Three‑Week Strait of Hormuz Update: Ship Status, Transits, Escorts
Strait of Hormuz 3-Week Recap | What is the Status of the Ships, Transits and Escort Mission? Video: https://t.co/UqZWLMlwVT https://t.co/k0LjjVKtXf
Trump's ICE Plan for TSA Lines Is Illegal, Undermines Security
Trump Says ICE Will Fix TSA Lines Monday — Thats Illegal And Weakens Security - View from the Wing https://t.co/IhByutwvEa
Democrats Introduce 7 TSA Bills; GOP Blocks Them
Democrats put 7 bills on the floor to find the TSA The Republican controlled congress voted against it.
Post‑CNY China‑US Container Shipments Just Beginning
He has this backwards. Containers from China to the US post CNY are just getting started. https://t.co/GdRTZKb28Q
California Clean‑Air Rule Forces New Logistics Strategies
Lisa Anderson was quoted in the Press-Enterprise on Southern California’s clean-air rule aimed at warehouses and what it is changing for logistics and supply chain decisions. https://t.co/gQskCnYPRh #SupplyChain #Logistics #Warehousing https://t.co/3jG0CxCSRS
United Mistakenly Told All Flight Attendants They’re Relocating to London
United Airlines Accidentally Emailed Every Flight Attendant That They Were Moving To London [Roundup] - View from the Wing https://t.co/7FygmjmEoU
Trump May Abandon Hormuz Crisis, Leaving Others to Fix
Why shouldn't the presumption be that they will just negotiate deals with Iran and accommodate the regime the United States flirted with trying to change? India, Japan, Pakistan, others are already negotiating Hormuz passage directly. Why not presume they will "clean...
Anne Hidalgo's 12-Year Paris Transformation Sets Urban Standard
Let’s take a moment to appreciate what Mayor Anne Hidalgo of Paris actually did: she spent 12 years reshaping one of the world’s most iconic cities from the ground up, 600 miles of bike lanes, hundreds of car-free streets, and...
GLP‑1 Drugs Cut More Truckloads than UP‑NS Merger
GLP-1s will take more truckloads off the road than the proposed merger between UP and NS. Grok estimates 3m truckloads reduced as Americans consume less calories. The proposed merger is expected to take 2m truckloads out.
Heathrow Parking Spots Cost £72k Each, Outspending Gatwick Runway
👀👀 Heathrow’s new car parks to cost more than Gatwick’s second runway, at £72k per parking space https://t.co/3pdPZA0Mjs
Democrats Propose TSA Funding, Republicans Reject All Bills
hey Bill Democrats have put 7 bills on the floor to fund the TSA Republicans voted them all down. Besides why do you care you fly private.
Preventing Crisis: Service Essential for Stranded Vessels
This is an important move: the humanitarian situation on stranded ships and tankers would turn to a crisis without this service @HFI_Research
United Trims 5% Capacity on Weak Routes Amid Fuel Surge
United Airlines $UAL plans to lower its capacity by 5% across less profitable routes in the near term in response to surging fuel prices - SA
Smart Saddle Adapts to Motion, Redefining Bike Comfort
This Smart Bicycle Saddle Syncs With Your Motion to Redefine Riding Comfort by @QuantumTech_X #EmergingTech #Innovation #TechForGood #Technology https://t.co/RRDxY9S23a
2026 Ram 1500: Tech‑Rich Comfort Meets Classic Utility
The Ram 1500 has a long history as a utility truck, but recent generations have emphasized both tech and comfort. Here's my experience after a week behind the wheel of the 2026 Ram 1500 Big Horn Crew Cab... https://t.co/cYl9Jz1lqp #trucks #ram1500...
