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FMCSA YANKS 10 ELDs FROM APPROVED LIST; CARRIERS GET 60 DAYS TO REPLACE On July 9, FMCSA removed 10 electronic logging devices from its registered list and said motor carriers have up to 60 days to switch to compliant units,…
MAERSK LAUNCHES DEDICATED LITHIUM-ION BATTERY GROUND FREIGHT SERVICE IN NORTH AMERICA A new hazmat ground service for Class 9 lithium-ion batteries rolls out across Maersk’s North American network, with strict SOC and documentation standards and coverage via 65 stations and…
EPA’S 2027 NOX RULE CLEARS OMB REVIEW; PROPOSAL EXPECTED THIS WEEK OMB finished reviewing EPA’s reconsideration of 2027 heavy‑duty NOx standards, with a proposal expected to keep the 80% NOx cut but ease warranty, credit and testing provisions — and…
FEDERAL AGENTS TARGETING ILLEGAL TRUCK DRIVERS AT WEIGH STATIONS NATIONWIDE DHS is partnering with state troopers and weigh stations to identify unqualified or improperly licensed commercial drivers, with recent stops highlighting serious credential and equipment violations, FreightWaves reports (July 7,…
MONTGOMERY LAWSUIT LIKELY HEADED BACK TO ILLINOIS DISTRICT COURT Following the Supreme Court’s May ruling that reopened broker negligence claims, both parties asked the Seventh Circuit to remand the landmark Montgomery v. Caribe Transport II case to the Southern District…
BORDERLANDS MEXICO: CARGO THEFT FALLS, BUT ATTACKS ON TRUCKERS TURN DEADLIER FreightWaves reports cargo theft investigations in Mexico are down year to date, yet violence against drivers has intensified, with at least 14 truckers killed in 2026, raising cross‑border risk…
NEW YORK’S ‘OPERATION SOUTHERN SHIELD’ NETS 4,454 CITATIONS, 112 DWI ARRESTS State Police tallied nearly 4,500 citations on the Southern State Parkway from April 24–June 30, including 906 for speeding and 351 for cell phone use, as part of a…
FEDERAL INDICTMENT UNSEALS ‘INTERNATIONAL’ CARGO THEFT RING IN NEW YORK Eight people were charged in an alleged organized scheme to steal freight from commercial shippers, according to an indictment unsealed in the Southern District of New York. Prosecutors say the…
HIGHWAY TO REQUIRE ELD CONNECTIONS FROM CARRIERS AFTER MONTGOMERY RULING Compliance platform Highway set a July 5 deadline for carriers on its network to connect their ELDs, a move it says is driven by the Supreme Court’s Montgomery v. Caribe…
RETAIL DIESEL FALLS FOR 8TH STRAIGHT WEEK EVEN AS FUTURES OUTPACE CRUDE DOE/EIA’s national average diesel dropped 16.4 cents to $4.668/gal, extending a multiweek slide that is easing fuel surcharges, even as a wide crack spread signals tighter product markets…