The shipping industry has put a lot of money into compressed natural gas as a bridge fuel between traditional fuel oil and whatever comes next, whether it’s methanol, ammonia, hydrogen,…
LNG as Fuel: Potential for Thousands of Ships Is It a Good Thing?
Container Shipping Stocks Outperform Amid Market Gloom
In the past, shipping stocks have taken investors by surprise. At the beginning of 2023, shares of oil tankers and product ships were doing very well. The plan was called…
DAT and Convoy Drop Lawsuits Against Each Other
On Monday, a federal district court in Oregon sent out a notice stating that the case between load board DAT Solutions and digital freight company Convoy has been resolved. The…
DOL Seeks Millions Of Misclassified Arizona Delivery Drivers
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) won a misclassification case in November. Last week, they announced their pursuit of about 1,400 drivers in Arizona. These drivers are owed up to…
A Labor Pact Ends the Vancouver-Prince Rupert Port Strike
The British Columbia Maritime Employers Association (BCMEA) announced that the container shipping ports of Vancouver and Prince Rupert in British Columbia, Canada, will reopen soon. A new labor deal has…
Freight Market Bottom May Be Near, Monthly Cass Report Suggests
The most important question in the freight market is when we will reach the bottom. The Cass Freight Index data indicated a worsening trend, but there was optimism for improvement….
FMCSA Advisory Panel Targets Predatory Leasing Contracts
A new group is investigating if trucking companies can use lease-to-own agreements to pressure drivers financially. The Truck Leasing Task Force (TLTF) of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration discussed…
US Containerized Imports Still Outpacing Pre-COVID Levels
Experts have been predicting a U.S. recession for a year, but it hasn’t happened yet. Containerized imports haven’t slowed down yet, and they haven’t shown any signs of doing so…
Truckload Spot Rates And Tender Volumes Are Up
The number of truckload tenders has increased by 7% since the beginning of the year. However, they are still significantly lower than in 2021. Spot prices for truckloads have increased…
Trucking Industry Set for Recovery After Q2 2023, Morgan Stanley Says
Morgan Stanley cut its predictions on Thursday, just before earnings season began. The company thinks that the trucking industry will reach its “peak pain” in the second quarter of 2023….








