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GovernmentBusinessFuel

Wholesale Prices Came in Hot at 3.4% in February

The Labor Department reported March 18 that its producer price index rose 0.7% from January, and 3.4% from February 2025.聽

March 18, 2026
BusinessLogisticsGlobal Freight

Elliott Takes Stake in Japanese Shipper Mitsui OSK Lines

Reuters聽reported聽the that Elliott had taken the holding in an effort to urge Mitsui to review its real estate portfolio.

March 18, 2026
GovernmentBusinessFuelLogistics

Diesel, Gas Prices at Highest Level in Years as War Drags On

The聽Iran war聽has rattled the global flow of oil, with steeper fuel costs already聽straining households聽worldwide.

March 18, 2026
BusinessSafetyLogistics

Stolen Target Trailer Leads Police to Huge Retail Crime Cache

Investigators tracking a stolen cargo trailer with Target merchandise in Illinois discovered a Chicago-area warehouse with $3 million in looted goods.

March 18, 2026
GovernmentBusinessFuelLogistics

Trump Waives Jones Act in Bid to Lower Fuel Prices

The president on March 18 authorized foreign-flagged vessels to transport a range of commodities between U.S. ports for the next 60 days.

March 18, 2026
GovernmentBusinessFuel

Iran War Has Farmers Worried About Cost of Fertilizer

The shipping disruption has largely stopped the export of nitrogen fertilizers made in the Persian Gulf and limited access to fertilizer ingredients.

March 18, 2026
GovernmentBusinessSafetyFuelLogistics

Iran Exports Millions of Barrels of Oil Despite War

Iran has threatened it won't allow聽鈥渆ven a single liter of oil鈥澛燿estined for the U.S., Israel and their allies to pass through Strait of Hormuz.

March 18, 2026
GovernmentBusinessSafetyFuelLogistics

Trump Team Moves to Open Venezuela Oil Sector Wider

The moves include issuing more individual licenses allowing foreign companies to work in Venezuela without violating U.S. sanctions.

March 17, 2026
GovernmentBusinessSafetyLogistics

Trump Postpones Summit With Xi as Iran War Rages On

鈥淲e鈥檙e resetting the meeting,鈥 Trump said March 17 at the White House during a sit-down with the Irish prime minister. 鈥淸China was] fine with it.鈥澛

March 17, 2026
BusinessTechnologyEquipment

New Hybrid TRUs Highlight Utility and Cargobull Partnership

Utility Trailer launched its new hybrid transport refrigeration technology as part of its partnership with German trailer maker Schmitz Cargobull.

March 17, 2026

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