Logistics News
For the commercial transportation business, moving things from point A to point B is job one. This coverage explores all of those movements at a global level and focuses on everything from global trade, ocean shipping, and port activity to intermodal business, rail operations and the greater supply chain.
2 small businesses sue over Trump’s new tariffs
Two small businesses filed a lawsuit accusing U.S. officials of unlawfully using Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 to replace earlier tariffs struck down by the Supreme Court.
July 24, 2026Canada opens Gordie Howe bridge without U.S.
After President Donald Trump threatened new 50% tariffs on a range of Canadian goods, officials in PM Mark Carney’s government canceled a planned joint celebration.
July 24, 2026C.H. Robinson to appeal $604M verdict in Lipe v. Lupus Superior
C.H. Robinson is appealing a $604 million jury verdict handed down July 24 in a case that found it liable for a 2021 fatal crash in Mississippi.
July 24, 2026Trump wants veterans to replace immigrants who lost CDLs
A new campaign launched July 24 will promote programs that let veterans who recently drove large military vehicles skip the required skills test for a CDL.
July 24, 2026Oil prices decline even as war, tariff concerns linger
After shooting to $102 per barrel a day earlier, Brent crude, the international standard, was down 5.1% to $95.55.
July 24, 2026Oil keeps flowing from Red Sea as Hormuz bypass stays open
Days after the Houthis declared a blockade of Saudi Arabia, Western shipowners appear to be making plans to avoid Bab el-Mandeb strait or to sail through it with their transponders turned off.
July 24, 2026Overseas buyers in hot pursuit of U.S. crude oil
U.S. crude is drawing overseas interest from Asian and European refiners. Global interest for seaborne U.S. crude is likely to remain robust, especially from Asia.
July 24, 2026Higher oil prices hit groceries, gas, back-to-school items
Companies that produce and sell fresh food, school supplies and anything that gets shipped using fuel reported cost impacts from an earlier spike in energy prices after the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran.
July 24, 2026Trump shifts to Section 301 tariffs tied to forced labor
President Trump is proceeding with new tariffs on dozens of trading partners just as the clock runs out on stopgap levies he imposed after a Supreme Court loss.
July 23, 2026American Truck Simulator adds Volvo VNL, VNR Electric
In American Truck Simulator, players haul freight, manage fleets and build trucking companies. Now they can do it behind the wheel of Volvo’s newest trucks.
July 23, 2026