Mexico’s sweeping customs overhaul — approved this month and slated to take effect on January 1, 2026 — is poised to raise the compliance bar for everyone moving freight across the border. Carriers, customs brokers and shippers should expect tighter controls, more documentation and shared responsibility for correct declarations. That…
America’s container gateways have largely shed the pandemic’s chaos, with vessel queues a memory and terminals running on schedule. But the recovery isn’t uniform. As trade policy swings and front‑loading unwind the summer cargo rush, import flows are shifting by coast — and that’s changing the playbook for drayage and…
Calls to modernize how America trains, tests, and licenses professional drivers are growing louder. Carriers need faster, more consistent pathways to get safe, job‑ready CDL holders into trucks — and tougher guardrails to keep bad actors out. That balance, long discussed in statehouses and safety forums, is suddenly being stress‑tested…
FreightWaves’ latest deep dive warns that “CDL mills” — lightly supervised training operations enabled by a permissive federal registry — are pushing inadequately prepared drivers onto U.S. highways. The report traces how self-certified “training providers” mushroomed alongside legitimate state-licensed schools, eroding skill standards and, by extension, highway safety. For safety…
What’s behind the new uproar A new YouTube Shorts clip circulating among drivers alleges some California Highway Patrol (CHP) officers are “afraid” to perform Level I inspections and are letting non‑English‑speaking truck drivers go. The timing of the claim matters: since June 25, 2025, English language proficiency has been elevated…
National Overview — Sunday, October 26, 2025 A Pacific storm keeps the Northwest unsettled with hazardous mountain snow, gusty coastal winds, and high surf. A separate system will trigger showers and thunderstorms from the Lower Mississippi Valley into the Southeast, with the central Gulf Coast at greatest risk for flooding…
ArcBest has emerged as the headliner in the newest batch of Yellow Corp. real estate transactions, with court papers showing four additional terminals are slated for sale and awaiting approval by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Delaware. The package includes ArcBest’s agreement to purchase an 18‑door service center in Montgomery,…
President Donald Trump abruptly ended U.S.-Canada trade negotiations late Friday, Oct. 24, after railing against an Ontario-funded television spot that features Ronald Reagan warning about the costs of tariffs. By Saturday, Oct. 25, he escalated further, announcing an additional tariff increase on Canadian imports, sharpening uncertainty for carriers moving freight…
Shaquille O’Neal’s newly customized 2025 Land Rover Range Rover — valued around $180,000 — disappeared in transit this week after it was picked up in Dahlonega, Georgia, for delivery to Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Investigators and the selling dealer say the theft appears to hinge on a sophisticated impersonation or cyber…
Marten Transport entered the back half of peak season with profit intact but its core one-way truckload business still in the red. For the third quarter ended Sept. 30, the refrigerated specialist posted net income of $2.2 million (3 cents per diluted share) on $220.5 million in revenue. Consolidated operating…