EVTOL Progress Stalls: Uncovering the Delays
The big read: What the heck is taking the eVTOL companies so long? https://t.co/vX387k0LlX (via @elanhead)
Trump's ICE Threat Raises US Airline Risk
Political risk rises as Trump threatens ICE at airports, shifting duties from TSA. Legal friction could disrupt travel and pressure airlines. Trading insight: reduce US airline exposure. — Viktor Kopylov, PhD, CFA. More insights: t.me/si14Kopylov
Freight X Tolerates Driver Weed, Not Broker Smoking
So far, Freight X is more open to letting truck drivers smoke weed off duty than they are about letting brokers smoke on duty https://t.co/KQcLWAWkTz
Check Atlanta Airport Wait Times Before You Travel
The peak wait times at the Atlanta airport are obviously bad right now but there are still shorter wait times, just seems like a case of having to check before you go: https://t.co/rTf1lD2BrV
Farmers Fear Fertilizer Shortages Over Prices
This was a good chat on @CNBC Friday about fertilizer supply. The issue for farmers isn’t about high prices for this year’s planting season — they’ve already ordered. The issue is whether they’ll get delivery on their order at all. @moneymoverscnbc https://t.co/uaoLjqU0Vc https://t.co/pBZlY83EA0
Escorts May Favor National Flags Over Convenience Registries
One question for the shipping experts out there. Historically, a lot of the tankers globally have carried flags of convenience (Liberia etc) Given the escort debate, who will escort those? Or, will escorts only be provided to ships with traditional national flags (Japan,...
Expensive New Car Repeatedly Fails to Start, Manufacturer Denies Defect
Man bought a ₹33 lakh car, but it soon developed a starting problem. - The man purchased a new diesel car worth around ₹33 lakh in 2019. - Soon after buying it, the car started having a starting issue. - He took the...
USCG Licensing Halt Highlights Need for War Department Shift
Sadly it’s not just TSA The USCG licensing office is closed and can’t issue US Merchant Marine licenses while 5 🇺🇸 ships remain in the Persian Gulf. Is it time to move USCG and USMM to the Department of War?
US Lifts Sanctions, France Cracks Down—Energy Politics Murky
The US is removing sanctions from shadow fleet ships to ease energy prices while France increases seizures. Hard to tell how much of this is politically motivated.
Morning Full Charge, Cheap Cost: EVs Win
Having a full “tank of gas” every morning, for just a few bucks, and never having to stop at a gas station…I’ll never not drive an EV now.
Freight Forward Highlights Rising Rates and Surcharges
If you missed this week's Freight Forward, here you go. A new one goes out on Monday. Freight Forward: Rising Rates and Surcharges https://t.co/STgoACMPfw
United Airlines Prepares for Worst, Hopes for Best
United Airlines plans for the worst and no doubt hopes for the best. Source: https://t.co/aZdWvhb1R5 https://t.co/vYd0VS4sw7
Trucking Crisis: Unknown Drivers Threaten Safety and Economy
Jillian is an expert in transportation cybersecurity. The trucking industry is facing an unprecedented safety, security, and economic crisis because we don't know who is driving our trucks.
Iran War Spares Global Container Volumes; CNY Hits China, Vietnam
Despite the headlines, global container trade volumes are largely unaffected by the Iran War (CNY is the reason that China and Vietnam are down MoM). https://t.co/YplrKgSLTc
Trucking Spot Rates Surge Nationwide, Blue Dominates Map
This map tracks trucking spot rate momentum by market over the past 4 days. It tracks the percentage of lanes out of a market that are experiencing rate increases vs. decreases. If more than 50% have increases, the market will...
West Coast Container Surge Fuels Trucking Volume Rally
Trucking volume rally continues to firm. With west coast container volumes finally showing up, market volumes should sharply increase in coming weeks. https://t.co/8OE3jShFEz
USPS Urged to Chase Heavier, Profitable Shipments
Postmaster General David Steiner said during a U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee hearing last Tuesday that USPS must pursue heavier, more profitable shipments in order to better compete with FedEx and UPS. https://t.co/byidPtNYaz
LA Rejection Spike Signals Imminent Capacity Shortage
Rejection levels out of LA nearly double over the past week, shooting above 7% overnight. The role of Southern California in the psychology of shippers can not be understated. This "overnight flip" of LA will signal to shippers to...
Designing Operations for Robots Drives Million‑Robot Growth
In 2012, Amazon acquired Kiva. One year later, it had around 1,000 robots. Today, that number exceeds 1 million. This kind of growth didn’t happen by simply adding more machines. Amazon reorganized its warehouses around automation. Robots handle movement, positioning, and flow of goods,...
