Introduction I’ve hauled freight through plenty of soft patches and hot streaks. This week’s board says we’re in that tricky middle: capacity is tightening week over week, but most spot rates are barely moving. Using verified data through September 29, 2025, here’s what the numbers mean for your next bid…
Interstate Personnel Services, the employee-owned parent of Paschall Truck Lines, is in negotiations to acquire New Ulm, Minnesota–based J&R Schugel, a move aimed at bringing temperature-controlled capacity into its network. The prospective deal would fold a well-known refrigerated specialist into a primarily dry van platform — a combination that could…
America’s ports are operating today even as a federal funding lapse triggered a government shutdown at 12:01 a.m. ET on October 1. The key takeaway for drayage and over-the-road carriers: freight can still be cleared and moved, but cargoes that need decisions from non-CBP agencies are primed for delays that…
China is weighing a new countermeasure in the escalating maritime spat with Washington: restricting port access for vessels that “serve” the U.S. market, according to a report first flagged by FreightWaves. The move would be a direct response to U.S. port fees on China-linked vessels set to kick in on…
FreightWaves reports that a federal funding lapse won’t stop freight from moving, even as Washington shutters nonessential operations at the start of the new fiscal year. The big picture: freight corridors, ports and border crossings are expected to stay open, but the longer the shutdown lasts, the more pressure builds…
What changed at the federal level A fresh wave of federal actions announced in late September places tighter limits on who can obtain and keep a commercial driver’s license, with immediate implications for carriers that hire non‑U.S. citizens and for cross‑border operations. On September 26, the U.S. Department of Transportation…
National Overview — Wednesday, October 1, 2025 No organized severe thunderstorms are expected today. Unsettled weather persists in the West with rounds of rain and cooler highs, while late-season warmth continues across much of the Plains and Midwest. Offshore hurricanes are generating dangerous surf and rip currents along parts of…
U.S. import flows of lumber, timber and wood furniture are about to change course. A presidential proclamation issued September 29 imposes a 10% tariff on softwood timber and lumber and a 25% tariff on upholstered wooden furniture, kitchen cabinets and vanities, effective October 14. Unless trading partners strike deals, the…
Link Logistics is recasting the landlord–tenant relationship around a simple premise: the owner should run the power plant. By moving utility accounts into its own name, bundling energy purchasing with building upgrades, and then billing tenants for a lower, steadier utility line, the industrial real estate giant says it’s cutting…
Interstate Personnel Services, the employee-owned parent of Paschall Truck Lines, has entered talks to acquire New Ulm, Minnesota-based J&R Schugel, according to a report published September 30. The potential tie-up would unite two ESOP carriers at a moment when scale, density and driver retention are defining the winners in a…
