What the Stamped Schedule 1 Is—and Why It Matters When you file IRS Form 2290 for the Heavy Highway Vehicle Use Tax (HVUT), the document you’re waiting for is the IRS-stamped Schedule 1. This stamped or watermarked page is your official proof that HVUT has been reported and, when applicable,…
National Overview — Monday, November 17, 2025 A vigorous Western storm continues inland today, delivering heavy rain along the California coast and valleys and heavy mountain snow across the Sierra Nevada with travel restrictions over major passes. In the East, a departing low sustains lake-effect and upslope snow with blustery…
The U.S. Supreme Court has put firm dates on Montgomery v. Caribe Transport II, the long-awaited case that could decide whether freight brokers face state-law negligence claims for carrier selection. In a Nov. 13 order, the justices granted a scheduling motion that sets Dec. 1, 2025, for the petitioner’s merits…
California’s clash with federal regulators over commercial driver licensing is no longer a Golden State story — it’s now a live-fire test of how far Washington will go to police state licensing programs and how quickly courts will rein in emergency rulemaking. In the past 72 hours, a federal appeals…
C.H. Robinson’s latest Texas buildout is the clearest signal yet that cross-border trucking is being rewired by Mexico’s manufacturing surge. The company has added a major El Paso site to its border footprint, a move that dovetails with the nearshoring storyline highlighted in FreightWaves’ Borderlands coverage and shifts more freight…
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,…
