Social•Mar 2, 2026
Gulf States Consider Striking Iranian Missile Sites Despite Risks
Easier said than done. They have very capable aircraft, but deconflicting air operations and altering planning may be more trouble than it’s worth and invite risk, at least at this stage.
By Tyler Rogoway
Social•Mar 1, 2026
Strait of Hormuz Turns War Zone, Shipping Halts
Here’s what we know so far… The First 36 Hours: Strait of Hormuz Becomes a War Zone, Tankers Hit, Shipping Giants Halt Gulf Transits https://t.co/Qu1u29WNZb
By Mike Schuler
Social•Mar 1, 2026
Critical Strait of Hormuz: Multiple Attacks Slash Transits
The @CMF_Bahrain Joint Maritime Information Center's has released their new advisory for the Strait of Hormuz as of 1 March 2026. The situation is deemed CRITICAL. They had three confirmed incidents in the past 24 hours: 1️⃣SKYLIGHT at anchor south of Hormuz, abandoned...
By Sal Mercogliano
Social•Mar 1, 2026
DAT’s Blind Spot Fuels Non‑Compliant Carrier Boom
The ability for non compliant motor carriers to thrive is directly related to activity that takes place on load boards. How can DAT, the largest load board in the country, not realize how pervasive the compliance crisis had become? It’s because they...
By Craig Fuller
Social•Mar 1, 2026
DAT's Warning on CDL Rules Proved Market Reality
Let’s hope that no one investing money in trucking stocks listened to DAT last summer when they consistently said that enforcement of English Language Proficiency and non-domiciled CDLs would have a negligible impact on the market.
By Craig Fuller
Social•Mar 1, 2026
Proposed Rule Would Put Driver Photos on Trucks
How would you feel about a proposal that along with DOT number, all trucks must have a picture of the driver on the side? https://t.co/pcht3FI0c8
By Timothy Dooner
Social•Mar 1, 2026
Scaling AI: Cost Vs. Asset Lifecycle ROI
The ROI of Scale: Computational Costs vs. Asset Lifecycles - For AI engineers working in sectors like rail, utilities, and energy, the primary challenge has shifted from “Can we build it?” to “Can we afford to scale it?” https://t.co/SjIN9Uk9eF
By Dez Blanchfield
Social•Mar 1, 2026
AI Auditor Uncovers up to 85% Customs Errors, Free Refunds
Flexport now allows importers to use our AI Customs Auditor to audit all the customs entries their other customs brokers have done for them. We find their mistakes and then set you up to claim refunds wherever you overpaid. ...
By Ryan Petersen
Social•Mar 1, 2026
SONAR Tender Rejections Predict Trucking Stock Moves
The connection is clear: Large trucking equities trade based on forward trucking market conditions and the best signal is SONAR's Tender Rejections Chart: SONAR Truckload Rejections vs. JB Hunt Stock Price https://t.co/R8Mc1l5UyF
By Craig Fuller
Social•Mar 1, 2026
Hedge Funds Flock to SONAR Amid Rising Tender Rejections
This SONAR chart: Outbound Tender Rejection Index (blue) vs. Knight-Swift stock price (yellow). There is a reason that hedge funds buy SONAR and it is our fastest growing cohort. https://t.co/erT8QvKIr6
By Craig Fuller
Social•Mar 1, 2026
Hapag-Lloyd Halts Bab El-Mandeb Sailings Over Security Risks
Hapag-Lloyd - Due to the deteriorating security situation in the Middle East region, we have decided – in close coordination with our security partners – to pause future Trans-Suez sailings through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait for the time being. https://t.co/igGhhMHR23
By Cathy Morrow Roberson
Social•Mar 1, 2026
Batik Air Cancels Dubai Flight Amid Middle East Airspace Closure
Batik Air Malaysia has cancelled today’s flight to Dubai from KL due to the closure of airspace in the Middle East. The airline said in a statement that it continues to monitor the situation in the region. Passengers travelling on...
