FedEx is under pressure to win back cost-sensitive, small-parcel residential traffic it has ceded to retailers and app-based couriers. A fresh FreightWaves analysis argues the company’s path to faster growth in home delivery runs through a flexible, gig-style driver model—built for dense, low-yield stops rather than the business-to-business DNA that…
When you strip away the noise around “U.S.–China trade war” headlines, the fight that matters to freight isn’t about how much moves — it’s about who controls the narrow valves that determine whether anything can move at all. That was the message from China analyst Leland Miller, who argued this…
What sparked the alarm A trucker-focused video circulating today claims 20–25 drivers recently had their semis seized for nonpayment issues. We were unable to independently verify that specific incident at press time. But the core warning is real: in 2024–2025, law enforcement across several states intensified crackdowns that can lead…
National Overview — Wednesday, October 22, 2025 A cool, unsettled pattern holds across the Great Lakes while a cold front pushes showers over the Appalachians into the Mid-Atlantic and New England. Expect gusty west to northwest winds to spread from the Midwest and Ohio Valley into the Mid-Atlantic today, with…
A Texas trucking executive says drivers are increasingly anxious that they’ll be singled out under stepped‑up English-language checks — a fear amplified by uneven enforcement from state to state. In a FreightWaves report published Oct. 21, the CEO said carriers are hearing from bilingual and immigrant drivers who are reconsidering…
DHL Express has elevated Darryl Wettlaufer to CEO of its Canada division, a leadership change announced on October 20 that puts an operations-focused executive in charge as parcel networks enter peak season. Wettlaufer will be based in Brampton, Ontario, and report to Andrew Williams, CEO of DHL Express Americas. He…
The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association is pressing Congress to hard-wire safety into the next highway bill, urging lawmakers to scrap what it calls “unsafe” CDL waivers and exemptions and to resist policies that expand the driver pool at the expense of training and qualifications. In a message delivered this week,…
Diesel Prices Slip Nationwide as Crude Weakens; Regional Spread Still Wide U.S. on-highway diesel edged lower in the week of October 20, 2025, with the national average down 4.5 cents to $3.62 per gallon. Every major region posted declines, led by the Rocky Mountains, while the West Coast maintained the…
Introduction Between October 13 and October 19, 2025, the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) recorded 2,937 new registrations across carriers, brokers, and other registrants. This week’s data show a typical weekday/weekend cadence but also a clear week-over-week downshift led by fewer carrier starts. Below, we unpack the numbers, highlight where…
Wall Street’s tone on autonomous trucking has shifted from “if” to “how fast.” In a fresh note this week, Morgan Stanley framed the sector as “on the cusp” of commercialization and pointed to Aurora Innovation as the most mature highway automation stack among its peers — a message that sent…
