Border carriers in and around Laredo say the cross‑border workforce has entered a new, more fragile phase. A federal pause on new work visas for foreign commercial drivers, stepped‑up ICE enforcement, and tougher English‑language checks are converging at the busiest U.S. inland port — prompting aggressive driver recruiting, higher turnover…
A fresh push on Capitol Hill would upend how the federal government polices truck emissions hardware and software. On October 15, Sen. Cynthia Lummis introduced the Diesel Truck Liberation Act, a measure that would bar the Environmental Protection Agency from enforcing requirements tied to emissions control devices and onboard diagnostics…
NEW ENGLISH EXAMS SIDELINE 6,000 TRUCKERS, TESTING SUPPLY CHAINS AND SPARKING BIAS CONCERNS Since June, stepped-up roadside English-proficiency enforcement has put about 6,000 drivers out of service; critics call the tests subjective and warn of labor shortages, while DOT says the policy improves safety. U.S. WITHHOLDS $40.6M FROM CALIFORNIA OVER…
FreightWaves’ analysis of Triumph’s payments, factoring and wallet data points to an owner-operator cohort that continues to adapt through the long downcycle, using faster access to cash and tighter cost discipline to stay in the game rather than exit en masse. The breadth of Triumph’s network data gives a rare,…
Australia Post is committing roughly US$320 million (A$500 million) to a next‑generation parcel “super‑hub” at Elizabeth in Adelaide’s north — a move that will reset South Australia’s e‑commerce linehaul and last‑mile map by the decade’s end. The 83,000-square‑meter site sits on the former Holden manufacturing grounds and is designed to…
Introduction Freight markets entered mid‑October on a mixed footing. Demand signals strengthened on a monthly and annual basis, yet the very latest week cooled as capacity surfaced and shippers stepped back after early fall pushes. National load postings fell 11.8% week over week while truck postings rose 4.9%, softening bargaining…
J.B. Hunt Transport Services delivered the kind of quarter that resonates in a grinding freight market: profits up, revenue steady, and costs under tighter control. The carrier’s third-quarter results topped Wall Street expectations, sending shares sharply higher as investors rewarded a margin-focused playbook rather than a volume-led story. The numbers…
J.B. Hunt’s latest quarter reads like a playbook for making money in a sluggish freight market: pull costs out of the system, rebalance the network, and protect yield where possible. The carrier’s third‑quarter 2025 earnings jumped even as revenue held essentially flat, a combination that sent the stock sharply higher…
What’s circulating — and why it matters for trucking Truckers are sharing a new robocall recording that claims to be a “public announcement” from U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, warning about IRS problems and urging listeners to “press 1” — with a special prompt “for truckers.” Whether you’re an owner-operator…
Truckers’ Daily Weather Briefing – Thursday, October 16, 2025 National overview: A generally quiet fall day for most of the Lower 48. Primary watch-outs: a low-end flash flood risk across the Four Corners/southern Rockies, periods of mountain snow from northwest Wyoming into southern Montana, and gusty south winds creating crosswind…
