Daily Trucking Digest

Daily headlines and summaries of the most important news in trucking and logistics.

Daily Trucking Digest – December 25, 2025

Daily Trucking Digest – December 25, 2025

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…

Daily Trucking Digest – December 24, 2025

Daily Trucking Digest – December 24, 2025

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…

Daily Trucking Digest – December 23, 2025

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…

Daily Trucking Digest – December 22, 2025

Daily Trucking Digest – December 22, 2025

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…

Daily Trucking Digest – December 21, 2025

Daily Trucking Digest – December 21, 2025

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…

Daily Trucking Digest – December 20, 2025

Daily Trucking Digest – December 20, 2025

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…

Daily Trucking Digest – December 19, 2025

Daily Trucking Digest – December 19, 2025

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…

Daily Trucking Digest – December 17, 2025

Daily Trucking Digest – December 17, 2025

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…

Daily Trucking Digest – December 16, 2025

Daily Trucking Digest – December 16, 2025

COLORADO COMPLETES NORTH AMERICA’S LARGEST WILDLIFE OVERPASS ON I-25 The new Greenland Wildlife Overpass between Denver and Colorado Springs spans six lanes of I‑25 to reduce animal strikes and improve traffic safety on a major freight corridor used by heavy…

Daily Trucking Digest – December 14, 2025

Daily Trucking Digest – December 14, 2025

CALIFORNIA SUES U.S. DOT OVER $33M IN TRUCK SAFETY GRANT CUTS California filed suit late Saturday, alleging the federal government unlawfully terminated Commercial Vehicle Safety Plan funds tied to English proficiency rules for CDL holders. The case could affect enforcement…