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ATRI SETS 6 RESEARCH PRIORITIES FOR 2026, INCLUDING WEATHER DISRUPTIONS AND DRIVER TRAINING The American Transportation Research Institute’s board approved six focus areas for 2026, emphasizing disruptive weather, industry goodwill and training as carriers navigate a tightening market. KNIGHT-SWIFT POSTS…
OIL PRICES SWING AS IRAN TALKS EMERGE; BRENT HOVERS NEAR $105 Crude stayed volatile on April 24 as diplomatic signals from Tehran nudged Brent around $105, keeping diesel costs elevated for carriers and shippers watching fuel surcharges. WHITE HOUSE EXTENDS…
ATA TRUCK TONNAGE POSTS BIGGEST Y/Y GAIN SINCE 2022; Q1 BEST SINCE 2017 ATA says March for-hire truck tonnage rose 3% year over year and 0.3% from February, capping the strongest quarter since Q3 2017 and signaling early signs of…
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…
INTERSTATE REGISTRATION FEES SLATED TO RISE ABOUT 20% UNDER UCR PLAN Unified Carrier Registration fees would increase by roughly 20% on average, pending FMCSA approval, adding $9 for single‑truck carriers to more than $9,000 for the largest fleets. ATA: TRUCK…
QXO TO ACQUIRE TOPBUILD FOR $17B, ACCELERATING DISTRIBUTION SCALE Brad Jacobs’ QXO announced a cash-and-stock deal to buy TopBuild at $505 per share, expanding its building-products footprint and logistics volumes that feed truckload and LTL networks. PRIME INC. TO BUILD…
CBS REPORT SPOTLIGHTS PUSH TO HOLD FREIGHT BROKERS ACCOUNTABLE IN DEADLY TRUCK CRASHES A Sunday segment examines proposals to expand liability beyond drivers and carriers, arguing some brokers routinely tender freight to unsafe firms, as truck-involved fatalities remain elevated. COLORADO:…
OIL PRICES DROP AND WALL STREET RALLIES AFTER IRAN REOPENS STRAIT OF HORMUZ A freer flow of crude eases immediate market fears, with the S&P 500 closing at a record and oil falling about 9%, offering potential relief to transport…
CALTRANS TO FULLY CLOSE EASTBOUND I-80 IN SAN FRANCISCO APRIL 17–20 A 1.6-mile stretch of EB I-80 from 17th St. to 4th St. will be shut from 11 p.m. Friday, April 17 to 6 a.m. Monday, April 20 for viaduct…
FMCSA OVERHAULS DATAQS TO SPEED UP SAFETY RECORD CORRECTIONS FMCSA announced new deadlines and a three-stage independent review for DataQs, aiming to deliver faster, more transparent corrections to crash, inspection, and violation records that affect carrier and driver safety scores.…
