U.K. postpones energy-saving rules for businesses
The threat of wiping out profits has left businesses across Europe scrambling for a way to deal with the energy crisis after Russia invaded Ukraine.
Global trend: unions are fed up
There seems to be a global trend regarding labor unions… they’ve had enough.
China’s freshwater shortage forewarns of macroeconomic supply chain implications
China’s Yangtze River, its largest waterway and the location of the nation’s biggest hydropower station, is reporting its lowest levels on record during August.
Ford warns of price increases while dealing with exports stuck in U.K. ports
Ford Motors is among the companies waiting on products to be exported through the ports currently dealing with worker strikes.
ATA launches “Women In Motion” initiative to promote trucking careers and increase sector diversity
The American Trucking Association (ATA) is launching a new initiative titled, “Women in Motion” (WIM).
Guaranteeing Overtime for Truckers Act wins OOIDA favor
The Guaranteeing Overtime for Truckers Act (HR7517), which is currently being evaluated in Congress, would end the exemption from the Fair Labor Standards Act for motor carriers.
Detroit bridge to be demolished after racially-divisive history
The infamous Interstate 375, a 1-mile freeway through Detroit, has been a notorious source of racial divisiveness since it was built by destroying Black neighborhoods almost sixty years ago.
Female technicians wanted: STAT
The Women In Trucking Association (WIT) Index has reported what we may have already known: they is a lack of diversity regarding women in technician shops.
White House flirts with idea of buying up oil to refill depleted reserves
It’s expected that when crude prices drop below $80 a barrel, the United States will begin buying up oil to refill its low reserves.
Labor Day weekend records travel spike beyond pre-pandemic levels
Did you fly on an airplane over Labor Day weekend? You and everyone else.
German ports have a congestion problem
Germany’s North Sea trade sphere is suffering from stagnancy.
Container shipping profits swallow pre-pandemic numbers
Globally, container shipping is still skyrocketing in profits.
Brazilian soybean crops are ramping up the competition
Want more soy? Brazil is here to get you what you need.
Continually raising federal minimum wage will not solve the cost of living problem
The federal minimum wage is $15 per hour, by executive order of President Biden in the spring of 2021.
Trump’s tariffs on Chinese merchandise remain amid review
Biden is allowing Trump-era tariffs to continue… for now.
India seeks to overtake China’s manufacturing power
India knows an opportunity when it sees one.
EU fear severe energy crisis over winter months as Russia pulls natural gas
Europe unwillingly says bye-bye to Russian natural gas.
