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• Maine targets passenger vehicle violations to improve commercial vehicle safety    (2025-12-31)
  The Maine State Police announced an enforcement initiative aimed at targeting passenger vehicle violations that contribute to crashes involving commercial trucks. Passenger vehicles were involved in 65% of fatal commercial […]
• Overdrive's top 10 trucking stories of 2025    (2025-12-31)
  President Trump's immigration blitz takes trucking by storm, broker transparency, CDLs canceled and ELDs cheated: These are but...
• Diesel prices down 37 cents since hitting 2025 high mark, reefer rates on holiday tear    (2025-12-31)
  With the ongoing six-week downswing, fuel prices are slightly lower than they were to end 2024. Also: Spot rates for vans, reefers...
• Opinions? We’ve got some. Here are the Top 10 most-read blogs of 2025    (2025-12-31)
  We, as editors, contributors and reporters at trucknews.com, don’t lack for opinions. It’s difficult not to develop some when you are immersed in a single industry that you care deeply […]
• Survey: Carriers prioritize AI tools that improve real-time efficiency    (2025-12-30)
  Artificial intelligence (AI) is gaining traction in transportation management, and although the industry is still in the early stages of AI adoption, motor carriers are already clear about the role […]
• New bill limits truck driver liability for stolen freight    (2025-12-30)
  Bipartisan legislation would make stealing private-carrier packages a federal crime, extending cargo protections to shield drivers and potentially reduce carrier insurance costs. The post New bill limits truck driver liability for stolen freight appeared first on FreightWaves.
• Love’s Travel Stops Acquires 3 Factoring Companies    (2025-12-30)
  Truck stop operator Love’s expanded its financial services arm with the acquisition of three factoring companies. The deals follow earlier factoring acquisitions in July 2020 and July 2024.
• Walmart’s E-Commerce Platform Sees Temporary Outage    (2025-12-30)
  More than 6,000 customers reported they were unable to use the app or website the morning of Dec. 30, according to data collected by the website Downdetector.
• FMCSA revokes certification of four ELDs from three companies    (2025-12-30)
  Motor carriers and drivers using the four devices should stop using them and replace them with a compliant device within 60 days...
• Latest decline in benchmark diesel leads to a mostly flat end-year price    (2025-12-30)
  The latest benchmark diesel price closed out 2025 pretty much where it finished up 2024. The post Latest decline in benchmark diesel leads to a mostly flat end-year price appeared first on FreightWaves.
• The Patrick and Barbara Kowalski Freight Brokers Safety Act: Good Hearts, Bad Outcomes    (2025-12-30)
  Transportation attorney Matthew Leffler says that a new bill in Congress meant to hold freight brokers accountable has some issues. The post The Patrick and Barbara Kowalski Freight Brokers Safety Act: Good Hearts, Bad Outcomes appeared first on FreightWaves.
• Short line operator rail R.J. Corman president Goss retires    (2025-12-30)
  R. J. Corman Railroad Co. President Ray Goss to retire after a five-decade career in the rail industry. The post Short line operator rail R.J. Corman president Goss retires appeared first on FreightWaves.
• FMCSA signals no fast track for teen-driver program extension    (2025-12-30)
  Federal regulators are holding off a decision on 18-20-year-old truck drivers, eventually forcing a choice between big-fleet expansion and small-business wage protection. The post FMCSA signals no fast track for teen-driver program extension appeared first on FreightWaves.
• Michigan truck crash underscores dangers of winter storms snarling roadways    (2025-12-30)
  Dangerous winter driving conditions shut down a major Michigan highway after a tractor-trailer crashed through an overpass and exploded on impact. The post Michigan truck crash underscores dangers of winter storms snarling roadways appeared first on FreightWaves.
• Winter Storm to Descend on Great Lakes and Northeast    (2025-12-30)
  The storm that hit parts of the Plains and Great Lakes on Dec. 29 brought sharply colder air, strong winds and a mix of snow, ice and rain, leading to treacherous travel.
• Year Ahead Will Test DOT Power to Withhold State Funds    (2025-12-30)
  An audit of states’ processes and procedures for granting non-domiciled commercial driver licenses and commercial learner’s permits was launched by DOT Secretary Sean Duffy in June.
• Global 2025 LNG Exports Had Biggest Jump in Three Years    (2025-12-30)
  Exports are estimated to have risen 4% from last year to 429 million tons, according to Kpler. The rise was largely driven by projects like LNG Canada and Plaquemines in the U.S. ramping up output.
