TRUMP’S NEW TARIFFS POISED TO LIFT COSTS FOR TRUCKS, DRUGS AND CONSUMERS President Trump’s latest sector-specific tariffs, including a 25% levy on imported heavy trucks effective Oct. 1, are expected to add upstream costs that ripple through freight and retail pricing, complicating the Fed’s inflation fight. WHITE HOUSE SETS 25%…
Federal trucking regulators have moved with unusual speed to tighten control over who can obtain a U.S. commercial driver’s license if they are not U.S. citizens, issuing an emergency rule that narrows eligibility and forces states to run immigration status checks before issuing credentials. The action follows an audit that…
Canada’s postal network ground to a halt on September 25 after the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) launched a nationwide strike, forcing shippers to scramble just as holiday volumes begin to build. The stoppage followed Ottawa’s directive for a sweeping overhaul of the Crown corporation, including phasing out door-to-door…
Truck drivers made their priorities unmistakable in a federal listening session this week: compensation comes first. As reported by FreightWaves, drivers told regulators that tinkering with hours-of-service flexibility misses the core problem of unpaid time — from detention to delays — that erodes take‑home pay. The message to policymakers was…
A federal appeals court has reopened a racial harassment lawsuit against P.A.M. Transport, reversing a lower-court win the carrier secured last year and sending the case back for further proceedings. In a precedential opinion issued September 25, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit concluded that a…
Starting Wednesday, Oct. 1, the U.S. will levy a 25% duty on imported heavy-duty trucks — a late-September move from the White House that immediately rewires near‑term buying decisions for fleets and dealers and adds fresh uncertainty to an already fragile freight ecosystem. The administration framed the tariff as a…
Federal trucking regulators moved late Friday to sharply limit who can receive a commercial driver’s license if they are not domiciled in the United States, ordering states to halt new issuances to noncitizens until tighter screening is in place. The emergency rule, issued by the U.S. Department of Transportation through…
What changed — and why it matters On September 27, 2025, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced an emergency regulation that tightens eligibility for commercial driver’s licenses (CDLs) issued to non-U.S. citizens. The action follows a high-profile fatal crash in Florida and a federal audit that found improper issuance practices…
National Overview — Saturday, September 27, 2025 Most of the Lower 48 is relatively quiet today. Two areas deserve extra attention: 1) monsoon-enhanced thunderstorms over the Desert Southwest and Southern Rockies, and 2) increasing surf and rip-current hazards along the Southeast Atlantic coast tied to nearby tropical activity. No widespread…
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration issued an emergency regulation Friday that sharply narrows who among non‑U.S. citizens can obtain a commercial driver’s license, an abrupt policy pivot that state licensing agencies and carriers will have to absorb immediately. The rule arrives amid a federal audit of state licensing practices…
