New $2 Concession Fare: Flat Under $10, 20% Over
The revised $2 concession transport fare scheme will begin April 3rd. Under the new model, the old HK$2 flat rate will become $2 for fares under $10, and 20% of the fare for rides over $10.
NATO Discusses Reopening Hormuz, Not Guarantees
"NATO VOWS TO REOPEN HORMUZ" is wildly overstated @DeItaone What NATO chief Mark Rutte actually said was allies are talking about ways to reopen Hormuz He added he is "absolutely convinced" they can succeed. At talking & coordinating What EU does best #NATO #MarkRutte...
People First: Urban Design Can't Prioritize Cars
READ: “You can’t have good urban design if you prioritize the car; you have to give priority to people.” I gave a VERY comprehensive interview to @VLADDO for @PapelPeriodico_ in Bogotá a few years back, published in Spanish. Sharing it...
Kharg Island Seizure Won’t Halt Iran’s Oil Exports
[MUST READ] Iran’s Kharg Island - U.S. seizure would not necessarily end exports or re-open the Strait: https://t.co/yRYH1g1UAM
Century‑Old Jones Act Still Stifles U.S. Shipping
The best parts of this very good @60Minutes segment have gotta be when @cpgrabow tells @LesleyRStahl a few basic Jones Act absurdities, and she repeatedly gasps "NO!" in disbelief - truly shocked that a century-old US law could be...
Indian Tanker Pays in Yuan, Signaling Petro‑Yuan Market Rise
And Indian tanker has reportedly paid in Chinese yuan. Welcome to the #petroYuan market (thanks donald)
Domestic Business & First-Class Seats Up 27% Since 2020
Since January 2020, the number of scheduled business and first-class seats on domestic flights has grown 27% https://t.co/g866xPI6oL https://t.co/X2H9UafA9k
Airport Experiences Vary; TSA and Clear Make It Smooth
I think it really depends on the airport I’ve flown 6 times in the last 2 weeks and it’s been fine every time. (Though I do also have TSA + Clear)
EV Owners Forget Gas Stations Offer Instant, Universal Refueling
What's a gas station? I just plug my car in at home. You mean you have to ... go somewhere special to add range to your car? How interesting.
Weekly NTI Set to Surpass $2.90 per Mile
The national truckload index, daily report, is signaling that weekly NTI is poised to break $2.90/mile tomorrow. Rates firmed sharply late last week. For those following at home or on Blue to Blue, ticker is SONAR: NTID.USA https://t.co/jxA5L55Osk
Top Gear Mocked Prius, Now It's Mainstream Reliability
Remember in the late 00s/early 10s when the Top Gear guys would endlessly joke about how the Prius was an unreliable car, reliant on untested technology? I remember.
Flatbed Market Lacks Capacity, Housing Season Looms
While it is end of the quarter, I’m afraid this is just a small preview of what’s coming. Zero capacity relief in the flatbed market and we haven’t hit housing shipping season yet. https://t.co/VZsgYs7mmA
ATL Airport Delays Reach Four Hours, No TSA Pre‑Check
Believe the videos @ATLairport is insane no clear no tsa pre at the moment estimated time is 4 hours https://t.co/ltR1jTGLHJ
Amazon Overtakes USPS in 2025 Package Deliveries
Amazon delivered more packages than the USPS in 2025, a first. Having worked at Amazon until 2004, that's one of those things that's both stunning and doesn't surprise me at all https://t.co/BypxYnlQgk
Airline Puts Woman, Child in Cockpit to Dodge Compensation
Woman And Child Flew Six Hours In Cockpit Jumpseats — Airline Avoided Paying Overbooking Compensation - View from the Wing https://t.co/22hFCb7EkB
Tesla Secretly Uses LiDAR for Vision Training, Not Production
This is getting dunked somewhat unfairly. Tesla is using LiDAR to get training data to improve their vision-only systems. That should raise some eyebrows - LiDAR is clearly valuable in ways Elon denies. But it's not the same as using...