• OPEC+ Likely to Confirm Oil Production Pause, Delegates Say    (2025-12-30)
  Key members led by Saudi Arabia and Russia will hold a monthly video conference Jan. 4, and review a decision to halt further supply hikes in Q1 after rapidly reviving production earlier this year.
• Laredo Trucking Company Files for Chapter 11    (2025-12-30)
  Texas International Enterprises, a cross-border trucking and logistics company, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection amid mounting debts and a challenging freight market.
• Competing railroads claim UP-NS merger application omits key information    (2025-12-30)
  Rival railroads claim they’ve found many flaws in the Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger application and are asking the Surface Transportation Board to reject the document. The post Competing railroads claim UP-NS merger application omits key information appeared first on FreightWaves.
• Tesla Gives Pessimistic Car Sales Estimates in Unusual Move    (2025-12-30)
  By Tesla’s count, analysts on average expect the company to deliver 422,850 cars in the fourth quarter, down 15% from a year earlier. 
• Ocado Ends Exclusivity Terms After Setbacks to Kroger Deal    (2025-12-30)
  The move means Ocado can sell more of its technology to other retailers around the world, according to a statement Dec. 30.
• Maersk leans into logistics with new North American chief    (2025-12-30)
  Maersk has promoted its Asia Pacific chief and former Schenker executive to lead its North America business. The post Maersk leans into logistics with new North American chief appeared first on FreightWaves.
• Amazon backs Flowers Foods at SCOTUS on delivery driver legal status    (2025-12-30)
  Amazon is backing Flowers Foods before the Supreme Court in a case involving delivery drivers’ legal status. The post Amazon backs Flowers Foods at SCOTUS on delivery driver legal status appeared first on FreightWaves.
• California defies DOT, gives 17,000 non-domiciled CDL drivers 60 more days    (2025-12-30)
  California says some 17,000 non-domiciled CDL holders can keep their licenses until March, and hopes it can resolve things with...
• Bill would apply ag short-haul HOS regs year-round    (2025-12-30)
  The bill would extend the time period for application of the ag hours exemption within 150 air-miles of origin or destination...
• $400K lobster heist a 'black eye' for broker, or a wake-up call for trucking?    (2025-12-30)
  Cargo thieves have their claws in the trucking industry, but after a $400,000 lobster heist, one broker seeks to turn up the heat...
• Commercial Vehicle Inspections and Your Rights as a Driver    (2025-12-29)
  When you got your CDL and started hauling freight on public highways, you traded some constitutional protections for the privilege of operating in a closely regulated industry. Here's what that actually means when a badge knocks on your sleeper berth door. The post Commercial Vehicle Inspections and Your Rights as a Driver appeared first on FreightWaves.
• Queen Transportation shuts down over Christmas holiday, leaving workers jobless    (2025-12-29)
  Queen Transportation abruptly shut down last week, leaving truck drivers and office staff suddenly unemployed. The post Queen Transportation shuts down over Christmas holiday, leaving workers jobless appeared first on FreightWaves.
• Suspended driver charged with stealing truck, ramming police cruiser during attempted arrest    (2025-12-29)
  A Brampton man has been arrested and accused of stealing a truck from a repair shop, then pulling a stolen trailer with it and striking a police cruiser when officers […]
• Trump Muses About Ousting Powell as Fed Pick Nears    (2025-12-29)
  President Donald Trump has made numerous cryptic — and sometimes contradictory — remarks about his decision-making process regarding the new central bank chief.
• Year-End Housekeeping for Small Carriers    (2025-12-29)
  The end of the year sneaks up on small carriers faster than most people realize. One minute you’re grinding through the end of the season, chasing loads and keeping wheels moving. The next thing you know, it’s late December and everyone is talking about filings, renewals, and “stuff you’re supposed to do.” Year-end actions are […] The post Year-End Housekeeping for Small Carriers appeared first on FreightWaves.
• New Jersey Grants $13M to Hydrogen Drayage Truck Port Pilot    (2025-12-29)
  New Jersey is paying $13 million to fund a near-term experiment testing the ability of hydrogen-powered drayage trucks to move cargo at the Port Newark Container Terminal.
• How Portcast turns supply chain visibility into actionable intelligence    (2025-12-29)
  That shift from passive tracking to active intelligence is what separates Portcast from the crowded field of logistics visibility tools. The post How Portcast turns supply chain visibility into actionable intelligence appeared first on FreightWaves.
