Experts in California are exploring battery-electric trains as a potential energy storage solution for the U.S. power grid, according to an article in Nature Energy. Researchers at UC Berkeley and…
Locomotive Batteries Considered for US Power Grid
Oil Market Decline Drops Benchmark Diesel Price Again
Diesel’s baseline price for fuel fees has dropped. It is now at $3.767 a gallon. This is the 20th drop in 22 weeks. The price is the best until January…
UPS and Teamsters Reach Significant Economic Terms in Contract
The Teamsters union said Friday that UPS Inc. has made a contract offer that is a “significant move” in terms of pay, perks, and how workers are classified. The union…
Mars and Logistics Leader DHL Partner To Reduce UK’s CO2 Emissions By 7.7%
Confectionary bigwig Mars and logistics leader DHL have joined hands. Their purpose is to open a new logistics center leveraging the potential of cutting-edge technology dedicated to reducing UK CO2…
Workers at the Miami-area site were ousted by XPO workers.
The Teamsters reached a deal with the LTL carrier. Workers at the first XPO plant, where the union was registered, decided to leave. A Teamsters local in Hialeah, Florida, had…
Investment in FreightTech Continues to Surge
Investment in FreightTech Continues to Surge Cart.com received $60 million in Series C funding, bringing its total worth to $1.2 billion. It is a unicorn. Meanwhile, two companies that work…
Oil Futures Surge As Retail Diesel Prices Decrease Again
The events in Russia over the weekend gave the oil market a small boost on Monday, but the price of the standard retail diesel fell for the 19th time in…
Owner of Florida Trucking Company Accused of $100M Ponzi Scheme
Sanjay Singh is accused of running a $100 million Ponzi scheme using his trucking company, Royal Bengal Logistics Inc. He is 43 years old and lives in Coral Springs, Florida….
NTSB Hearing Analyzes Communication Gaps in Train Derailment
Witnesses noted gaps in disseminating initial information about freight train derailments. The hearing was held in East Palestine, Ohio and the information included hazardous materials and their location. AskRail app…
Study backs increased use of hair tests for truck drivers
Trucking businesses did research and found that urinalysis misses most drug use among truck drivers. The research was funded by the Trucking Alliance. It used data from over 1 million…