By Bilqis Bahari
Social•Mar 1, 2026
Qatar Airways Halts Flights Until Airspace Reopens
Qatar Airways said its flight operations remain temporarily suspended due to the closure of the Qatari airspace. The airline added that it will resume operations once the Qatar Civil Aviation Authority announces the safe reopening of the country’s airspace.
By Bilqis Bahari
Social•Mar 1, 2026
Helsinki's 30 Km/H Limit Eliminates Traffic Deaths
“Helsinki hasn’t registered a single traffic-related fatality in the past year…Citing data that shows the risk of pedestrian fatality is cut in half by reducing a car’s speed from 40 to 30km/hr, city officials imposed the lower limit in most...
By Brent Toderian
Social•Mar 1, 2026
IRGC Closes Strait of Hormuz, Threatening 20% Oil Flow
🚨 IRAN WAR UPDATE — MARCH 1, 2026 🚨 Khamenei is confirmed dead by Iranian state media. But the bigger story: the IRGC has formally closed the Strait of Hormuz. Shipping firms are instructing vessels to shelter in place. About 20%...
By dailyanalysts
Social•Mar 1, 2026
Supply Chain Turmoil Continues: Tariff Wave Drives Uncertainty
Being a Demand Planner, I am trained to notice patterns, seasonality and cycles. To notice the root cause of those disrupting signals and what causes them, so I can get my forecasting model right and predict future events. Since January 20, 2025,...
By Dr. Muddassir Ahmed
Social•Mar 1, 2026
Liberian‑flagged Aframax Tanker Capetan Andreas Exits Strait of Hormuz
Looks like the Liberian-flagged Aframax 74k deadweight ton ceude oil tanker Capetan Andreas is sailing outbound through the Strait of Hormuz. https://t.co/G0jdY5284V
By Sal Mercogliano
Social•Mar 1, 2026
BMW Deploys Humanoid Robots for Real Car Production
BMW Brings Humanoid Robots Into Real Car Production – Physical AI Is Here https://t.co/30rtWebkvi via @YouTube #BMW #car #manufacturing #humanoidtech #humanoid #robot #Robotics #AI #TechRevolution #TechInnovation #ArtificialInteligence @AlbertoEMachado @Eli_Krumova @postoff25 @Khulood_Almani @anand_narang @NutritiousMind @baski_LA @TanyaSinha_ @devaang @AlAmadi1 @jeancayeux @enilev @efipm @mvollmer1...
By Amitav Bhattacharjee
Social•Mar 1, 2026
Defense Production Outpaces Auto, Drives Truck Freight
US automotive production is $180B. US defense manufacturing is $220B. Don’t understimate the impact of defense production on American trucking freight.
By Craig Fuller
Social•Mar 1, 2026
Subway Beats Lyft: $3, Faster, Better Value
Lyft - $47 NYC Subway - $3 and gets there one minute faster Thank god for pickup transit
By Hayden Clarkin (The Transit Guy)
Social•Feb 28, 2026
Defense Manufacturing Tiny; Truckers Thriving Today
5% of US maufacturing is related to defense production. Today is a good day for truckers.
By Craig Fuller
Social•Feb 28, 2026
Drone Strike Cripples Dubai Airport, Recovery Will Take Long
Drone hit at Dubai Airport... The destruction and pure chaos everywhere... Dubai airport shutdown, thousands stranded, flights diverted all over. This ain't fixing in a few days...this recovery is gonna drag on for a long time. Brutal
By Fahad Naim
Social•Feb 28, 2026
Driver Anonymity Fuels Organized Crime in Freight Networks
The issue is we literally have no idea who hundreds of thousands of truck drivers are due to the elimination of barriers to entry over the past decade. Organized crime is coordinating illicit activities against our freight networks every single day.
By Craig Fuller
Social•Feb 28, 2026
Hormuz Closure Turns Oil Crisis Into Prolonged Risk Game
Strait of Hormuz. Closed. The ‘crisis’ will be defined by the length of the war and by risk. Oil supply. Maritime and cargo insurance. Houthis. Freight rates.