• Zim sale review in “advanced stages”, rejects CEO bid     (2025-12-29)
  Israel-based Zim said it is evaluating multiple acquisition proposals reported to include Maersk, MSC and Hapag-Lloyd but has ruled out a buyout by its CEO. The post Zim sale review in “advanced stages”, rejects CEO bid  appeared first on FreightWaves.
• ‘Strategic’ cargo theft emerges from the shadows    (2025-12-29)
  The bad news is that cargo theft across the United States and Canada remains at record levels. Reported cargo theft incidents are up more than 90% since 2021, with high-tech […]
• A Look at the Experts Who Race to Decode Trump’s Tariffs    (2025-12-29)
  Customs broker Amy Magnus thought she’d seen it all, navigating regulations to import everything from lumber and bananas to circus animals and Egyptian mummies. Then 2025 hit.
• Chevron Tankers Deliver Venezuelan Crude to Gulf Coast    (2025-12-29)
  Chevron has finished discharging a cargo from the vessel Searuby and is in the process of unloading ship Canopus Voyager, according to Bloomberg tanker tracking.
• LTL Rebound to Kick Off in 2026, but Uncertainty Remains    (2025-12-29)
  The less-than-truckload market segment of the North American freight market is set to rebound in 2026, although when the up cycle will kick off remains a vexing question.
• Walmart’s $152M deal signals Arizona’s logistics real estate boom    (2025-12-29)
  Walmart’s $152 million warehouse acquisition near Phoenix highlights a surge of logistics and real estate investment transforming the Southwest freight market. The post Walmart’s $152M deal signals Arizona’s logistics real estate boom appeared first on FreightWaves.
• CBP Agents Enter Nation's CDL Enforcement Efforts    (2025-12-29)
  U.S. Border Patrol agents have joined efforts to remove truck drivers lacking legal U.S. residency from the road, apprehending more than 170 individuals near the borders of Canada and Mexico.
• DHL Supply Chain Eyes Fleet of Tesla Semis    (2025-12-29)
  DHL Supply Chain expects to add multiple Tesla Semi tractors to its U.S. Class 8 fleet in the coming 12 months as part of long-term, companywide plans to decarbonize its fleet.
• The 10 Playbook Stories That Defined Trucking in 2025 — And Why They All Point to the Same Truth    (2025-12-29)
  The 10 Playbook Stories That Defined Trucking in 2025 — And Why They All Point to the Same Truth If 2025 taught the trucking industry anything, it’s that the pressure wasn’t coming from just one direction. It wasn’t only rates. It wasn’t only regulation. It wasn’t only technology or labor or compliance. It was all […] The post The 10 Playbook Stories That Defined Trucking in 2025 — And Why They All Point to the Same Truth appeared first on FreightWaves.
• Hybrids Help Keep Automakers’ Electrification Plans Afloat    (2025-12-29)
  While fully electric cars and trucks made up 10% of all auto sales in the U.S. in the third quarter, another 15% of transactions were for hybrid vehicles, and analysts expect hybrid sales to continue accelerating. 
• GATX, Brookfield complete buy of Wells Fargo rail leasing    (2025-12-29)
  GATX Corp. and Brookfield Infrastructure Partners said they have received clearances to finalize the acquisition of Wells Fargo’s rail operating lease portfolio. The post GATX, Brookfield complete buy of Wells Fargo rail leasing appeared first on FreightWaves.
• Hyundai Recalls 50,000 Vehicles Over Fire Risk    (2025-12-29)
  Vehicles equipped with a Mobis tow hitch wiring harness are at risk because the wiring harness may have been installed incorrectly. This recall affects 2022, 2023 and 2024 model years of the Tucson SUV.
• NYC Proposes 14 Miles of New Truck Routes for Staten Island    (2025-12-29)
  The proposed redesign “balances freight movement with community well-being” by adjusting the city’s truck routes, which have remained largely unchanged since the 1970s.
• Midwest LTL carrier shutting down after 91 years    (2025-12-29)
  Struggling Midwest regional less-than-truckload carrier Standard Forwarding Freight is shutting down operations while it evaluates its options. The post Midwest LTL carrier shutting down after 91 years appeared first on FreightWaves.
• 'Theft Ring' Nets $400,000 Worth of Live Lobsters    (2025-12-29)
  The federal Homeland Security Investigations launched an initiative dubbed “Operation Boiling Point” that looks to take down organized theft groups targeting cargo and retail supply chains.