Considering a Used F250 Purchase This Summer
I’ve been in the market for a used F250. Thinking this summer might be a good opportunity. https://t.co/hlsi7GwL5b
Airlines' Abandoned Fuel Hedges Signal Rising Ticket Prices
Oh no! US airlines are no longer hedged against oil price shocks. Now we will all be paying in higher fares. Just like PJM states who didn't hedge against the recent increase. And California in 2000-2001. Hindsight is 20-20 but...
Houston TSA Delays Reach Two‑and‑half Hours
Two and a half hour wait for TSA in Houston? Is it too obvious to say? Houston, we have a problem. https://t.co/rUJvgxQ9c1
Short‑lived Traffic Managers Fuel Impending Carrier Revenge
The issue at many major shippers is that the tenure of the traffic manager is less than two years. They've never seen a carrier's market. They don't know what its like when truckers have the power. Carrier's Revenge is...
Freight Market Flipping: Unprecedented Capacity Churn Sparks Demand
The SONAR team has been telling shipper and broker clients for months that every capacity signal was warning that the freight market was flipping and it wasn't just holiday peaks or weather. Unprecedented capacity churn with early green shoots in...
Pilot Keeps Flying After Passenger Dies, Body Stored Onboard
🚨CRAZY 30 minutes into a 13-hour flight, a woman died on a British Airways flight Remarkably, the pilot chose to continue the trip instead of turning around and attending to the unfortunate event Come the end of the flight, passengers began complaining...
2026 Mazda CX-50 Hybrid Delivers Luxurious Compact SUV Experience
The 2026 Mazda CX-50 Hybrid AWD Premium Plus offers a refined, surprisingly luxurious drive experience. It's a solid compact SUV that I drove for a week. Here are my thoughts and commentary: https://t.co/ezHTzu1mqe #mazda #suv #cars #auto @mazdausa https://t.co/Qbs8FdjBGy
West Coast Surge Pulls Long‑Haul Truckers Eastward
The West Coast hasn't been participating in the trucking market surge, as the ports were slow this March due to CNY. That is about to change. We are seeing significant tightening in the Los Angeles freight market as containers start...
Europe Faces Jet Fuel Shortage Amid Kuwait Strikes
Forget TSA lines, the real problem with air travel in the coming weeks is fuel. Some cargoes are already diverting toward the U.S. on a Jones Act waiver, so domestic travel might hold. Europe? Different story. About 1.77M barrels/day of jet fuel...
BYD Proves Affordable EVs with 5‑minute Flash Charging Thrive
And amidst the EV slowdown, @BYDCompany is demonstrating that if you can create a product meeting customer needs at the right price point, there is a market to be had... "Flash charging" 70% in 5-min tech provides one such addition......
BMW I3 Electric Range
The Scammer Edition Sam's getting better but his voice is still a bit hoarse as he drove the Infiniti QX60 Sport AWD. Nicole had her turn in the Kia K4 Hatchback GT-Line without a turbo and was still impressed. In the...
Routing Guides Collapse, Trucks Vanish, Budgets Suffer
Routing guides getting wrecked. It’s just starting. The “it’s just the weather” crowd is going to have a hard time to explaining to their bosses why trucks aren’t showing up this spring and budgets are getting obliterated.
Canada’s
Is the Royal Canadian “navy” going to send three staff officers to help with paperwork like they did to reopen the Red Sea? Or can they not even manage that anymore?
Why Not Seize Iranian Tankers and Sell Their Oil?
Ok but I still have to ask… why don’t we just seize the Iranian tankers and sell the oil ourselves?
SF Paratransit Bus Illegally Removes Stop Sign, Endangers Riders
This is priceless. SF Paratransit bus that probably makes less than one pickup a day (a jobs program, not a service for the electorate) is illegally daylighting a stop sign in hopes of creating some more paraplegics to not bus...
Imm
FFS CNN, don't just swallow their BS. They are being deployed as intimidation and political blackmail. Immigration agents deploying to airports under border czar as TSA staffing falls short https://t.co/GLyiaot5nW
Unprepared Shippers Face Exploding Transportation Budgets
Shippers that didn’t prepare for higher transportation costs this year are about to have their budgets blown out.
