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The U.S. Supreme Court has put firm dates on the calendar for Montgomery v. Caribe Transport II, the broker-liability test case the trucking world has been waiting on. In a Nov. 13 order, the justices granted extra time and set…
California’s fight over who can hold a commercial driver’s license has entered a volatile new phase. Days after federal auditors prodded the state to unwind thousands of licenses issued to non‑domiciled drivers, a federal appeals court put the U.S. Department…
Nine Republican attorneys general on Friday urged federal rail regulators to subject Union Pacific’s proposed $85 billion takeover of Norfolk Southern to an “exacting” review, arguing the tie-up could weaken competition, inflate shipping costs and ultimately jeopardize national security. The…
The U.S. Supreme Court has set the timetable in Montgomery v. Caribe Transport II, a closely watched case that could determine whether federal law shields freight brokers from state negligent-selection claims. In a November 13 order, the justices granted a…
A spirited debate between FreightWaves’ Craig Fuller and DAT’s Ken Adamo over whether the freight downturn has truly bottomed — and how tighter credentialing of commercial drivers could reshape capacity — now has new stakes. In the past 72 hours,…
The U.S. Supreme Court has moved the high‑stakes fight over freight‑broker liability onto a firm timeline, setting due dates for the parties’ merits briefs in Montgomery v. Caribe Transport II, LLC, the case expected to determine whether federal law shields…
California’s clash with federal regulators over how it issues commercial driver’s licenses has shifted from a statehouse skirmish to a nationwide stress test for CDL oversight. This week, the U.S. Department of Transportation said California will revoke roughly 17,000 non‑domiciled…
Europe’s finance ministers have agreed to scrap the bloc’s €150 customs duty exemption for low‑value parcels, a move that will force duties to be paid “from the first euro” on goods shipped directly to EU consumers. The political deal came…
California has begun the process of canceling roughly 17,000 non‑domiciled commercial driver’s licenses, notifying affected drivers that their credentials will expire in 60 days following a Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration audit that flagged widespread compliance problems. The U.S. Department…
California is notifying roughly 17,000 commercial drivers that their credentials will no longer be valid within 60 days, a sweeping action that follows a federal audit of the state’s non‑domiciled CDL program and immediately raises operational and staffing questions for…