Bird Strike Tears Radome Off, Plane Lands Safely
China Southern Airbus A330-343 (reg B-1062) on CZ3554 from Shanghai Hongqiao suffered a major bird strike shortly after takeoff... radome torn clean off, the crew declared emergency, returned immediately and landed safely with no injuries. This is one of the more...
Over Half of Chinese Car Dealers Lose Money in 2025
Caixin: "The China Automobile Dealers Association said in a report that 55.7% of dealerships lost money last year, up 14 percentage points from 2024, as intense competition forced them to sell vehicles below cost." https://t.co/5TsYQRNMxx
Farmer's Insult to Ferrari Sparked $100B Supercar Rivalry
In 1963, this farmer went head-to-head with Ferrari. After complaining about Ferrari's "terrible design", he was told to "stick to tractors." His response? Use farming equipment to build the world's first supercar. Here's how an insult started a $100 BILLION rivalry:
From Golden Gate Hike to Waymo's Autonomous Ride
I hailed a Waymo self-driving car for a ride back to my hotel from the Golden Gate Bridge after a 14 mile hike left me footsore. It’s awe-inspiring to live in the future-present, riding inside of a robotic car that...
68% of Truck
They never went anywhere in trucking 68% of truckers are still burning heaters according to the NIH https://t.co/G3dLCEGhAT
Buc‑ee’s EV Tour Highlights Need for Texas Expansion
100% Last year I did a Buc-ee's EV tour of the Texas Triangle and it was great. There are 2 Buc-ee's with superchargers on each leg of the interstates between Austin-Houston-Dallas-Austin. Seamless road trip. Now we just need Buc-ee's to expand...
United Trims 5% Capacity as Oil Hits $175 per Barrel
United Airlines planning for oil to reach record $175/barrel, cutting 5% capacity https://t.co/SC3sCiQctU (via TAC/Intel)
Dalilah’s Law Threatens 200k Drivers, Sparks
The Compliance Crackdown has eliminated approximately 12k drivers from trucking over the past year. Rates and tender rejections have recovered to the same levels they were before the Great Freight Recession. Dalilah’s law could eliminate 200k+ drivers and deliver the biggest capacity...
Barrier Removal Fuels Unsafe Carriers, Hurts Lawful Shippers
Non-compliant motor carriers have thrived, while compliant motor carriers have suffered untold economic hardship. This is the travesty caused by eliminating the barriers to entry.
Kamala Would Flood Trucks, Driving Rates to Near‑zero
🤣 We’d have a bottomless pit of capacity and trucking spot rates would be trending towards a dollar
US‑Flagged Service Links Savannah to Jebel Ali, Boosting Exports
This is the US Flagged UMX/MUS/MECL service that calls the port of Jebel Ali. The service originates in Savannah before going to Norfolk, New York, and then across. It is a very popular service for US Exports as well as USGOV...
DoorDash Poised to Dominate Physical‑world Robotics Delivery Network
DoorDash will win the race to own the physical world robotics service network they already have drivers and the ability to deliver any type of services anywhere and are well positioned with the best leadership team
DOT's New Allergy Rule Endangers Flight Safety
How the new DOT ruling on food allergies threatens air travel safety http://dlvr.it/TRcKjc Conditions #AllergiesImmunology
AVs Will Reach Global Slums Faster Than Tesla
Just had a ride in the NVIDIA autonomous vehicle. I could argue that the Tesla is slightly smoother, but that is missing the point. The point I learned this week by hanging out with a bunch of different companies building autonomous...
Fare Gates Cut Transit Crime
Fare gates are the easiest way to reduce crime on public transit. After BART installed gates, violent crime dropped 36%. Overall crime dropped 41%. NYC got the same result in 1990. Enforcement, not hand-wringing about "root causes," works. https://t.co/bh2lDWF8jA
Robust Fleet Essential; Can't Force Ships Through Hormuz
We may be getting a reminder just how much it matters not to have a robust commercial shipping fleet - no matter what we say, we can’t make other countries’ merchant ships go through the Strait of Hormuz if they...