By Tom Craig
Social•Feb 28, 2026
Intelligence Warns: Fill Tanks; Energy Sites Likely Terrorist Targets
Spoke with a senior intelligence official that recommended everyone top their tanks off, not due to a known threat, but the high probability that energy assets are prime targets for terrorists.
By Craig Fuller
Social•Feb 28, 2026
Strait of Hormuz Status Threatens Shipping and Consumers
Is the Strait of Hormuz Open? ▶️Danger to Shipping ▶️US and UK Waring ▶️Impact for Consumers ▶️Other Factors Impacting Global Tanker Market ▶️Is US Sealift & Afloat Prepositioning Moving? Video: https://t.co/SgdGJdWaSD https://t.co/Cvj3mRaiq7
By Sal Mercogliano
Social•Feb 28, 2026
IRGC Threatens Hormuz Closure, Risking Oil Price Surge
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has reportedly warned that no vessels are allowed to pass through the Strait of Hormuz. This blockade of the channel, which carries ~20% of global oil, threatens massive energy price spikes and severe, immediate disruptions...
By S. Joseph Burns
Social•Feb 28, 2026
General’s Anger Reveals Army’s Logistical Limits, No Invasion Fleet
Major General is just pissed off because he knows the Army is taking a back seat. You may “know more about war than Donald Trump” but you also know the Army can’t invade a nation of that size without a large...
By John Konrad
Social•Feb 28, 2026
Turkish LPG Tanker Masks Identity on AIS
The LPG Tanker Bogazici, outbound the Strait of Hormuz, is trying to fly under the radar by announcing on AIS, "Muslims Vessel is Turkish". https://t.co/Yw3dSA7lxB
By Sal Mercogliano
Social•Feb 28, 2026
SONAR Surpasses DAT After Starting Under $1M ARR
SONAR did less than $1m in ARR five years ago, so we win this one by a mile despite DAT’s attempt to exploit their market share in load boards to prevent customers from working with competitive data offerings.
By Craig Fuller
Social•Feb 28, 2026
DAT's Load-to-Truck Ratio Skewed by Ghost Loads
Anyone that has used DAT knows that a signification portion of the postings are ghost loads, hence the reason that DAT’s load to truck ratio data is garbage.
By Craig Fuller
Social•Feb 28, 2026
Agentic AI Poised to Disrupt Load Board Industry
If you believe that DoorDash or MasterCard/Visa could be disrupted by agentic AI, then it’s inevitable that agentic AI could disrupt load boards. Who is building this? We will partner with you on data
By Craig Fuller
Social•Feb 28, 2026
DAT Prioritizes Load Board Over Data Services
You can tell that DAT was never meant to be a data company. Freight market data is secondary to the load board. That is their focus.
By Craig Fuller
Social•Feb 28, 2026
Higher Diesel Prices Boost Profits for Large Truck Fleets
A weird irony is that most mid and large trucking fleets make more money with higher diesel prices due to fuel surcharges.
By Craig Fuller
Social•Feb 28, 2026
English‑language Violations Ground 104 Trucks Daily, Record High
Trucks taken out of service for English Language violations just hit an all time high. 104 trucks per day. https://t.co/fTIcZIXxJi
By Craig Fuller
Social•Feb 28, 2026
Xiaomi 6 Ultra Conquers Hong Kong’s Steep Hills
The Xiaomi Electric Scooter 6 Ultra is the highest tier of Xiaomi’s new scooter series. Featuring a 1200W motor, 12-inch tires and swing arm suspensions plus dual disc brakes, it’s a powerful scooter for getting around the city. I was...
