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…
Why the EIN matters more than ever An Employer Identification Number (EIN) is your business’s federal tax ID. For trucking companies—whether a one-truck LLC or a multi‑terminal fleet—the EIN sits at the center of tax filing, banking, payroll, and compliance workflows. Recent updates to FMCSA identity checks and IRS e‑file…
National Overview — Tuesday, November 18, 2025 A Western storm continues today. Rain spreads from California into the Southwest, with a few thunderstorms possible this morning across central/southern California. High-elevation snow lingers over parts of the Sierra and Interior West. Farther east, a low tracking from the Central Rockies toward…
FedEx executives say two years of restructuring are paying off just as policy and safety shocks are reshaping global flows. The company’s “One FedEx” model and redesigned air-and-ground playbook are helping it pivot toward higher‑yield B2B freight and guide e‑commerce shippers through the end of duty‑free de minimis treatment in…
NEW ORLEANS — On November 17, 2025, Trimble used its Insight Tech Conference to move beyond AI buzzwords and into the plumbing of day‑to‑day trucking work. The company unveiled a cloud‑native, modular Transportation Management System alongside new AI agents aimed squarely at the chokepoints that burn time and margin: order…
A leading highway safety coalition is urging federal officials not to lengthen how long commercial drivers can be on duty — a move the group says would add fatigue risk without clear safety benefits, even if the underlying driving-limit caps remain unchanged. The warning lands as the Federal Motor Carrier…
NEVADA TO CANCEL NEARLY 1,000 NON-DOMICILED CDLS UNDER NEW FEDERAL GUIDANCE Nevada DMV said Nov. 17 it will revoke 975 non-domiciled CDLs/CLPs and permanently end its limited-term CDL program to align with FMCSA’s interim rule. USDOT has threatened funding penalties for states that fail to comply. APPEALS COURT PAUSES FMCSA’S…
