As federal regulators weigh new ways to carve more “flexibility” into hours-of-service, the message from the driver’s seat is getting sharper: the real safety and retention lever is compensation, not squeezing extra productivity out of the 14-hour clock. That sentiment dominated a recent federal listening effort covered by FreightWaves, where…
Mexico’s cargo theft risk escalated in the third quarter as organized crews leaned on more sophisticated and violent tactics to seize freight in motion and peel off high-demand loads. Industry security analysts warn that hijackings, spoofed paperwork and tech-enabled takedowns are reshaping route planning and insurance exposure for cross-border carriers.…
A federal appeals court on September 25 reversed a lower-court win for P.A.M. Transport, sending two former Nashville-based drivers’ hostile work environment claims back for trial and signaling that supervisors’ use of “monkey” and related slurs can, on its own and in context with other treatment, support race-based harassment allegations.…
President Donald Trump said the United States will apply a 25% tariff on heavy trucks built outside the country effective October 1, escalating a year of trade actions and immediately raising the stakes for truck makers, dealers and fleets weighing fourth‑quarter purchases. The move arrived alongside new tariffs on other…
Why this short, humble moment matters A recent YouTube short titled “Truck driver with 50 years Exp Didn’t Think he Deserved an Interview! Happy Birthday Driver” captures a veteran behind the wheel who downplays his own story. The clip is brief, but the message lands: experience, humility, and decades of…
National Overview — Sunday, September 28, 2025 A developing tropical system (Tropical Depression Nine, likely to become “Imelda”) is edging closer to the Southeast coast, bringing increasing onshore winds, rough surf, and the first rain bands today. Heavier rain, stronger gusts, and coastal flooding ramp up late today into Monday,…
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on Friday, September 26, 2025, imposed an emergency rule that sharply narrows who can obtain or renew a non‑domiciled commercial driver’s license, a move the agency tied to recent fatal crashes and a nationwide audit that uncovered widespread state‑level licensing failures. The U.S. Department…
As of September 27, Canada’s postal network remains largely idled after the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) launched a nationwide strike on September 25, thrusting shippers into contingency mode just as holiday volumes begin to build. Business groups warn of mounting costs and missed sales, and trucking providers on…
Truckers’ message to federal regulators this week has been blunt: compensation reform matters more than squeezing extra productivity out of already long days. In feedback highlighted by FreightWaves, drivers pushed back on efforts to expand hours flexibility, arguing that unpaid time at shippers and receivers and a lack of overtime…
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%…
