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Regulators are widening the spotlight on sham freight brokerages—those that play shell games with identities, payments and paperwork—by pairing policy work with a newly upgraded channel for complaints. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on Sept. 24 opened the first…
The National Transportation Safety Board is pressing federal regulators to require driver-monitoring technology in heavy trucks, arguing that tools capable of detecting distraction, drowsiness or impairment should be standard across commercial fleets, according to new reporting from FreightWaves. The call…
Echo Global Logistics has planted a flag in Monterrey, adding on-the-ground capability in northern Mexico to support shippers riding the nearshoring wave. The move expands Echo’s Mexico footprint alongside its Mexico City division hub and Laredo, Texas operations, with industry…
The federal government’s new highway boss won’t get a honeymoon. As FreightWaves first reported, the incoming head of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is taking office under immediate pressure from carriers and drivers to tackle a truck parking shortfall that…
A federal watchdog has opened a review of how the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is handling English-language proficiency requirements for commercial drivers — a move that lands amid a sharp, real-time escalation in enforcement activity on U.S. roads, according…
The fight over whether freight brokers can be sued for negligent carrier selection is back at the Supreme Court’s doorstep — and the party opposing Total Quality Logistics (TQL) is telling the justices to hold off. In a filing responding…
Large portions of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s public-facing carrier information have gone dark, disrupting the everyday vetting routines of brokers, shippers and insurers that rely on those pages to validate authority, insurance and safety histories. FreightWaves first reported…
Nikola Corp. has agreed to resolve an $83 million civil penalty claim with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission following a series of bankruptcy hearings, a deal that removes a major obstacle in the company’s wind-down proceedings and clarifies how…
Union Pacific CEO Jim Vena’s recent White House conversations with President Donald Trump included a discussion about deploying National Guard troops to U.S. cities — talks that preceded Trump’s decision to send Guard units to Memphis, according to FreightWaves’ reporting…
U.S. freight brokers are mounting a fresh push for Congress to adopt a national standard for vetting motor carriers, backing new legislation introduced this week that would establish a uniform “safety fitness” baseline for shippers and intermediaries. The House bill,…
