The United States has suspended for one year the new Section 301 port fees on China-linked ships, a move that took effect at 12:01 a.m. Eastern on November 10. The pause lifts near-term cost and routing uncertainty hanging over U.S. import flows since mid-October and removes a potential layer of…
UPS pilots are mourning the loss of three crewmates killed when an MD-11 freighter crashed shortly after takeoff from Louisville on November 4, a tragedy that has since prompted an emergency pause of MD-11 flying and raised urgent questions about safety and network continuity heading into peak season. The Independent…
Irvine, California-based Zuum Transportation has sought Chapter 11 protection, the latest freight-tech firm to be pulled into the industry’s ongoing shakeout. The company filed on November 6 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California (Santa Ana), listing estimated assets and liabilities of $10 million to $50…
Why the W-9 matters in trucking If you’re hauling on contract, onboarding with a broker, or paying outside help like lumpers or independent mechanics, the W-9 is the first tax form that keeps money flowing. A W-9 is a “Request for Taxpayer Identification Number and Certification.” U.S. persons—individuals, sole proprietors,…
National Overview — Tuesday, November 11, 2025 An unseasonably cold Arctic air mass grips the eastern two-thirds of the country today. Downwind of the Great Lakes and across the central Appalachians, lake-effect and upslope snow continue with bursts of heavy snow, whiteouts, and blowing snow. Record or near-record early-season cold…
With winter arriving early for large swaths of the country on Monday, November 10, 2025, a new Senate bill is zeroing in on a headache familiar to many fleets: engines that derate or shut down in extreme cold. A report in the trade press highlighted the move as temperatures plunged…
Radiant Logistics is digging in for an extended stretch at the bottom of the cycle. Management’s message: stay selective on freight, protect yields, and keep costs tight while waiting for demand to firm. That stance reflects what many asset-light providers are seeing on the ground — a mix of steady…
FAA GROUNDS MD-11 JETS AFTER DEADLY UPS CRASH; UPS AND FEDEX FLEETS IDLED The FAA ordered all MD-11 cargo aircraft grounded after a UPS jet crashed at Louisville, killing 14, prompting UPS and FedEx to suspend MD-11 operations that account for 9% and 4% of their fleets, respectively. Investigators are…
Universal Logistics Holdings booked a large noncash write-down on its intermodal business that turned the September quarter into a loss, underscoring how weak import-driven freight and high fixed costs are pressuring drayage networks. The impairment totaled about $81 million, primarily tied to goodwill and customer-relationship intangibles in the intermodal unit,…
United Parcel Service and FedEx have temporarily stopped flying their McDonnell Douglas MD‑11 freighters while safety checks proceed in the wake of last week’s deadly UPS crash in Louisville. The pause began after Boeing urged all MD‑11 operators to suspend operations and the Federal Aviation Administration issued an emergency directive…
