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Multiple fleet leaders say gaps in how electronic logging devices are approved and policed are fueling a two-track trucking economy — one in which compliant carriers struggle to compete with operators using manipulated logs to stretch driving time. They argue…
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit on November 10 issued an administrative stay that halts the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s interim rule targeting non‑domiciled commercial driver licensing. The order pauses enforcement while judges weigh emergency stay…
Two senators are targeting a winter headache for truckers: automated engine “derates” and shutdowns triggered when emissions systems fault out in extreme cold. A new measure introduced by Sens. Dan Sullivan of Alaska and Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming would direct…
The United States has suspended for one year the new Section 301 port fees on China-linked ships, a move that took effect at 12:01 a.m. Eastern on November 10. The pause lifts near-term cost and routing uncertainty hanging over U.S.…
With winter arriving early for large swaths of the country on Monday, November 10, 2025, a new Senate bill is zeroing in on a headache familiar to many fleets: engines that derate or shut down in extreme cold. A report…
United Parcel Service and FedEx have temporarily stopped flying their McDonnell Douglas MD‑11 freighters while safety checks proceed in the wake of last week’s deadly UPS crash in Louisville. The pause began after Boeing urged all MD‑11 operators to suspend…
The Federal Aviation Administration has halted flights of all McDonnell Douglas MD-11 cargo jets in the U.S. and ordered inspections before any return to service, an emergency step taken after last week’s fatal UPS crash in Louisville. The directive effectively…
The Federal Aviation Administration on Saturday, November 8, 2025, ordered all McDonnell Douglas MD-11 and MD-11F aircraft to remain on the ground until they pass safety inspections, issuing an emergency airworthiness directive after a UPS MD-11 crashed in Louisville earlier…
U.S. cargo carriers say the Federal Aviation Administration’s phased flight reductions are landing with a softer touch on express networks than on daytime passenger operations. The order trims domestic schedules at 40 high-traffic airports — beginning with a 4% cut…
UPS and FedEx have taken their MD‑11 freighters off the line and the Federal Aviation Administration has now prohibited MD‑11 flights pending inspection, moves that follow Tuesday’s fatal crash of UPS Flight 2976 in Louisville. Investigators say the aircraft’s left…
