December 2025

December 1, 2025 | Newsletter 2025 December

Rather than the heavy hand of the California Air Resources Board (CARB), the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach have each entered into cooperative agreements with the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD). These agreements recognize […]

December 1, 2025 | Newsletter 2025 December

Do you know what this part is? Hint, it is something used in truck or container transportation. Play “Name That Part” on our Facebook page. Click here to be directed to our page and place your guess.  

December 1, 2025 | Newsletter 2025 December

The last penny was struck on November 12, 2025 at the US Mint in Philadelphia. The penny had been in production since 1793 and its demise follows the half-penny, which ended production in 1867. Due to their copper […]

December 1, 2025 | Newsletter 2025 December

The editors of the Farmers’ Almanac have announced 2026 will be the final year of publication. For more than two centuries the Farmers’ Almanac has been providing “a unique blend of weather, wit and wisdom.” From their heartfelt […]

December 1, 2025 | Newsletter 2025 December

Gerlach, NV, a small town in Northern Nevada best known as the last stop before Burning Man, decided a recent election in true Nevada fashion. In the election for the town’s governing body, Gerlach General Improvement District, there […]

December 1, 2025 | Newsletter 2025 December

You have to love babies. They are hysterical. If you are in need of a good chuckle, click on the link above and watch their reactions and actions when their parents do not share.

November 2025

November 3, 2025 | Newsletter 2025 November

Getting all your favorite ingredients and supplies to the stores and e-commerce distribution centers in time for your Thanksgiving shopping is a momental operation taking six to twelve months to prepare for and complete. Here is the breakdown […]

November 3, 2025 | Newsletter 2025 November

The US and China have agreed to suspend for one year their respective fees on ship/ port calls. The US will not levy fees on Chinese-built or controlled ships, and China will not levy fees on US ships. […]

November 3, 2025 | Newsletter 2025 November

In the wake of terrible accidents in both Florida and California, the crackdown on non-domiciled CDL (commercial drivers license) holders and English Language Proficiency (ELP) is in full swing, and US Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary, Sean Duffy, […]

November 3, 2025 | Newsletter 2025 November

Fresh on the heels of the 60 Minutes report on the theft of more than $1M of Guy Fieri and Sammy Hagar’s Santo Tequila, Shaquille O’Neal’s custom $180,000 Range Rover was stolen in transit to Baton Rouge LA. […]

November 3, 2025 | Newsletter 2025 November

Recently, Haijie Shipping Company launched its Arctic Express service. This service uses 4,900 range TEU container ships to transit the Northern Sea route between China and Europe through the Arctic Ocean. This route will only be available seasonally, […]

November 3, 2025 | Newsletter 2025 November

What is old is new again is not just a phrase that applies to fashion but to ocean shipping as well. Neoliner and VELA are bringing back wind-powered shipping to the Trans Atlantic trade. VELA concentrates on the […]

November 3, 2025 | Newsletter 2025 November

As we have written about in our monthly newsletters, California Governor Gavin Newsom was not happy the US Congress passed a Congressional Review Act (CRA) rescinding the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) previous waiver approval of California Air Resources […]

November 3, 2025 | Newsletter 2025 November

California Governor Gavin Newsom had two troublesome port-related bills cross his desk recently. He signed one and vetoed the other. He signed SB703 which requires trucking companies and individual motor carriers to provide the ports of Los Angeles […]

November 3, 2025 | Newsletter 2025 November

Do you know what this part is? Hint, it is something used in truck or container transportation. Play “Name That Part” on our Facebook page. Click here to be directed to our page and place your guess.

November 3, 2025 | Newsletter 2025 November

November is busy in our night skies. On Wednesday the 5th, look for the brightest Supermoon of the year. A Supermoon is when the full moon occurs at the same time the moon’s orbit is closest to the […]

November 3, 2025 | Newsletter 2025 November

Every year, the National Park Service at Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska holds a “tournament” where voters select the fattest bear of the season. This year’s winner, Chuck. Impressive, but we think Tahoe’s Hank the Tank, […]

November 3, 2025 | Newsletter 2025 November

Laura DiBella and Robert Harvey, President Trump’s nominees for the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC), are making their way through the Senate confirmation process.

November 3, 2025 | Newsletter 2025 November

Mario Cordero, CEO of the Port of Long Beach, will be retiring at the end of the year. Mr. Cordero has been leading the port for more than eight years. We wish him well.

October 2025

October 3, 2025 | Newsletter 2025 October

Episode 3 of the docuseries DRIVEN has dropped. Roland Bolduc, Tiffany Hargraves and Germany Williams are true examples of the heart of trucking. Learn more about their lives and the dedication they exhibit every day. Catch up on […]

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