James Miller

February sees trucking jobs slip while warehousing posts modest gains, signaling tighter capacity and mixed freight demand

Seasonally adjusted truck transportation employment slipped by 500 jobs in February to 1,462,500, a decline from the revised January total of 1,463,000 and down 4,700 from December levels; year-over-year the sector is smaller by 22,100 jobs.

Seven Yard Vulnerabilities: Why Security Guards Alone Don’t Stop Cargo Theft

More than half of serious cargo incidents begin on-site: trailers parked in poorly lit yards, unattended containers at terminals, and predictable guard patrol routes create the conditions for theft long before a load hits the highway.

How Middle East Airspace Closures Are Rewriting Air Freight Routes

Global air cargo capacity dropped roughly 18% week‑over‑week, with about 13% of that loss directly tied to major Middle East carriers — Emirates, Qatar Airways and Etihad Airways.

How container rates are shifting after disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz

Containers bound for Persian Gulf terminals have begun to accumulate as major carriers suspend bookings, cancel sailings, and reroute services around or away from the Strait of Hormuz.

Diesel spike forces carriers to rebalance fuel surcharges and operations

Wholesale diesel (ULSDR) climbed more than 30% in the last week while retail diesel rose roughly 14%, compressing the retail-to-wholesale spread from about $1.02 to $0.68 per gallon and immediately tightening margins across truckload operations.

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.

Camión de caja Penske de 22 pies: dimensiones, capacidad y especificaciones

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.