National Overview — Saturday, November 15, 2025 A powerful Pacific system is driving an atmospheric river into Southern California with a Moderate Risk for excessive rainfall and dangerous flooding. Farther east, much of the central and southern Plains and the Midwest remain unusually warm. Late today into Sunday, a wintry…
A spirited debate between FreightWaves’ Craig Fuller and DAT’s Ken Adamo over whether the freight downturn has truly bottomed — and how tighter credentialing of commercial drivers could reshape capacity — now has new stakes. In the past 72 hours, a federal appeals court halted the U.S. Department of Transportation’s…
The U.S. Supreme Court has moved the high‑stakes fight over freight‑broker liability onto a firm timeline, setting due dates for the parties’ merits briefs in Montgomery v. Caribe Transport II, LLC, the case expected to determine whether federal law shields brokers from state negligent‑selection claims. Freight’s legal community now has…
California’s clash with federal regulators over how it issues commercial driver’s licenses has shifted from a statehouse skirmish to a nationwide stress test for CDL oversight. This week, the U.S. Department of Transportation said California will revoke roughly 17,000 non‑domiciled CDLs after auditors found licenses that didn’t align with federal…
D.C. COURT TEMPORARILY BLOCKS DOT RULE LIMITING WHICH IMMIGRANTS CAN GET CDLS A federal appeals court issued an administrative stay on USDOT’s interim rule restricting non‑domiciled CDLs, saying the agency failed to follow proper procedure and justify safety benefits. States may continue issuing licenses under prior guidance while the case…
Freight demand hit a fresh air pocket in October, and it wasn’t a small one. The Cass Freight Index shows shipments fell 4.3% from September (down 2.1% seasonally adjusted) and were 7.8% lower year over year, marking the weakest October since the Great Recession. Total freight expenditures slipped 3.9% from…
Two of the most recognizable names in heavy‑duty truck parts are becoming one: FleetPride and TruckPro are combining under the FleetPride banner, a move that instantly reshapes how independent fleets, OEM‑adjacent customers and repair shops source parts and service nationwide. Company representatives say the combined footprint is designed to offer…
UPS is under pressure to make home delivery pay without eroding the labor peace it needs for peak season. A new proposal making the rounds this week argues that the parcel giant should lean on its nationwide network of UPS Store locations as neighborhood handoff nodes, then push the last…
Two of North America’s largest heavy-duty aftermarket suppliers are becoming one: FleetPride and TruckPro will combine and operate under the FleetPride name, a tie-up aimed at boosting parts availability, service capacity and the sector’s digital buying experience. Former Advance Auto Parts chief Tom Greco, who took the helm at FleetPride…
Hapag-Lloyd’s latest update captures a market that’s moving more boxes at lower prices — a mix that cut profitability even as volumes rose. Through the first nine months of 2025, the carrier lifted 10.2 million TEUs, up 9% year over year, but average freight rates slid to $1,397 per TEU…
