet Management
- Businesses and Community Leaders Urge Senate to Oppose Rest Area Bill That Threatens to Upend EV Charging Investment
- Ohio Peterbilt Cleveland Becomes EV Service Certified
YouTube Videos from the Department of Labor
U.S. Energy Information Administration | Today in Energy
- Why are Midwest grid operators turning away wind power?
- U.S. share of electric and hybrid vehicle sales decreased in the first quarter of 2024
- Longer maritime routes mean more fuel consumed in shipping following Red Sea attacks
- U.S. crude oil exports reached a record in 2023
- Four countries could account for most near-term petroleum liquids supply growth
Truck News | General
Truck News | Health and Safety
- Trucker Path, ATA identify key safety features for female drivers at truck stops
- Planning to survive a harsh Canadian winter
- Insurers offer advice for a tough U.S. claims environment for Canadian truckers
- Crash investigation results in NTSB safety recommendations
- Ontario’s new air brake endorsement renewal process is big improvement
Truck News | Regulations
US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) | General
- New CDC Data Show Adult Obesity Prevalence Remains High
- Transcript for Vital Signs Telebriefing: Suicide risk is tied to local economic and social conditions
- New CDC Report Shows Suicide Risk Tied to Local Economic and Social Conditions
- CDC warns of recalled eggs sold in Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin, linked to Salmonella outbreak
- CDC Confirms Human H5 Bird Flu Case in Missouri
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)
- West Coast jet fuel margins fell in August because of high inventories
- Heat content of dry natural gas in Texas was among the lowest in the United States in 2023
- Development of new fields in Gulf of Mexico to offset production decline in 2024 and 2025
- U.S. electric power sector explores hydrogen cofiring at natural gas-fired plants
- Hurricane Francine has taken energy infrastructure offline
Rigzone
Oil & Gas 360
- Exclusive: Alternative Financing Methods Panel at EnerCom Denver-The Energy Investment Conference 2024
- Exclusive: Environmental Services Panel at EnerCom Denver-The Energy Investment Conference 2024
- More hogs at the RNG through?
- More hogs at the RNG trough?
- Black and white and in between—hydrogen hyperbole or hope?
CNBC | Oil and Gas
- U.S. crude oil prices fall ahead of pivotal Fed decision on interest rates
- Houston-area pipeline fire prompts evacuations, shelter-in-place orders for thousands
- U.S. crude oil trades above $70 per barrel as Gulf of Mexico production recovers
- U.S. crude oil rises more than 1% as Francine disrupts production in Gulf of Mexico
- Bill Gates-backed startup says a global gold rush for buried hydrogen is picking up momentum
OilPrice.com
Autoblog
Automotive News
- Japan's Sharp follows Sony in TV-to-EV shift with help of iPhone maker Foxconn
- Service tip: Engage with staff to combat employees feeling disconnected
- New standards and better technology are improving wireless EV charging
- GM EVs gain access to Tesla Superchargers — with $225 adapter
- Appeals court upholds prison sentence for irate service customer who refused to leave dealership
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