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FMCSA WEATHER-RELATED HOS WAIVERS NOW COVER 20 STATES FMCSA expanded and extended emergency hours-of-service relief for heating-fuel and storm response freight across a wide swath of the Northeast and Midwest, with most waivers running to Jan. 15 and a separate…
NORTHEAST WINTER STORM SNARLS TRAVEL; STATES ISSUE VEHICLE RESTRICTIONS AND THOUSANDS OF FLIGHT DELAYS/CANCELLATIONS A fast-moving system dumped 6–10 inches in parts of NY and CT, prompting New York and New Jersey emergency declarations, highway restrictions for commercial vehicles, and…
CHRISTMAS STORM SLAMS BAY AREA; FLOODING, POWER OUTAGES AND HIGHWAY CLOSURES SNARL FREIGHT MOVES Heavy rain and 90+ mph gusts triggered flash flood warnings, shut lanes on Hwy 24/87 and knocked out power for tens of thousands, complicating Christmas Day…
TARIFFS, ENFORCEMENT AND CARGO THEFT RESHAPE U.S.–MEXICO TRADE IN 2025 Mexico remained the top U.S. trading partner as new tariffs, tighter customs enforcement and rising cargo theft added cost and complexity to cross-border trucking. Infrastructure pinch points at Texas gateways…
DIESEL BENCHMARK FALLS FOR 5TH STRAIGHT WEEK, BIGGEST 5-WEEK DROP IN 2 YEARS DOE/EIA’s average on-highway diesel price slid 6.3 cents to $3.544 a gallon, down 32.4 cents over five weeks—the largest such decline since 2023—as ULSD futures stabilize and…
CALIFORNIA FLASH FLOODING SOAKS ROADS; WATER RESCUES AND 1 DEATH REPORTED Heavy rain in Redding and surrounding areas inundated highways, triggered multiple vehicle rescues and left at least one person dead, with more storms expected this week. Truckers should anticipate…
WEST COAST ATMOSPHERIC RIVERS AND NORTHEAST WINTRY MIX THREATEN HOLIDAY TRUCKING AND AIR CARGO FLOWS THIS WEEK A series of Pacific storms will dump heavy rain and high-elevation snow from Northern California through the Pacific Northwest, while a light snow/wintry…
FRA CAPS NON-ENGLISH RAIL CREWS AT 10-MILE BORDER ZONE DOT extends its English proficiency crackdown to cross-border rail, limiting Mexican train crews to 10 miles inside the U.S. and warning of enforcement if communication standards aren’t met. UNION PACIFIC AND…
UNION PACIFIC, NORFOLK SOUTHERN FILE HISTORIC STB MERGER APPLICATION The railroads formally submitted a comprehensive plan to the Surface Transportation Board to create the first coast-to-coast U.S. freight railroad, a move that could reshape intermodal flows and competition with trucking…
USPS TO OPEN LAST-MILE NETWORK TO MORE SHIPPERS TO BOOST REVENUE The Postal Service will solicit bids in early 2026 to let more retailers and logistics firms inject parcels into its last-mile network, aiming to monetize universal coverage via access…