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.

IMMEX 调查暂停 350 家墨西哥钢铁进口商；Serviacero 收购铁路场地，亚马逊欺诈判刑

墨西哥经济部已暂停 350 家钢铁进口商的进口业务，并在检查发现用于出口导向型制造商的钢铁流通存在违规行为后，开始取消他们的 IMMEX 参与资格。

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.

Penske 22 英尺厢式货车：尺寸、容量和规格

Move Solutions 使用的高级 22 英尺商用厢式货车有效载荷高达 17,000 磅，配备 70 加仑柴油箱，油耗约为 10-12 英里/加仑，在载货量和续航里程之间实现了实用平衡，非常适合区域性和跨国办公室搬迁。

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.