By Ben Sin (Ben’s Gadget Reviews)
Social•Feb 28, 2026
Navy Admits Limited Gulf Protection; 21M Barrels at Risk
US Navy says it can't protect all merchant ships in Persian Gulf. Oil majors just suspended shipments through Hormuz, 21M barrels/day at risk. Maritime risk. https://t.co/TylGxcJUhz
By Tom Craig
Social•Feb 28, 2026
Shipping Risk Soars as 750 Vessels Trapped in Hormuz
Shipping security risk increases dramatically in Persian Gulf Over 750 commercial vessels reported to be inside the Strait of Hormuz as the US and Israel attack Iran https://t.co/Z0VKTvJgQ8
By Sal Mercogliano
Social•Feb 28, 2026
Iran Bans Hormuz Traffic, yet Tankers Still Sail
Iran is sending out warnings on VHF announcing the banning of all ships from the Strait of Hormuz. However, traffic is still moving. What's Going on with Shipping will be monitoring traffic through the Strait. https://t.co/0rPIFY825Q
By Sal Mercogliano
Social•Feb 28, 2026
Container Scans Dropped From 100% to Under 4%
In 2006, Congress mandated that 100% of shipping containers be scanned before entering the US. Today? Less than 4%. If you don’t think attack drones have already been smuggled into this country pre-positioned near our Naval bases, you need your head examined.
By John Konrad
Social•Feb 28, 2026
Fireboats Essential when Naval Base Water Infrastructure Fails
The problem with fighting fires on naval bases after an attack is the same power-plants, fuel and pumping facilities targeted also supply firefighting water. And even if the water mains survive fighting fires on multiple fronts consumes more water than any...
By John Konrad
Social•Feb 28, 2026
Qatar Airways Halts Cargo Amid Iran Strikes, Freight Costs Surge
Qatar Airlines is pausing cargo operations as the Iran strikes play out. Prices and transit times on Asia to Europe air freight spiking.
By Ryan Petersen
Social•Feb 28, 2026
Check Flight Status Amid Middle East Airspace Restrictions
Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) has adviced passengers travelling to, from, or transiting to through parts of the Middle East to check their flight status directly with their respective airlines before going to the airport. The airport operator said airspace...
By Bilqis Bahari
Social•Feb 28, 2026
Malaysia Airlines Cancels Middle East Flights, Reroutes Europe Routes
Malaysia Airlines has announced that its flights to and from Doha, Jeddah and Madinah have been cancelled from 28 Feb - 1 March due to the closure of airspace in parts of the Middle East. Flights from KL to London &...
By Bilqis Bahari
Social•Feb 28, 2026
Track Any Container Ship’s Journey Instantly Online
Next time you see a container ship go to https://t.co/19y8bWxNq0 on your phone to see where it’s been and where it’s going next.
By Ryan Petersen
Social•Feb 28, 2026
Gulf Nations Shut Airspace Amid Regional Tensions
UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait airspaces remain CLOSED. (In addition to several other airspace closures elsewhere in region).
By Alex Macheras
Social•Feb 28, 2026
High‑Altitude Takeoff Fatality Highlights Bolivia’s Risky Air Transport
Bolivia’s C-130 Hercules crashed right after takeoff from El Alto Airport today... carrying new banknotes, rolled onto a highway, caught fire. At least 15 dead, 30 injured. Locals tried to grab the scattered cash, police had to use tear gas......
By Fahad Naim
Social•Feb 28, 2026
Truck Deaths Outpace 9/11; We Must Identify Drivers
During September 11, 2700 Americans died. America implemented massive security procedures for aircraft, fought two wars, and spent trillions to ensure it would never happen again. We created massive surveillance and implemented identity tracking at airports to ensure we know...
By Craig Fuller
Social•Feb 28, 2026
Illinois Risk Pool Bleeds From Fraudulent Chameleon Carriers
The Illinois State risk pool is an insurer of last resort. Unfortunately, due to the massive amount of fraud coming from chameleon carriers and fleets with fabricated safety records, it is bleeding out. https://t.co/PttPnIgNtk
By Craig Fuller
Social•Feb 28, 2026
Key Industry Court Case Hearing Scheduled for Next Week
The hearing for one of the most important court cases in the industry is coming up next week
By Craig Fuller