Dallas Executive Helps Police Recover $240,000 Copper Load: TT Daily

April 7, 2026

Dallas Executive Helps Police Recover $240,000 Copper Load

A Dallas executive helped thwart an alleged cargo theft by tracking a $240,000 load of copper apparently rerouted to California instead of Illinois. Read more…

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BUSINESS

Amazon, USPS Strike New Agreement on Package Deliveries

Amazon has reached a new agreement with USPS, providing a lifeline to the beleaguered government agency and securing delivery for customers in rural America. Read more…

FUEL

Oil Prices Rise Ahead of Trump’s Deadline to Reopen Hormuz

The price for a barrel of benchmark U.S. crude climbed 3.9% to $116.83. Brent crude, the international standard, added 0.7% to $110.55. Read more…

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Autel CV Diagnostics: Broad Coverage. Real Capability. Proven Value.

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FUEL

Global Buyers Turn to US Oil After Hormuz Disruptions

Freight costs for very large crude carriers have surged. That’s creating a drag on export economics even as dock and pipeline capacities remain available. Read more…

GOVERNMENT

Trump Links Iran Deal to Free Passage Through Hormuz

President Trump said April 6 that reopening the strait was “a very big priority,” despite also saying in recent weeks that it wasn’t among the core objectives. Read more…

BUSINESS

Doritos Hit $7 a Bag, and It Cost PepsiCo Billions

But now that a plan to bring prices down is in motion, new challenges have emerged that threaten to blunt its impact. Read more…

LOGISTICS

Shipping Constraints Mount as US Crude Exports Test Limits

Constraints in infrastructure and supply are likely to keep U.S. oil flows well below headline capacity figures often cited at around 10 million barrels a day. Read more…

FUEL

US Shale Drillers Expected to Lift Crude Output

The 68% surge in crude prices since the Iran war began roughly five weeks ago is incentive enough to compel American oil executives to ramp up output. Read more…

TECHNOLOGY

PREMIUM AI Moves From Buzzword to Practical Tool

AI is no longer a hypothetical concept in fleet operations. It’s prominent in the diagnostic bay, back office and in the toolkit of maintenance leaders. Read more…

BUSINESS

Growth Slows at US Service Providers as Price Gauge Surges

The Institute for Supply Management’s gauge of prices paid for services and materials jumped to 70.7, the highest since October 2022. Read more…

EDITOR’S PICK

Top 50 Global Freight Companies Persevere Amid Trade Shift

The world’s largest transportation and logistics providers have been operating in a highly volatile business environment as tariffs and shifting trade policies have altered international freight flows. Read more…

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