Federal regulators are preparing a closely watched experiment to test whether more flexible split-sleeper options can improve safety and productivity. But among drivers and safety advocates, a louder question is gaining traction: will added flexibility become another lever for dispatch pressure? FreightWaves’ reporting underscores a rising fear that a well-intentioned…
Harbinger has closed a $160 million Series C and secured an initial FedEx order for 53 battery‑electric trucks, a one‑two punch that puts the young manufacturer squarely in the center of the medium‑duty transition many parcel and service fleets have been waiting for. The deal gives FedEx a near‑term pathway…
At Trimble’s Insight conference in New Orleans this week, executives and customers confronted a freight market that still isn’t giving carriers much to cheer about. The headline takeaway: volumes remain under pressure and the available driver pool is thinning — a combination that’s forcing fleets to squeeze more productivity from…
Introduction For the week of November 10–16, 2025, new U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) registrations totaled 2,667. The dataset shows pronounced weekday strength led by carriers, a typical weekend lull, and continued dominance by Texas, California, and Florida at the state level. Against a backdrop of soft freight demand but…
FedEx’s move to streamline its U.S. parcel and air operations into a more unified “one-network” model is arriving just in time. The FreightWaves report outlines how the carrier’s restructuring aims to cut handoffs, share assets across Express and Ground, and pivot faster as trade flows shift—changes that matter for every…
NEW ORLEANS — Trimble used its Insight 2025 conference to make its most expansive AI push yet, arguing that the fastest way to ease trucking’s chronic “swivel-chair” inefficiencies is to embed intelligence directly into everyday workflows — not bolt it on after the fact. Executives framed the strategy as a…
A national highway safety organization is urging federal regulators not to move ahead with proposals that would let some truck drivers stretch their on‑duty day beyond the current 14‑hour limit, warning the plan risks amplifying fatigue and coercion rather than fixing root causes like detention. The call comes as the…
California’s long‑debated independent‑contractor law is no longer just an abstraction for motor carriers. In what appears to be the first publicized AB5-related trucking enforcement, state investigators cited three firms over driver misclassification tied to last‑mile deliveries — a carrier, a major 3PL and a household‑name shipper — with total penalties…
CMA CGM’s latest quarter shows how quickly the ocean cycle has turned — and why it matters for trucks. The French carrier’s July–September results reveal healthy box volumes but sharply weaker pricing, a combination that crushed profitability and signals a softer finish to peak season across U.S. ports and inland…
The long-running wind-down of Yellow Corp. reached a decisive milestone on Monday, November 17, when a Delaware bankruptcy judge confirmed the company’s Chapter 11 liquidation plan, paving the way for distributions that could total up to $700 million to remaining creditors, including former employees. The ruling caps more than two…