After four weeks of increases, the price used for most fuel surcharges fell in the latest posting by the Department of Energy/Energy Information Administration. The average weekly retail diesel price posted by DOE/EIA declined 3.9 cts/gallon to $3.826. It puts the price just two cents more than where it stood last year at this point…
Teamsters General President Sean O’Brien is set to speak at the Republican National Convention on Monday night. A Teamsters post on X/Twitter showed O’Brien meeting with Massachusetts delegates at the RNC Monday morning in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He is scheduled to formally speak at the RNC at 8 p.m. EST Monday night. “Wherever we can find…
June data from Cass Information Systems showed continued weakness in volumes and expenditures, with year-over-year declines largely mirroring the trends displayed in May. Shipments captured by the Cass Freight Index fell 6% y/y in June and were off 1.8% from May, “amid ongoing softness in for-hire [truck] demand,” a Monday report compiling freight stats from…
In June, Mexico averaged five cargo truck thefts per day for a total of 150 reported incidents across the country’s roadways, according to data from the National Association of Vehicle Tracking and Protection Companies (ANERPV). Tractor-trailer thefts increased 4.1% year-over-year in June from the same month last year. ANERPV reported 843 total tractor-trailer thefts from…
DHL Express will hand Central Airlines a pair of Boeing 777 freighter aircraft to operate on its behalf on routes from China. This will be the first time the global logistics integrator has partnered with a domestic Chinese airline to support its air cargo network. DHL’s deployment of cargo jets to Central Airlines provides extra…