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…
CSX’s third-quarter results landed with a thud on headline profit, but the underlying freight mix tells a different story for surface shippers. The railroad posted $694 million in net earnings on $3.59 billion of revenue as a non-cash goodwill impairment and other costs weighed on GAAP results. Excluding those items,…
What changed at the federal level for 2026 The IRS has released its annual inflation adjustments for tax year 2026, including new bracket thresholds and a higher standard deduction. The seven-rate structure (10%, 12%, 22%, 24%, 32%, 35% and 37%) remains in place. For single filers, the 12% bracket now…
Friday, October 17, 2025 — National Trucking Weather Overview A frontal boundary from the Mid-South into the Great Lakes will drive areas of showers and thunderstorms today, while much of the East stays cool and dry with pockets of early frost/freeze inland. Light high-elevation snow develops late day across parts…