A spirited public debate between FreightWaves CEO Craig Fuller and DAT’s Ken Adamo sharpened a core question facing U.S. trucking: is the industry finally climbing out of a bruising downturn, or will weak goods demand keep rates pinned even as regulators squeeze driver supply? The two squared off this week…
The U.S. Supreme Court has set a merits-briefing timeline in Montgomery v. Caribe Transport II that will carry the long-running broker-liability fight into early 2026: the petitioner’s brief and joint appendix are due December 1, the respondents’ brief is due January 14, and the petitioner’s reply is due February 13.…
California’s high-stakes fight over who can hold a commercial driver’s license is now shaping federal enforcement well beyond the state’s borders. In the last 48 hours, a federal appeals court in Washington put the U.S. Department of Transportation’s new limits on non‑domiciled CDLs on hold, even as California moves to…
The U.S. Postal Service has asked regulators to let it raise parcel prices in January, a move that would ripple through e-commerce supply chains and the contract trucking networks that feed USPS facilities. The filing outlines average increases of about 6.6% for Priority Mail, 5.1% for Priority Mail Express, 7.8%…
Nine Republican attorneys general are urging federal rail regulators to scrutinize Union Pacific’s proposed $85 billion acquisition of Norfolk Southern, arguing the tie-up risks higher shipping costs, weaker service — and even national security consequences. In a letter to the Surface Transportation Board (STB), AGs from Florida, Iowa, Kansas, Mississippi,…
The U.S. Supreme Court has set the pace for the high‑stakes fight over freight broker liability. On Thursday, November 13, 2025, the justices granted a scheduling request that puts petitioner briefs and the joint appendix for Montgomery v. Caribe Transport II, LLC (No. 24‑1238) due December 1, with respondents’ merits…
What happened and where the case stands Harjinder Singh, 28, the semitruck driver accused of attempting an illegal U-turn on Florida’s Turnpike near Fort Pierce on August 12, 2025, has pleaded not guilty to three counts of vehicular homicide and immigration-related charges. Court records show Singh is being held without…
National Overview — Sunday, November 16, 2025 A strengthening storm in the East is spreading wintry weather from the Great Lakes into northern New England, with the highest impacts in Maine today into tonight. In the West, a Pacific system continues to bring rain and mountain snow from California into…
At a spirited “Great Freight Debate” this week, FreightWaves founder Craig Fuller and DAT’s chief of strategy Ken Adamo offered sharply different diagnoses of a trucking market still searching for a bottom. Fuller argued that capacity is quietly tightening and spot rates are “melting up” in fits and starts, while…
The U.S. Supreme Court has put the first pins in the calendar for Montgomery v. Caribe Transport II, the closely watched case that will determine how far federal law shields freight brokers from state negligent-selection claims. On Thursday, November 13, the Court granted a scheduling request and set new deadlines…
