Washington is closing the gap between policy and practice on truckers’ English requirements. In the past 72 hours, lawmakers in both chambers filed fresh bills to make English-only CDL testing federal law, while the U.S. Department of Transportation’s funding squeeze on California over non-enforcement underscored how quickly the rule is…
Importers eyeing tariff relief are doubling down on customs zone strategies in Mexico just as new U.S. truck duties raise the stakes. On October 17, the White House finalized a 25% tariff on imported medium- and heavy-duty trucks starting November 1, plus a 10% duty on imported buses — a…
Charleston’s latest box counts point to a market in transition, with softer import momentum as carriers redraw networks and shippers recalibrate flows. While the headline is fewer TEUs on the docks, the underlying story for the trucking community is shifting demand by lane, more transshipment uncertainty, and a near-term rebalancing…
In a late-week escalation ahead of a high-stakes U.N. shipping meeting, President Donald Trump publicly urged countries to “vote NO” on a global carbon price for oceangoing vessels, denouncing it as a “Global Green New Scam Tax.” His call came as delegates met in London to finalize the International Maritime…
Wabash has settled the Missouri product-liability case that produced one of trucking’s biggest-ever “nuclear verdicts,” closing a costly, high-profile chapter tied to a 2019 underride crash involving a 2004 trailer. The agreement comes after a St. Louis jury’s $462 million award in 2024 — later trimmed by the court to…
Why a fund-focused tax lawyer is relevant to fleets Jason P. Traue is a Boston-based partner at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius whose practice centers on federal tax issues for registered and private investment funds, including work with master limited partnership (MLP) funds, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), and complex cross-border structures. His…
National Overview — Sunday, October 19, 2025 A strong cold front is pushing a squall line of thunderstorms from the lower Mississippi Valley through the Ohio Valley and Great Lakes through the daytime, then racing east into the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast tonight. Expect pockets of damaging winds, hail, and a…
U.S. regulators on October 17 removed five electronic logging devices from the federal registry, triggering a 60‑day window for motor carriers to switch systems or fall back to paper logs. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) said the affected products are Premium ELD (ART KILIM INC), TRUE LOGBOOK (Clean…
Wabash has resolved the Missouri product‑liability case that produced one of trucking’s most-watched “nuclear verdicts,” finalizing a settlement that caps the manufacturer’s cash contribution at $30 million while insurers pick up the rest, according to recent disclosures. The agreement follows a year of post‑trial maneuvering and converts a headline $462…
Two parallel moves in Washington are steering the industry toward a de facto federal language mandate: a fresh Senate bill that would make commercial driver testing English-only and expanding federal leverage over noncompliant states, and an ongoing funding fight with California over roadside enforcement. Together they mark a notable shift…
