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…
U.S. Diesel Prices Edge Up, With Mixed Regional Moves (Week of September 29, 2025) The national on-highway diesel average ticked up by half a cent this week to $3.754 per gallon, a near-flat move that masks sharper regional divergences. Gains along the Gulf Coast and West were offset by a…
Introduction During the week of September 22–28, 2025, new USDOT registrations totaled 3,312 entities, comprising 3,044 motor carriers, 101 brokers, and 167 “others” (freight forwarders, cargo tank facilities, etc.). Compared with the prior week (September 15–21), total registrations rose by 4.8%. Carriers were up 4.2% (+122), brokers increased 17.4% (+15),…
Rose Rocket is bolting a new “reads-your-inbox” capability onto its transportation management platform through a targeted acquisition — a move aimed squarely at the mountain of freight tenders, rate confirmations and status updates that still arrive by email across trucking. The company says the technology will pull structured data out…
Wyoming currently sits atop a new ranking of states with the highest per‑capita death rates in crashes involving large trucks, underscoring the hazards of long rural stretches, volatile weather and work‑zone chokepoints across I‑80. The analysis, drawn from federal data and highlighted by FreightWaves, places Wyoming at No. 1 for…
ArcBest used its Sept. 29 Investor Day in New York to detail how it intends to roughly double earnings by 2028, framing a plan that leans on less‑than‑truckload density, targeted technology deployments on the dock and in the cab, and deeper wallet share from long‑tenured accounts. The company cast the…
CSX has removed Joe Hinrichs as chief executive and installed veteran industrial executive Steve Angel, a move the Jacksonville-based railroad announced on September 29 after weeks of investor agitation and rising merger speculation across the rail sector. Hinrichs resigned effective September 27; Angel became president and CEO on September 28…
FedEx and UPS are entering peak with a familiar playbook: seasonal “demand” charges layered on top of base rates for bulky, awkward and high‑volume residential parcels. The difference this year is the level of shipper scrutiny. With margins under pressure and alternatives more viable than ever, many brands are openly…
What’s happening at the new “Truckers Paradise” All American Truckers Paradise — the sprawling truck stop created out of a former outlet mall off I‑35 in Gainesville, Texas — opened earlier this summer with big promises: free parking, mobile fueling and wash, and a plan to build a destination hub…
National Overview — Tuesday, September 30, 2025 Most inland corridors run quiet today with late‑season warmth from the Plains into the Midwest. The primary impacts focus along the Southeast and Mid‑Atlantic coast where two offshore Atlantic tropical systems are sending rough surf, coastal flooding around high tide, gusty squalls, and…
