National Overview — Tuesday, October 7, 2025 A cold front from the Great Lakes to the Gulf is sliding east today. Expect the heaviest rain to focus from the Mid‑South into the Ohio Valley this morning and early afternoon, shifting into the Ohio Valley and Central Appalachians later today. Severe…
On September 23, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit vacated the Federal Maritime Commission’s restriction on who can be billed demurrage and detention, unraveling the piece of the FMC’s 2024 rule that had effectively kept motor carriers off the hook. While the rest of the billing…
President Donald Trump said Monday, October 6, that all medium- and heavy-duty trucks imported into the United States will face a 25% tariff beginning November 1 — a late-year policy jolt that forces fleets and OEMs to reassess pricing, sourcing and order timing with just weeks to spare. The move…
A House proposal unveiled this week zeroes in on carriers and brokers that put foreign drivers without legal status behind the wheel in the U.S., intensifying Washington’s months-long campaign to tighten who can get and keep a commercial driver’s license. The measure, described by its sponsors as a safety fix,…
U.S. TO IMPOSE 25% TARIFF ON IMPORTED MEDIUM- AND HEAVY-DUTY TRUCKS STARTING NOV. 1 President Donald Trump announced a 25% tariff on all imported medium- and heavy-duty trucks effective November 1, a move aimed at boosting domestic production and reshaping supply chains; the policy could impact imports from key partners…
The Truckload Carriers Association has kicked off a leadership transition, announcing that President Jim Ward will retire “in the coming months” and that a search committee has begun recruiting his successor as of October 2, 2025. The association has posted the position and is inviting candidates to apply via a…
California and Oregon have halted the issuance and renewal of non-domiciled commercial driver’s licenses and learner permits, moving quickly in response to a federal crackdown aimed at tightening who can obtain these credentials. Oregon’s pause extends to renewals, transfers, upgrades and replacements, signaling a full stop while the state aligns…
A postal route turned violent Friday, October 3, when a U.S. Postal Service carrier was shot during a confrontation with another delivery driver outside the West Mall Place Apartments in south Everett, Washington. Police said the suspect — described as a package delivery driver — was taken into custody at…
A U.S. Postal Service letter carrier was shot Friday afternoon, October 3, at the West Mall Place Apartments in Everett, Washington, after a confrontation with a package delivery driver. Police said officers arrived around 12:50 p.m., found the mail carrier with a gunshot wound and took a delivery driver into…
Logistic Properties of the Americas has made its first move into Mexico with the purchase of two DHL-anchored warehouses in Puebla—a strategic play that puts a real-estate specialist at the center of one of the country’s busiest manufacturing corridors and squarely on key northbound trucking lanes. The properties sit across…