Pilots Spend Most of Flight on Radio Check‑ins
Sad but true. Most of what a pilot does mid flight is to check in and let ATC know they are still in radio contact or changing frequencies.
Skip TSA Chaos with PreCheck and CLEAR
Public Service Announcement: The hack to getting around this TSA madness is TSA PreCheck + CLEAR.
Tourism Surge Threatened by Imminent Jet Fuel Shortage
This’ll do wonders for tourism. But we’re gonna start running out of jet fuel real soon anyway, so… https://t.co/Llcayc1dDX
Domestic Flight Prices Soaring to $800‑$1500 for Short Trips
Have flight prices gone up a lot lately? I have a few domestic trips I’m taking over the next few months and wanted to book flights yesterday and most flights were $800-$1500 for short, non-stop flights. It seems a little...
200,000 U.S. Truckers Face CDL Loss Under New Rules
"Up to 200,000 drivers, approximately 5% of the entire U.S. truck driver workforce, could lose CDL eligibility as licenses expire under the new framework. The press covered it as an immigration story. That is the least interesting part of it"...
Satellite Shows Iran Exporting Oil with US Backing
Iran’s Kharg Island as seen **today** by the @CopernicusEU Sentinel-2 satellite. Iran is loading multiple tankers, exporting oil and making $$$ — now, with the help of the White House. The idea that Trump admin is using Iranian oil barrels...
Neglected FAA Maintenance Grounds Five D.C. Airports
One Overheated Circuit Board Grounded 5 D.C.-Area Airports — After FAA Dropped Maintenance On Old Systems - View from the Wing https://t.co/pDNl8gYFgu
FlightPath3D Now Standard on Every Textron Citation
FlightPath3D’s strategic expansion into business aviation is paying off. Less than 12 months ago, the aviation map-maker hit the 2,500-#BizAv tail mark. Now it reveals it has been linefit "for years" on every Textron Citation that comes out of the...
California's Gas Supply Depends on Asian Petroleum Imports
What if Asia gets worried and stops sending petroleum to California. (Where did you think Californians get their gas since @GavinNewsom started closing oil refineries?)
Naval Ship Shortage Roots Predate Trump, Not Just His Fault
“Yes we have fewer ships. Well we also have fewer horses and bayonets.” Everyone’s blaming Trump for not having enough Navy ships available to escort supertankers. But ask the real question: did this hull shortage start with Trump?
Even in Long TSA Lines, Civility Prevails
Seeing lots of videos circulating about long TSA lines. What strikes me is how civil everyone is.
California's Anti‑refinery Stance Threatens Pacific Military Fuel Security
I’ve been accused of being too soft on @SecWar. Fine. Problem is his performance has been exceptional. But here’s where I’m livid: no serious DoW pressure on Newsom and the California Coastal Commission which are both getting massive support from China. Oil...
Progress MS-33 Antenna Failure Forces Manual TORU Docking
One of the rendezvous antennas aboard Progress MS-33 failed to deploy, likely prompting the use of the TORU manual-control by the ISS crew to guide the cargo ship to docking... https://t.co/snqlHtWeDl
Trucking Spot Rates Surge Amid Tight Capacity
New day, new cycle high. National trucking spot rates up to $2.89/mile. +$.11/mile in the past week. Spiking demand + tightening capacity will keep new entrants from ruining the party. https://t.co/By2VKHcsO8
Self‑Driving Cars Lead Physical AI’s First Mass Adoption
Buckle up. The first wave of physical AI mass adoption will be self-driving cars. The evidence: Tesla’s FSD is making major gains, and Waymo is going from 6 cities at the end of 2025 to likely 25 by the end...
United Installs, Then Locks Doors on New Suites
United Added Doors To Its New Business Class Suites — Then Locked Them Shut [Roundup] - View from the Wing https://t.co/yOXGBXhsGE
Tanker Rarity Anchors Amid US‑Israeli‑Iran Tensions
The tanker RARITY sits at anchor as lightning flashes in the distance, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, off Sultan Qaboos Port in Muscat, Oman, March 21, 2026. REUTERS/Stelios Misinas https://t.co/NOCb6qvWgC