• How Trump Overturned Decades of US Trade Policy in 2025    (2025-12-29)
  President Trump's double-digit taxes on imports from almost every country have disrupted global commerce and strained the budgets of consumers and businesses worldwide.
• US rail shipments down 7% in last full week    (2025-12-29)
  Rail traffic fell 7% for the last full week of 2025 as intermodal was weaker by 4.3% year-on-year. The post US rail shipments down 7% in last full week appeared first on FreightWaves.
• Bryce’s 50-year career built on strong work ethic    (2025-12-29)
  For Al Bryce, driving a concrete truck has been a hobby that pays instead of one that costs him money. The Langley, B.C., resident has been doing it for the […]
• HOS waivers in 20 states as FMCSA responds to regional emergencies    (2025-12-29)
  FMCSA last week either extended or launched new regional emergency declarations that, in total, cover nearly half the country.
• Truckers east of I-35 advised to stay home    (2025-12-29)
  Staying warm and off the road is better than Ezra As Winter Storm Ezra intensifies across the central and eastern United States, the freight industry faces a severe threat from high winds that could blow over trailers, disrupting operations and endangering drivers. The storm, which began escalating on Sunday, is unleashing gusts of 50+ mph […] The post Truckers east of I-35 advised to stay home appeared first on FreightWaves.
• Borderlands Mexico: TCS is betting on Monterrey as cross-border trade gets more complicated    (2025-12-28)
  This week in Borderlands Mexico: TCS is betting on Monterrey as cross-border trade gets more complicated; Union Pacific plans 2,000-acre Mainline Texas Industrial Park near Houston; and Former Waco bottling plant to be redeveloped into I-35 distribution center. The post Borderlands Mexico: TCS is betting on Monterrey as cross-border trade gets more complicated appeared first on FreightWaves.
• Hours of service weather-related FMCSA waivers now cover 20 states    (2025-12-28)
  Recent Hours of Service waivers granted by FMCSA now cover 20 states. The post Hours of service weather-related FMCSA waivers now cover 20 states appeared first on FreightWaves.
• DOT threatens Colorado on non-domiciled CDLs; Sikh group sues California    (2025-12-26)
  U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced the state of Colorado will lose $24 million in federal highway funds if it does not speed the purging of illegally issued non-domiciled commercial […]
• 17 years later, Teamsters locals will get pension payments    (2025-12-26)
  A strike against a West Coast LTL carrier in 2008 began a long legal battle that may be coming to an end. The post 17 years later, Teamsters locals will get pension payments appeared first on FreightWaves.
• Motive files for IPO, signaling next phase of fleet-tech arms race    (2025-12-26)
  Fleet telematics provider Motive has filed paperwork to go public, a move that could intensify competition in the freight technology market. The post Motive files for IPO, signaling next phase of fleet-tech arms race appeared first on FreightWaves.
• Kelsey, Penn, Shelly: Overdrive's 2025 Trucker of the Year finalists    (2025-12-26)
  Down to the wire in 2025, it's due time to celebrate what's been a year full of inspiring stories of triumph over adversity for...
• Trucking’s top 10 regulatory headlines of 2025    (2025-12-26)
  This year the Trump administration overhauled the trucking industry by rolling out aggressive deregulation, canceling speed limiter mandates, and tightening driver English-language standards. The post Trucking’s top 10 regulatory headlines of 2025 appeared first on FreightWaves.
• Trans-Pacific ocean rates swing as New Year looms    (2025-12-26)
  The Asia-U.S. container market continued its Q4 volatility, with climbing West Coast rates offset by a dip in East Coast prices. The post Trans-Pacific ocean rates swing as New Year looms appeared first on FreightWaves.
• Amtrak turns down ‘Transcontinental Chief’ proposal: Report    (2025-12-26)
  Amtrak has rejected a proposed private transcontinental passenger train that would have also carried vehicles. The post Amtrak turns down ‘Transcontinental Chief’ proposal: Report appeared first on FreightWaves.
• Photos appear to show China cargo ship equipped with missile launchers    (2025-12-26)
  There has been no confirmation regarding online images that appear to show a Chinese cargo ship equipped with missile launchers, radar and other military hardware. The post Photos appear to show China cargo ship equipped with missile launchers appeared first on FreightWaves.
• Driver retention strategies take priority in soft freight market    (2025-12-26)
  Long-term driver retention — not short-term cost-cutting — is helping carriers navigate a prolonged industry downturn and prepare for the long-awaited rebound. Executives at Tandet Group and Spring Creek Carriers […]