United Parcel Service is redeploying its network for peak season after grounding its MD-11 freighters, tapping partner lift and shifting more parcels to trucks while it consolidates flight patterns to protect service. A company spokesperson said UPS has arranged additional wet-leased aircraft, merged some air routes to maximize belly and…
Federal and state agencies widened highway inspections of commercial drivers this week, targeting immigration status and paperwork gaps far from the southern border. For shippers that depend on time‑sensitive harvest moves, the stepped-up checks are arriving just as winter produce ramps up — raising the risk of crew delays, tight…
EPA TO PROCEED WITH 2027 HEAVY-DUTY NOX RULES; MAY TWEAK WARRANTY, USEFUL LIFE ATA says EPA won’t delay the 2027 start date or loosen the 0.035 g/hp-hr NOx standard, but the agency indicated potential adjustments to warranty and useful life requirements to ease costs. MEDIUM-DUTY TRUCK SALES FALL 25% YEAR…
Federal regulators are edging closer to testing more flexible sleeper‑berth splits, and the industry’s message in the final hours before the comment window closed was clear: give drivers the option — and build ironclad safeguards so nobody is pushed into using it. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s proposed Flexible…
Harbinger has secured a $160 million Series C round and, just as importantly for real-world validation, an initial FedEx order for 53 electric trucks. The logistics giant co-led the financing and plans to take delivery of Class 5 and Class 6 chassis ready for upfit by the end of December…
In New Orleans this week, a Trimble Insight panel featuring FreightWaves’ Craig Fuller, Bloomberg Intelligence’s Lee Klaskow and MIT’s Angela Acocella painted a freight market still stuck in neutral. Panelists said the bigger surprise of 2025 has been demand’s failure to firm, while the driver population continues to slide —…
Introduction As of November 17, 2025, U.S. spot freight remained active but uneven across equipment types. National load postings increased 9.1% week over week (w/w), yet truck postings climbed a faster 18.3%, softening negotiating power in many lanes. On a month-over-month (m/m) basis, loads slipped 0.8% while capacity rose 3.5%.…
Republican lawmakers are escalating their push on the Surface Transportation Board to take a hard line on Union Pacific’s plan to acquire Norfolk Southern, characterizing the transcontinental railroad proposal as a monopolistic threat to shippers and consumers. FreightWaves first reported the GOP pressure campaign as it intensifies around the still‑pending…
Harbinger has secured $160 million in Series C financing and, notably, an initial FedEx order for 53 electric trucks — a package that pairs fresh capital with near‑term deployment. The round was co‑led by FedEx, Capricorn’s Technology Impact Fund and THOR Industries, while the FedEx purchase covers a mix of…
A candid market panel at Trimble’s Insight conference in New Orleans this week framed trucking’s stubborn downturn in stark terms: freight demand remains muted and the driver population is edging lower, leaving carriers waiting on a catalyst that hasn’t arrived. The session — featuring FreightWaves’ Craig Fuller, Bloomberg Intelligence’s Lee…
