National Overview — Friday, September 19, 2025 A stalled upper trough over the central U.S. is sliding slowly east today. Scattered severe thunderstorms are expected from Missouri into parts of the southern Plains, while remnant tropical moisture brings pockets of heavy rain to California and the Southwest. Heat builds into…
United Parcel Service has terminated its plan to buy Mexico City–based Estafeta, saying the closing conditions could not all be met. In a Form 8‑K filed on September 18, UPS disclosed the decision was taken a day earlier, September 17, without detailing which conditions fell short. The abrupt reversal ends…
Uber Freight’s annual gathering this week trained a spotlight on two forces remaking trucking in real time: the rapid operationalization of AI inside shipper-carrier networks and the policy shock of see‑sawing tariffs. Speakers warned that the U.S. may be entering a stretch of revenue growth without commensurate margins — a…
OVERHAUL TECH HELPS RECOVER $1.4M IN STOLEN ELECTRONICS; 8 ARRESTED IN CALIFORNIA Cargo protection platform Overhaul guided police to a stolen shipment in Southern California, underscoring how tech-enabled tracking is countering increasingly sophisticated cargo theft rings affecting shippers and carriers. CONGRESS DIVIDED ON FUNDING PLAN TO KEEP GOVERNMENT OPEN With…
The Port of Los Angeles is bracing for a roughly 10% year-over-year drop in imports through the rest of 2025 after retailers front‑loaded holiday goods, a shift that is poised to take some heat out of Southern California drayage and long‑haul volumes this fall. Port Executive Director Gene Seroka said…
Outpost, the independent truck terminal owner-operator pushing automation at the gate, has doubled the scale of its national platform to $1 billion with fresh backing from GreenPoint — a move that signals new capacity, faster turns and more flexible real estate options for carriers that don’t want to own dirt.…
What’s new The City of Los Angeles has issued its latest “List of Permitted Waste Haulers,” current as of Thursday, September 18, 2025. The 23-page roster confirms which companies hold valid AB 939 Compliance Permits to collect, transport, and deliver solid waste, recyclables, organics, and construction and demolition (C&D) debris…
National Overview — Thursday, September 18, 2025 A coastal low is exiting the Mid-Atlantic with early showers tapering and improving conditions by later today. Farther inland, rounds of thunderstorms are organized from the northern/central Plains into the Mississippi Valley. Tropical moisture is driving scattered storms with localized flash-flood risk across…
A federal appeals court has dealt a decisive blow to Yellow Corp. and its largest shareholder, MFN Partners, upholding pension funds’ multi‑billion‑dollar withdrawal claims and largely closing the door on equity recovery from the LTL carrier’s bankruptcy estate. In a September 16, 2025 ruling, a three‑judge panel of the U.S.…
For-hire shipment activity worsened in August, with year-over-year declines accelerating, according to the latest Cass Freight Index update highlighted by FreightWaves. The headline takeaway: freight demand remains soft even as some month-to-month metrics stabilized, underscoring a market still working off excess capacity and shifting seasonality. Macro signals released this week…
