Industry News and Updates
Overview
FreightWaves
- Arkansas authorities bust truck driver accused of hauling illegal cigarettes
- One long trip: XPO driver achieves 4M accident-free miles
- 4 things to know about the 2024 Small Fleet & Owner-Operator Summit
- How to prepare for CVSA International Roadcheck 2024
- Leveraging feedback to improve efficiency – Taking the Hire Road
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
- Warehousing demand in Southern California lagging import surge, for now
- Norfolk Southern makes final push to thwart activist investor
- Cautious shippers navigate post-pandemic landscape of visibility data tools
- Supply-demand disruption continues to elevate South Asia air cargo rates
- Ocean carriers seek clarity on D&D billing to truckers under new FMC rules
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
- Walmart installs third Swisslog AS/RS to handle milk products
- Manufacturers face “huge state disparities” in access to renewable energy
- World Shipping Council names new CEO
- OSHA, industrial safety experts to headline National Forklift Safety Day 2024
- Reveel Shipping Intelligence Platform Adds DHL and Pitney Bowes
DOL National News Releases
- Mine manager pleads guilty to second-degree manslaughter for recklessly operating crane that killed Grafton mine mechanic
- Departamento de Trabajo recupera $447,000 para 60 trabajadores de tiendas de alimentos a los que empleador en condado de Kern no pagó horas extras
- US Department of Labor recovers $447K in back wages, damages for 60 grocery workers denied overtime by Kern County employer
- Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report
- Court appoints independent fiduciary to distribute $597K from abandoned profit-sharing plan to employees of defunct Delaware County mushroom farm
Fleet News Daily
- Together for Safer Roads and the Trucking Association of New York Partner to Expand FOCUS on Fleet Safety Training
- Trucker Path Levels the Playing Field Between Large and Smaller Brokerages
- Uber Freight Bolsters Executive Team with Industry Veterans Dan Annunziata and Hany Elkordy to Drive Market Expansion
- Breakthrough’s Research Reveals Extreme Weather Is the Top Challenge for Transportation Professionals in 2024
- Pitstop Partners with Diesel Laptops to Revolutionize Fleet Maintenance Through AI-Predictive Analytics
YouTube Videos from the Department of Labor
U.S. Energy Information Administration | Today in Energy
- 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
- Reduced refinery activity puts upward pressure on gasoline and diesel prices
- The cost of transporting coal to the electric power sector increased in 2022
Truck News | General
- Higher electrification potential for rural, short-haul runs: Geotab report
- PacLease names Kenworth Ontario Canadian franchise of the year
- Rizon EV aims to leverage capability, safety to carve market share
- All EV ecosystem factors key to adoption of technology, Mack Truck’s Kannan says
- Daimler Truck to launch Rizon in Canada at Truck World
Truck News | Health and Safety
Truck News | Regulations
- Don’t evade your safety obligations
- Canada-wide spike in insurance claims calls for enhanced training, oversight: Report
- Deportation hearing set for truck driver in deadly Saskatchewan hockey team bus crash
- There are no dumb questions. Or are there?
- Alberta’s new Class 1 training: More hours, Red Seal certification
US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) | General
- CDC warns of Salmonella Infections linked to Contaminated Basil sold at Trader Joe’s
- CDC’s Disease Detectives Share Findings from the Forefront of Public Health
- New U.S Global Health Security Strategy Advances Commitment to Protect Americans and People Around the World from Emerging Health Threats
- CDC Investigating Harmful Reactions to Counterfeit Botox
- CDC Data Modernization Efforts Accelerate Nation’s Ability to Detect and Rapidly Respond to 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. hydropower generation expected to increase by 6% in 2024 following last year's lows
- U.S. natural gas trade will continue to grow with the startup of new LNG export projects
- China imported record amounts of crude oil in 2023
- The United States exported a record volume of natural gas in 2023
- Natural gas filled in most of the drop in solar generation in Texas during April 8 eclipse
Rigzone
Oil & Gas 360
- Santos eyes first oil production from Alaska’s Pikka Project in 2026
- U.S. rig count had an increase of 2 this week, at 619
- US restricts drilling and mining in Alaska wilderness, angering state leaders
- Oil slips after Iran plays down reported Israeli attack
- Registration is now open for the 29th annual EnerCom Denver – The Energy Investment Conference
CNBC | Oil and Gas
- White House will 'make sure gas prices remain affordable' heading into summer, Biden advisor says
- U.S. oil falls below $83 as war fears ease after Israel refrains from immediate Iran counterattack
- BP trims down executive team, picks new head of its gas and low carbon energy business
- U.S. crude oil falls below $85 as traders discount Iran-Israel war risk
- 'Iran is in for the long haul' with oil tanker hijacks, expert says, as U.S. considers more sanctions
OilPrice.com
- Will Namibia Become OPEC’s Newest Member?
- LME's Russian Metal Ban Reshapes Global Trade Dynamics
- Researchers Develop Revolutionary Cathode Material for Lithium-Sulfur Batteries
- Valero, Chevron Tap Trans Mountain Pipeline for West Coast Crude
- Peter Schiff Questions Bitcoin’s Value As ‘Halving’ Event Nears
Autoblog
- Lando Norris takes F1 Chinese Grand Prix sprint pole from Hamilton
- Stick-shifted 1986 Jeep Cherokee shows where crossovers come from
- Lotus Eletre will land at U.S. dealers starting at $107,000
- Ford CEO Jim Farley teases a mystery Mustang
- Driving the Cadillac Lyriq, Hyundai Santa Fe and a bunch of Lucid Airs | Autoblog Podcast #828
Automotive News
- GM leaves silos behind in HQ move
- Gregg Orr Auto to pay $325,000 to settle allegations it fired employee with cancer
- Biden unveils winners of $2 billion in green tax credits
- Suppliers scramble to avoid low factory utilization amid rocky EV transition
- Bill to undo relaxed EPA tailpipe emissions rule fails in Senate
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