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FMCSA ISSUES MULTISTATE HOS WAIVER AS WINTER STORM GRIPS MUCH OF THE U.S. A regional emergency declaration effective Jan. 23 grants temporary hours-of-service relief for carriers supporting storm response across dozens of states through Feb. 6. Fleets hauling relief supplies…
ECHO GLOBAL LOGISTICS TO ACQUIRE ITS LOGISTICS, FORMING $5.4B COMBINED 3PL Echo signed a definitive agreement to buy ITS Logistics, creating a platform with about $5.4 billion in pro forma 2025 revenue and an expanded footprint that includes 4 million…
TENNESSEE BILL SEEKS TO IMPOSE STRICT PENALTIES FOR UNLAWFUL CMV OPERATION SB 1587 would add Class A misdemeanors, mandate ICE notification, and create strict, joint liability with minimum $1 million punitive damages for employers or officials tied to unlawfully present…
BORDERLANDS: VOLATILE TRADE, RISING CARRIER COSTS ARE RESHAPING RETAIL SHIPPING STRATEGIES Retailers are diversifying carriers and leaning on automation as tariffs and carrier costs pressure margins; Cainiao launches a U.S.–Mexico cross‑border service and Speedora debuts white‑glove final‑mile in Arizona. SPOT‑CONTRACT…
AURORA, MCLEOD ROLL OUT INDUSTRY’S FIRST DIRECT DRIVERLESS TRUCKING LINK INSIDE A TMS Aurora Innovation and McLeod Software launched an ahead‑of‑schedule API integration that lets carriers tender, dispatch and track autonomous truck capacity directly within McLeod. Early users say it…
C.H. ROBINSON URGES SUPREME COURT TO SET NATIONAL STANDARD FOR FREIGHT BROKER LIABILITY In a merits brief in Montgomery v. Caribe Transport II, the broker asks SCOTUS to affirm uniform federal rules that preempt state negligence claims, arguing accountability should…
STG LOGISTICS WINS COURT OK TO TAP $150M BANKRUPTCY LOAN AMID LENDER FIGHT A New Jersey judge granted STG interim access to debtor-in-possession financing as minority lenders challenge the restructuring; the port-to-door operator cited urgent liquidity needs after filing Chapter…
STG LOGISTICS FILES FOR CHAPTER 11, SECURES $150M DIP TO CONTINUE OPERATIONS Intermodal and drayage provider STG Logistics filed for Chapter 11 in New Jersey on January 12, saying operations will continue with $150 million in debtor-in-possession financing and a…
BORDERLANDS: FLEXPORT WARNS TARIFF “NOISE” WILL STAY LOUD IN 2026; ECHO LAUNCHES ECHOXBORDER; LS CABLE OPENS LOGISTICS HUB NEAR PORT HOUSTON Flexport told importers to expect volatility but tempered impacts from tariff actions in 2026, as Echo Global Logistics rolled…
FORMER, CURRENT USA TRUCK EXECUTIVES ACQUIRE TL CARRIER FROM DSV An executive group including USA Truck’s current CEO and a former CFO bought the 1,800‑truck carrier from DSV, returning the fleet to private U.S. ownership and promising growth under the…