Global plans for a first-ever carbon price on shipping were put on ice Friday, after President Donald Trump urged countries to vote “No” and denounced the proposal as a “Global Green New Scam Tax.” Delegates at the U.N.’s International Maritime Organization (IMO) voted to adjourn the decision for a year,…
Wabash has closed the book on the St. Louis “nuclear verdict” that has shadowed the company and much of the trailer sector for the past year, reaching a settlement with the plaintiffs and halting further appeals, according to a report published Monday, October 20. The case stemmed from a 2019…
Importers are accelerating plans to stage and process freight inside Mexico’s foreign trade zone-style regimes as a hedge against fast-changing U.S. duties — a pivot spotlighted in FreightWaves’ Borderlands coverage and now reinforced by fresh tariff moves that reshape near-term trucking demand on both sides of the border. ([]()) The…
What happened and why drivers are talking about it A widely shared Mutha Trucker News video posted on October 20, 2025 shows a trucker being confronted after reportedly driving the wrong way through a truck stop lane where a two‑hour parking limit is posted. The clip captures a familiar flashpoint:…
National Overview — Mon, Oct 20, 2025 A fast-moving cold front exits the East early today, leaving a band of morning to midday showers and storms across the Northeast, then turning cooler and breezy behind it. Out West, coastal rain and high-elevation snow shift from the Pacific Northwest into the…
Trailer maker Wabash has put a bookend on a closely watched St. Louis product‑liability case stemming from a 2019 rear‑end crash, reaching a settlement that ends a year of litigation over a jury award that had once swelled to a “thermonuclear” size. The agreement resolves the dispute without further appeals…
A fresh Senate bill unveiled late this week moves English-only commercial driver’s license testing onto the legislative fast track, dovetailing with the administration’s renewed roadside enforcement and putting the industry on the brink of a de facto federal language mandate. The proposal arrives as carriers and drivers navigate mounting inspections…
Importers are accelerating plans to park inventory in U.S. foreign trade zones (FTZs) and bonded warehouses tied to the Mexico border as tariff pressure mounts, a shift that is reshaping cross-border trucking flows around Laredo and other ports of entry. Operators say the pivot isn’t a loophole play but a…
ANALYSIS: CHINA SEEN GAINING EDGE IN TRADE WAR, RAISING SUPPLY CHAIN RISKS FOR SHIPPERS A fresh look at U.S.-China tensions warns of prolonged tariffs and export controls that could increase costs and volatility across ocean imports and domestic trucking networks. Shippers are advised to prepare for a more fragmented, higher-friction…
Trailer manufacturer Wabash has settled the St. Louis “nuclear verdict” case stemming from a 2019 rear‑underride crash, bringing a contentious, high‑stakes lawsuit to a close after more than a year of post‑trial maneuvering. The agreement ends a legal saga that had reverberated across the equipment and insurance markets since a…
