Shipper Intent Data captures signals such as shipper profile views, searches for specific capacity types or lanes, and competitor engagement. (1933bkk/Getty Images) A new tool from CarrierSource tracks when shippers are searching for freight capacity or browsing competitors, giving logistics firms a view into buyer behavior as it happens. Launched June 10, the Shipper Intent ...more
Trump hasn’t been directly involved in the negotiations and would need to sign off on any deal. (Mauricio Palos/Bloomberg) The U.S. and Mexico are closing in on a deal that would remove President Donald Trump’s 50% tariffs on steel imports up to a certain volume, according to people familiar with the matter, a revamp of ...more
FMCSA established the NCCDB to receive and manage the handling of complaints about allegations of commercial motor vehicle regulation violations. (DOT via Facebook) The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is seeking public input by July 7 about its planned revision to the National Consumer Complaint Database that handles complaints against unsafe and unscrupulous companies and/or ...more
A worker stocks shelves in a Whole Foods in New York. (Yuki Iwamura/Bloomberg) United Natural Foods Inc., a grocery distributor for Amazon Inc.’s Whole Foods Market, is working to bring systems back online by June 15 and resume product deliveries after a cyberattack disrupted its operations, leaving some store shelves barren of ice cream, bread ...more
Despite the current price increase, a gallon of diesel costs 18.7 cents less than at this time in 2024. (Daniel Acker/Bloomberg News) The national average diesel price bumped up 2 cents to $3.471 a gallon, according to U.S. Energy Information Administration data released June 10. The increase comes after seven declines in the previous eight ...more
A liquid green hydrogen plant in Woodbine, Ga. (Agnes Lopez/Bloomberg) The Senate is considering a plan to save a lucrative tax credit for hydrogen production that would be scrapped under the tax-and-spending bill passed by the House, key Republicans said. “That’s on the table,” said Sen. John Cornyn, a Texas Republican who serves on the ...more
A Tesla Model Y sits on display for the Department of Transportation's Great American Road Trip Expo in Washington on May 29. (Kent Nishimura/Bloomberg) Tesla Inc. executives including Elon Musk promoted a video of one of its vehicles driving in Austin with nobody behind the wheel, hinting that it’s close to launching its robotaxi service ...more
All OEMs have developed electric units that meet current CARB regulations and can be plugged in at the dock. (Great Dane) Transport refrigeration unit technology for temperature-controlled trailers has expanded beyond conventional diesel-powered refrigeration units to a growing number of greener alternatives, including diesel-electric hybrids and, in some cases, entirely electric options. Hybrid TRUs can ...more
Watch this interviewer mildly annoy this truck driver as he tries to just mind his own business. In the clip, the truck driver is stopped at a fuel island when the interviewer, who hosts a channel full of fuel-pump driver interviews, comes up to him and starts asking generic questions about the industry: How long ...more
Flames from a burn barrel spread to a nearby tanker truck, shop building, and more, prompting a hazmat response late last week. The incident happened on Friday, June 6th, at 4 p.m. on Bensel Road in Hermiston, Oregon. The Umatilla County Fire District aided in the efforts.According to NBC, the business was utilizing a burn barrel ...more
