On Monday, September 29, the U.S. Supreme Court is weighing whether to finally step into the long‑running fight over freight-broker negligence, a flashpoint that has split federal appeals courts and left brokers, carriers and shippers navigating different rules depending on where a crash occurs. The petition the justices are considering…
President Donald Trump will impose a 25% tariff on imported heavy trucks beginning Tuesday, Oct. 1, a late-September move that jolts manufacturers, cross-border suppliers and fleets planning fourth-quarter equipment buys. The White House framed the step as a national security measure to “protect” domestic truck builders, with the new duty…
The U.S. Department of Transportation on Friday, September 26, issued an emergency interim final rule sharply tightening who can obtain or renew a non-domiciled commercial driver’s license, citing a nationwide audit and a spate of fatal crashes involving foreign-domiciled drivers. The rule takes effect immediately and orders states to halt…
Mexico’s cargo-theft problem accelerated in the third quarter, with criminals refining playbooks to hit trucks in motion and zero in on high-demand loads. Intelligence cited by logistics security firms shows theft pressure centered on key corridors in the country’s industrial heartland and a shift toward more targeted, higher-value strikes. For…
What happened Liechtenstein and Montenegro have signed a bilateral treaty to eliminate double taxation, a move that tightens their fiscal framework and could lower cross‑border tax frictions for companies operating in or investing across the Western Balkans. The agreement was signed on September 25, 2025, in New York on the…
National Overview — Monday, September 29, 2025 Two systems drive today’s impacts: a tropical storm offshore of the Southeast sending bands of heavy rain, gusty coastal winds, and dangerous surf; and an early-season Pacific storm brushing Northern California into far southwest Oregon with scattered downpours, a few thunderstorms, and gusty…
Canada’s mail system ground to a halt after 55,000 members of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers walked out on September 25, hours after Ottawa ordered sweeping changes at Canada Post to stem mounting losses. The strike freezes letter and parcel movements just as retailers ramp up for holiday shipping,…
Joplin, Mo. — The message rolling out of this weekend’s Guilty By Association Truck Show was blunt: if federal regulators want to make trucking safer and more sustainable, start by valuing drivers’ time. In a listening session captured by FreightWaves, owner-operators and company drivers pressed the Federal Motor Carrier Safety…
DOT ISSUES EMERGENCY RULE CURBING NON-DOMICILED CDLS; ORDERS ENFORCEMENT ACTION IN CALIFORNIA FMCSA announced an emergency interim final rule tightening eligibility for non-domiciled CLPs/CDLs and launched enforcement against California over alleged licensing failures. Fleets employing foreign-domiciled drivers should review eligibility and verification steps immediately. BORDER CARRIERS WARN ENGLISH-LANGUAGE ENFORCEMENT COULD…
Canada’s postal network ground to a halt on September 25, 2025, after the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) launched a national strike, suspending mail and parcel processing and canceling scheduled pickups nationwide. Service guarantees have been lifted for items already in the network, with Canada Post warning that any…
