PLUSAI CALLS OFF SPAC MERGER, SAYS 2027 AUTONOMOUS TRUCK LAUNCH STILL ON TRACK
PlusAI and Churchill Capital Corp IX terminated their merger citing market conditions, but the company says it remains focused on a 2027 commercial rollout starting in Texas and maintains key OEM partnerships.
DIESEL PRICES PLUNGE MORE THAN 20 CENTS PER GALLON WEEK OVER WEEK
EIA’s national average fell from $5.608 to $5.403, with the Gulf Coast seeing the steepest drop as crude eased on geopolitical headlines, offering near-term relief to fleet fuel bills.
DIESEL EASES AS OHIO TURNPIKE TARGETS ‘ROGUE’ CARRIERS OVER UNPAID TOLLS
With pump prices sliding, Overdrive reports Ohio will work with state police to collect on 315 trucking companies owing >$5.2M in tolls, and highlights other enforcement and market notes in today’s brief.
OHIO TURNPIKE NAMES 315 TRUCKING COMPANIES OWING $5.2M IN TOLLS, VOWS CRACKDOWN
Officials say enforcement actions are ramping up to recover unpaid tolls accrued since the open-road tolling rollout, aiming to protect compliant carriers and road funding integrity.
HOUSE BILL SEEKS STRONGER FEDERAL TEETH AGAINST FREIGHT FRAUD, CARGO THEFT
The newly introduced SAFER in Transport Act would create a freight fraud advisory committee and expand FMCSA enforcement tools, escalating penalties to deter sophisticated schemes hitting carriers and brokers.
SIERRA WEATHER PROMPTS CHAIN CONTROLS, SPEED CUTS ON I-80 AND HIGHWAY 50
Snow and rain brought morning restrictions across key Sierra passes, with improvements expected later today; drivers face 25–30 mph limits and active chain checkpoints on multiple corridors.
REEFER ALERT: FLORIDA GOES FULL SHORTAGE AS PRODUCE RATES SPIKE UP TO 42% IN A WEEK
DAT says late-season supply crunch sent Florida-outbound reefer rates surging to Northeast markets; shippers urged to lock capacity now as the window narrows and pressure shifts to South Texas and beyond.
‘STRATEGIC’ CARGO THEFT EVOLVES: THIEVES INFILTRATE CARRIERS, EXPERTS WARN
Panelists at TIA’s Capital Ideas Conference detailed criminals getting hired as drivers to bypass vetting, urging tighter tenure policies, tracking and response plans as FMCSA moves against misused MC numbers.
SAIA OPENS 74-DOOR YORK, PA, TERMINAL TO BOLSTER NORTHEAST LTL NETWORK
The new York facility, announced April 20 and highlighted April 21, expands capacity and improves transit times across central Pennsylvania as Saia continues its regionwide buildout.
COVENANT SEEKS RENEWAL OF EXEMPTION LETTING CERTAIN CLP HOLDERS DRIVE WITHOUT RIGHT-SEAT CDL
FMCSA is taking comments on the carrier’s request to extend an exemption allowing CLP holders who have passed the skills test to operate without a CDL holder in the passenger seat during team ops.
VOLVO’S STEPHEN ROY TO RETIRE; WILSON LIRMANN TO LEAD NORTH AMERICAN TRUCK OPERATIONS
Volvo Group said April 21 that Roy will step down Aug. 1; Lirmann, who leads Latin American trucking operations, will assume leadership of Mack Trucks and Volvo Trucks North America.
LOADSTAR: NORFOLK SOUTHERN MOVES TOWARD A DE FACTO MERGED NETWORK AHEAD OF STB APPROVAL
An analysis argues NS’s Doraville, GA transload deal signals groundwork for a transcontinental setup with UP, with potential implications for intermodal competition against trucking in key corridors.
DHL SEES MIDEAST AIRFREIGHT CAPACITY RETURNING; RATES SOFTEN FROM PEAKS
Forwarder executives told customers capacity is coming back on Gulf carriers as some airspace reopens, advising shippers to consider time-sensitive air options amid ocean volatility.
BLANK SAILINGS PUSH APRIL OCEAN CARGO INTO MAY, KEEPING PRESSURE ON TRUCK DRAYAGE FLOWS
Freight Right reports rolled bookings and vanishing sailings have shifted volumes into early May; China–USWC spot levels hover near $2,600–$2,700/FEU as shippers weigh modal shifts and timing.
UCR FEES POISED TO RISE ABOUT 20% FOR 2027 REGISTRATION YEAR, FMCSA NOTICE SAYS
Proposed Unified Carrier Registration adjustments would add $9 for the smallest entities to over $9,000 for the largest fleets, aiming to close a projected funding shortfall for state safety programs.
TEXAS AUTHORITIES SEIZE TRACTOR-TRAILERS IN CROSS-BORDER STOLEN-VEHICLE RING
Presidio County and Texas DPS recovered multiple stolen vehicles concealed in semis bound for Mexico, underscoring ongoing organized theft threats along U.S.–Mexico freight lanes.
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