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.
Asia-to-U.S. Container Rates Spike 109% Since War Started
The spot rate for a 40-foot container to the U.S. West Coast from Asia was up 20%, to $3,933.
June 8, 2026Perspective: RNG Provides Stability for Fleets
RNG is already powering heavy-duty trucks on American highways, and it’s time the trucking industry paid closer attention, writes Clean Energy's Clay Corbus.
June 8, 2026Detention Data Drives Shift From Delay to Decision
For truck drivers and fleet operators, a line from rock legend Tom Petty captures the frustration of driver detention: “The waiting is the hardest part.”
June 8, 2026Tenet Transportation Tech, Crown Data Systems Merge
Tenet Transportation Tech merged with Crown Data Systems, combining Tenet’s carrier operations software with Crown’s airfreight trucking software business.
June 5, 2026Horizon Eyes Class 8 BEV Tractor Production Inside 18 Months
Horizon currently sells Classes 3-7 battery-electric trucks but is expanding its portfolio with a Class 8 design intended to rival the Tesla Semi.
June 5, 2026Oil Prices Continue to Slide
Brent crude, the international standard, gave up 2.2% to $92.97 per barrel. It was approximately $70 per barrel before the war began in late February.
June 5, 2026Hormuz Traffic Remains Near Zero as Peace Talks Stall
Iran is insisting on a ceasefire in Lebanon before it will accept a deal with the U.S. that’s meant to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and extend their truce by two months.
June 5, 2026High-Fashion Freight Draws High-Tech Thieves
Overhaul helped law enforcement recover a $187,000 shipment of designer goods in New Jersey. The criminals used strategic tactics to steal a blind load.
June 5, 2026U.S., Mexico and Canada to Miss July 1 Date to Renew USMCA
By declining to formally renew, the Trump administration will trigger negotiations and an indefinite period of uncertainty about the future of the agreement.
June 5, 2026OPEC Output Plunges Further as U.S. Squeezes Iran
Output from its 11 current members dropped by 1.22 million barrels to 16.33 million a day in May, with Iran accounting for more than half of the decline.
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