Regulators are widening the spotlight on sham freight brokerages—those that play shell games with identities, payments and paperwork—by pairing policy work with a newly upgraded channel for complaints. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on Sept. 24 opened the first phase of a modernization to its National Consumer Complaint Database,…
The National Transportation Safety Board is pressing federal regulators to require driver-monitoring technology in heavy trucks, arguing that tools capable of detecting distraction, drowsiness or impairment should be standard across commercial fleets, according to new reporting from FreightWaves. The call seeks to move the industry beyond voluntary adoption toward a…
ATA SAYS AUGUST TRUCK FREIGHT TONNAGE HITS HIGHEST LEVEL SINCE DECEMBER 2023 ATA’s For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index rose in August, marking back-to-back monthly gains even as economists warn of downside risk from tariff and housing headwinds. The report offers cautious optimism heading into Q4. NHTSA PROBES RIVIAN DELIVERY VANS OVER…
Introduction As of September 22, 2025, U.S. spot markets are navigating the seasonal transition into Q4 with a mix of softer month-over-month volumes and sharply tighter year-over-year capacity. National load postings fell 2.1% week over week and 13.0% month over month, while truck postings also eased 2.5% WoW and 1.9%…
Echo Global Logistics has planted a flag in Monterrey, adding on-the-ground capability in northern Mexico to support shippers riding the nearshoring wave. The move expands Echo’s Mexico footprint alongside its Mexico City division hub and Laredo, Texas operations, with industry veteran Troy Ryley steering the Mexico business. For carriers, the…
Gatik and Loblaw have moved from proving ground to scale-up, inking a five-year expansion that will put 50 autonomous, cold‑chain‑capable box trucks into Loblaw’s Greater Toronto Area distribution network by the end of 2026. The rollout starts with 20 vehicles this year and another 30 next year, and comes alongside…
With the U.S. set to begin phasing in new fees on Chinese-linked vessels on October 14, Maersk told customers it will not add a surcharge or alter service plans — even as major shipowner Seaspan moves to reflag roughly 100 ships, a sign that owners are reshuffling compliance risk ahead…
What’s actually new about X‑ray inspections? A fresh round of headlines has truckers asking if roadside X‑ray scans are coming to every weigh station. Not quite. The latest concrete move came north of the border: Ontario’s Ministry of Transportation (MTO) said this week it is rolling out X‑ray units to…
National Overview — Wed, Sep 24, 2025 A slow-moving front is producing rounds of heavy rain and thunderstorms from the southern Plains through the Ozarks into the Ohio and Tennessee Valleys. Flooding is the main concern, and the activity shifts east through the day. Elsewhere, conditions are comparatively quiet, with…
The Upper Midwest is entering its annual “capacity pivot,” when thousands of trucks migrate from long-haul lanes to short agricultural runs. As corn comes off the stalks, carriers reassign drivers to hoppers, end dumps and live-bottom trailers, elevators extend hours, and ethanol plants ramp inbound receipts—temporarily reshaping routing guides from…
