James Miller

La investigación IMMEX paraliza a 350 importadores mexicanos de acero; Serviacero adquiere un sitio ferroviario y sentencias por fraude de Amazon

La Secretaría de Economía de México ha suspendido las actividades de importación de 350 importadores de acero y ha comenzado a cancelar su participación en el IMMEX después de que las inspecciones señalaran irregularidades en los flujos de acero utilizados por los fabricantes orientados a la exportación.

Trial Highlights: Lawyers, “Slammers” and the Operation Sideswipe Scheme in New Orleans

Operation Sideswipe centers on alleged staged collisions where a car intentionally struck a truck, generating complex liability claims that ripple across insurance, carrier compliance, and local haulage operations in the New Orleans freight corridor.

Toyota Industries consolidates Bastian Solutions, Vanderlande Warehousing and viastore into Toyota Automated Logistics (TAL)

Effective April 1, 2026, Toyota Industries Corporation will launch Toyota Automated Logistics (TAL), merging the warehouse automation operations of Bastian Solutions, Vanderlande’s Warehousing business, and viastore into a single global brand and service platform.

Projected Image’s light-based safety signage reduces sign blindness and upkeep in forklift environments

The Health and Safety Executive recorded approximately 2,000 forklift-related accidents in Great Britain in 2018/19, and painted floor markings or vinyl signs routinely need rework twice a year in high-traffic areas where forklifts operate.

Cómo los camiones furgón comerciales Penske de 22' mantienen en movimiento las mudanzas corporativas

El camión furgón comercial Penske de 22 pies utilizado por Move Solutions tiene una carga útil de hasta 17,000 libras, un tanque de diésel de 70 galones y un rendimiento aproximado de 10 a 12 millas por galón, lo que lo convierte en un equilibrio práctico entre volumen y autonomía para mudanzas de oficinas regionales y de costa a costa.

Beumer Group’s Practical Moves in Warehouse Automation and Predictive Services

Beumer Group’s BG Pouch System with AutoDrop cuts required footprint by roughly 30% compared with conventional picking and supports fully contactless pouch unloading and sequenced single-item handling for store replenishment and returns processing.

How new data center pledges, AI orchestration, and warehouse robotics will reshape transport and distribution

Surging data center buildouts tied to AI workloads have contributed to a reported ~6% year-over-year rise in residential electricity rates, creating a direct cost pressure on cold storage, distribution hubs, and other energy-intensive logistics facilities.

FMCSA extends regional HOS waiver for winter emergency response in 40 states

On Feb 4 the FMCSA extended a regional emergency declaration that provides temporary hours-of-service (HOS) relief through Feb 20 for motor carriers and drivers engaged in direct emergency relief operations across 40 states, replacing the earlier end date of Feb 6.

Allstate Peterbilt Secures Peterbilt’s 2025 North American Dealer Group of the Year

Allstate Peterbilt’s 23-dealer footprint achieved a measurable uptime advantage in 2025, with 17 locations holding Platinum Service certifications that include rapid check triage and certified MX engine technicians—directly reducing fleet downtime and shaving hours off repair-to-return cycles for heavy-duty trucks.

Truck Parking Club expands to 4,000 locations, unlocking 66,000 reservable truck parking spaces

Truck Parking Club now operates in 4,000 locations across 49 U.S. states , offering access to more than 66,000 reservable truck parking spaces and targeting a network of 100,000 locations by the end of 2026. Expansion accelerated by 1,000 sites in the past three months as the platform converts private lots—warehouses, storage facilities, and trucking yards—into reservable stops for drivers and fleets. Network scale and operational snapshot The platform’s model relies on integrating privately owned lots into a searchable, bookable inventory rather than building new infrastructure. Given the estimated cost to develop a single new truck parking space at $100,000–$200,000 , this approach

M&K Truck Centers Tops Volvo Trucks North America Dealer Rankings for 2025

M&K Truck Centers — operating 34 U.S. Volvo Trucks dealerships across seven states from its Byron Center, Mich. base — captured the Volvo Trucks North America Dealer Group of the Year for 2025 , earning top marks for market share, customer satisfaction, franchise investment, new truck leadership and sales growth, plus parts sales performance. Performance metrics that fleets care about The award recognized concrete supply-chain and fleet-facing results: M&K recorded the highest number of new Volvo customers in 2025 , led orders for the all-new Volvo VNL , and won the Volvo Financial Services U.S. Dealer Group of the Year distinction. These outcomes translate directly into improved uptime,

FedEx aircraft nose-gear collapse outside Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall hangar prompts maintenance review

A parked FedEx cargo aircraft experienced a nose-gear collapse while outside a maintenance hangar at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) on Wednesday, with no reported injuries and first responders on scene.