Daily Trucking Digest – November 29, 2025

Daily Trucking Digest – November 29, 2025

WINTER STORM DISRUPTS POST-THANKSGIVING TRAVEL ACROSS MIDWEST AND GREAT LAKES Heavy snow, freezing rain and strong winds slowed highways from Montana to Ohio and led to widespread flight delays, including a 45-vehicle crash on I-70 near Terre Haute and hour-plus airport delays in Chicago and St. Louis. NEARLY 1,000 FLIGHTS…

Minnesota I-94 multi‑semi pileup, FedEx’s North Texas shutdown, and a deadly tanker fire: key takeaways for truckers

Minnesota I-94 multi‑semi pileup, FedEx’s North Texas shutdown, and a deadly tanker fire: key takeaways for truckers

Blizzard pileup near Moorhead snarls I‑94; no life‑threatening injuries Winter arrived hard on November 25, 2025, as whiteout bands and ice triggered a chain reaction crash involving “several semis” on westbound I‑94 just east of Moorhead, Minnesota (near milepost 7). Minnesota State Patrol diverted westbound traffic at Exit 15 (Downer)…

Daily Trucking Digest – November 28, 2025

Daily Trucking Digest – November 28, 2025

BLACK FRIDAY SHIFTS ONLINE AS SHOPPERS GROW MORE SELECTIVE, ADOBE/SALESFORCE DATA SHOW Thanksgiving online sales hit $6.4B and traffic surged, but buyers are cautious, prioritizing value and buying fewer, higher-priced items. Analysts say inflation and job-market jitters are nudging spend to e-commerce and targeted deals. THANKSGIVING E-COMMERCE EXPECTED TO CLIMB…

Daily Trucking Digest – November 27, 2025

Daily Trucking Digest – November 27, 2025

LAKE-EFFECT SNOW POUNDS GREAT LAKES; BLIZZARD WARNINGS HIT UPPER MICHIGAN Whiteouts and 45 mph winds are snarling Thanksgiving travel across Michigan’s Upper Peninsula and parts of Wisconsin and New York, with power outages and treacherous road conditions likely to disrupt truck and parcel flows through the weekend. U.S. THANKSGIVING ONLINE…

Daily Trucking Digest – November 26, 2025

FAA MD‑11 GROUNDING LIKELY TO STRETCH INTO 2026, RAISING PEAK-PARCEL CAPACITY PRESSURE Following the fatal Nov. 4 UPS crash, sources say inspection criteria won’t be finalized until next year, keeping MD‑11 freighters parked as UPS and FedEx scramble for substitute lift during holiday peak. FEDEX TO ELIMINATE 856 JOBS AT…

Daily Trucking Digest – November 25, 2025

Daily Trucking Digest – November 25, 2025

BP FINDS LEAK IN OLYMPIC PIPELINE, RESUMES JET FUEL DELIVERIES TO SEA-TAC BP located the source of the Everett-area pipeline leak and restarted the jet fuel line feeding Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, easing fears of holiday disruptions; fuel reserves will take days to rebuild after emergency truck-fueled deliveries and HOS waivers…

Midweek surge drives 3,103 new USDOT registrations ahead of Thanksgiving; weekly mix: 2,852 carriers, 108 brokers, 143 others | USDOT Market Analysis Week of 2025-11-23

Midweek surge drives 3,103 new USDOT registrations ahead of Thanksgiving; weekly mix: 2,852 carriers, 108 brokers, 143 others | USDOT Market Analysis Week of 2025-11-23

Introduction Between November 17 and November 23, 2025, USDOT recorded 3,103 new registrations across carriers, brokers, and other authorities. Mid‑week filings dominated: Wednesday (988) and Thursday (760) alone represented 56% of the week’s total, typical of the “register midweek, launch next week” cadence we often see as firms aim to…