What’s on the board today Texas remains a hotbed for crude and energy-adjacent hauling, with more than 200 owner-operator postings statewide on Indeed as of October 4, 2025. Pay ranges advertised this week include $3,000–$6,000 per week for crude oil haulers in Dilley and Midland, and a Dallas-based “home daily”…
National Overview – Saturday, October 4, 2025 Much of the central and eastern U.S. remains unusually warm today, while a western trough keeps weather unsettled across the Rockies and High Plains. Along the Southeast coast, persistent onshore flow maintains periods of heavy coastal showers, high surf, dangerous rip currents, and…
Werner Enterprises Chairman and CEO Derek Leathers put it bluntly this week: truckload carriers are staring at “horrible” rates while tariff uncertainty muddies what’s next. His assessment captures a market where pricing power remains elusive for fleets and the policy backdrop changes by the week. ([]()) Fresh signals from adjacent…
The U.S. Senate on Oct. 3 confirmed Derek Barrs as administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, installing a permanent leader at the nation’s top trucking‑safety agency after a lengthy vacancy. The confirmation followed the Senate’s move this week to fast‑track a slate of nominees via an en bloc…
The Truckload Carriers Association has begun a formal search for its next president after Jim Ward said he will retire “in the coming months,” capping a tenure that began in 2022. The association’s announcement sets a clear transition process in motion and signals continuity for members amid a still-uneven freight…
ITS LOGISTICS EXPANDS DROPFLЕET TRAILER NETWORK The 3PL is adding thousands of trailers to its hybrid DropFleet program as shippers seek more flexible, scalable capacity and dedicated pools across regions. Executives say demand is being driven by e-commerce growth and supply chain uncertainty. NEW PUBLIC-PRIVATE COALITION LAUNCHES TO MODERNIZE FREIGHT…
On Oct. 2, 2025, Moody’s affirmed Echo Global Logistics’ corporate family rating at B3 with a stable outlook, leaving its senior secured bank facilities at B2 and the probability of default at B3-PD. In plain terms, the rating sits deep in non‑investment‑grade territory and aligns roughly with a B- at…
WEX used its Over‑the‑Road (OTR) Summit this week to lay out a bigger bet on software-first fueling and AI across its mobility platform — a message aimed squarely at fleets looking to cut waste at the pump and in the cab. The company framed digital fueling as a way to…
A new reliability study making the rounds in the EV world says the quiet part out loud: “uptime” isn’t telling drivers — or dispatchers — what they need to know. While networks tout 98%+ availability, the metric that matters on the road is first-time charge success. And on that count,…
Robert Primus, the Democrat ousted from the federal board that referees America’s freight railroads, has sued to get his job back — and the timing could ripple through trucking. In a complaint filed October 1 in U.S. District Court in Washington, Primus argues his August 27 removal from the Surface…
