Trailer maker Wabash has ended a yearlong legal overhang tied to a Missouri “nuclear verdict,” finalizing a settlement that caps the company’s direct payout at $30 million and brings a sprawling product‑liability fight to a close. The resolution, disclosed in recent reporting, marks the latest turn in a case that…
Why this matters to trucking Owner-operators and fleet managers are staring down crucial year-end tax choices. The IRS has raised the transportation per diem, confirmed 2025 mileage rates, and set inflation-adjusted Section 179 expensing limits—while Form 2290 (HVUT) deadlines and quarterly estimated tax dates march on. Here’s a practical, trucking-focused…
National Overview for Truckers — Saturday, October 18, 2025 A strong cold front is pushing from the southern Plains and Mid-South toward the Ohio Valley and Great Lakes today and tonight, producing widespread showers and thunderstorms with pockets of heavy rain. Out West, a Pacific storm brings cooler, unsettled weather…
Two tracks in Washington — overlapping bills in Congress and stepped-up executive enforcement — are now moving in the same direction: turning English proficiency for commercial drivers from a long-debated rule into a day‑to‑day operational mandate. The policy momentum described in our primary source has quickly met real-world enforcement, raising…
NEW ENGLISH-PROFICIENCY ENFORCEMENT SIDELINES ABOUT 6,000 TRUCKERS SINCE JUNE A Washington Post analysis finds thousands of CDL holders were pulled off the road for failing newly enforced roadside English tests, raising discrimination and capacity concerns as states face threats of lost federal funds for lax enforcement. DOT WITHHOLDS $40.6M IN…
Laredo carriers say they’re navigating a two‑front storm: a federal pause on new work visas for foreign commercial drivers and aggressive immigration enforcement that’s touching yards, warehouses and roadways. Together, those pressures are tightening the driver pool in the nation’s busiest land port and forcing dispatchers to rework cross‑border operating…
A fresh push in Washington could upend how emissions tampering on heavy‑duty trucks is policed. This week’s proposal on Capitol Hill would erase federal criminal and civil exposure tied to “deletes” and other emissions equipment modifications — a sweeping shift with major implications for fleets, dealer service bays and independent…
Wabash stays stuck in a wait-and-see lane. In fresh research this week, DA Davidson kept its rating on the trailer maker unchanged at Neutral and trimmed its 12-month price target to $9, signaling the firm’s view that the stock lacks a near-term catalyst while the cycle remains soft. The same…
Trans-Pacific spot prices cratered in recent weeks amid policy whiplash and operational uncertainty tied to China — a dynamic now flashing warning lights for U.S. drayage, transload and long-haul carriers that live off import flows. FreightWaves’ latest reporting underscored the sharp pullback, with shippers abruptly regaining pricing power on key…
CSX’s third quarter landed slightly better than Wall Street expected on adjusted earnings, even as revenue edged 1% lower year over year. The Jacksonville-based railroad said adjusted EPS was $0.44 on $3.59 billion of revenue, with intermodal growth and firmer merchandise pricing helping counter softer export coal. New CEO Steve…