Why this matters to carriers now South Carolina has spotlighted how wine excise taxes are administered for wholesalers, importers, and out‑of‑state shippers, with fresh attention on e‑filing, due dates, and recordkeeping. For motor carriers that haul alcohol—whether you’re an owner‑operator moving LTL pallets into distribution centers or a fleet servicing…
National Overview — Saturday, October 11, 2025 A Western trough tapping deep tropical moisture is driving widespread heavy rain across the Desert Southwest and Four Corners, with flash-flood risks highest today into tonight. A separate coastal low is spreading periods of heavy rain and strong onshore winds along parts of…
Amazon is pushing ahead with two outsized fulfillment projects — one in Oregon and one in Indiana — that will materially shift how freight flows across the Pacific Northwest and the Midwest. The company’s strategy, as first reported by FreightWaves, centers on high-throughput, robotics-heavy nodes that act as both customer-fulfillment…
Trucking companies and brokers say a growing share of cargo theft never makes it onto insurance or police ledgers — not because the loads are trivial, but because filing a claim risks painful premium hikes or nonrenewal. That silence creates a statistical blind spot that obscures the true scale of…
Canada’s postal union will pivot from a nationwide walkout to rotating strikes at 6 a.m. local time on Saturday, October 11, reopening parts of the mail stream after roughly two weeks of halted service. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) said the move is designed to let letters and…
ATC STAFFING SHORTAGES DURING SHUTDOWN CAUSE WIDESPREAD FLIGHT DELAYS; CARGO OPERATIONS IMPACTED Airlines urged patience as air traffic control staffing constraints—worsened by the federal shutdown—trigger thousands of delays, squeezing belly cargo capacity and disrupting integrator schedules at key hubs ahead of a busy shipping weekend. CHINA TO IMPOSE NEW “SPECIAL…
Two long‑awaited sentencings tied to the New Orleans staged‑accident scheme were continued on Thursday, resetting the timeline once more in a case that has dogged motor carriers, their insurers and defense counsel for years. Court dates for attorney Danny Patrick Keating and crash “slammer” Damian Labeaud — both central figures…
Compliance advisors are telling carriers to stop assuming their rosters are clean and start proving it. As FreightWaves reported, the safest move right now is to audit every driver — not just new hires — to confirm licensing, medical, and eligibility status before the next load leaves the yard. The…
Uber Freight has carried out a small round of job cuts this week tied to a commercial reorganization, confirming internally that the move is part of a broader reset of how the company goes to market. The company didn’t disclose headcount or affected functions, describing the reduction only as limited…
Two closely watched sentencings tied to the New Orleans staged‑accident conspiracy were postponed again this week, extending a yearslong saga that has rippled through trucking claims and insurance. The U.S. District Court in New Orleans had slated back‑to‑back hearings on Thursday, Oct. 9, for alleged on‑the‑ground organizer Damian Labeaud and…
