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…
California’s move to cancel roughly 17,000 non‑domiciled commercial driver’s licenses has kicked a statehouse dispute into a nationwide enforcement story — one that carriers and shippers can’t afford to ignore. State officials began notifying affected drivers this week that their credentials will expire in 60 days, after a federal review…
D.C. CIRCUIT PAUSES FMCSA RULE ON NON-DOMICILED CDLS WITH ADMINISTRATIVE STAY A federal appeals court issued an administrative stay on November 10, keeping FMCSA’s September rule on non-domiciled CDLs from taking effect until further notice. States may continue issuing non-domiciled CDLs under prior guidance while the case is reviewed. FMCSA…
A high-profile debate between FreightWaves’ Craig Fuller and DAT’s Ken Adamo on Thursday captured a trucking market split over whether today’s pain stems from too much capacity or too little demand — and whether conditions are quietly turning. Fuller argued that spot pricing is “melting up” even as volumes lag,…
The U.S. Supreme Court has put firm dates on the calendar for Montgomery v. Caribe Transport II, the broker-liability test case the trucking world has been waiting on. In a Nov. 13 order, the justices granted extra time and set Dec. 1, 2025, for the petitioner’s merits brief and joint…
