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Weigh Station Bypass Data: Real Savings for Fleet Operations in 2026
Why It Matters Weigh station bypass has become essential to modern fleet operations. The PrePass Mile Marker 2026 National Bypass Impact Index reveals concrete savings backed by real data from 1.6 bi...
How Weigh Station Bypasses Cut Hours and Costs Across Your Fleet
Key Details PrePass Mile Marker 2026 analyzed 1.6 billion bypass events across 40 states over 28 years to quantify real savings. A single bypass delivers measurable returns in time, fuel, and operati...
Million-Dollar Lego Heist Busted in Mojave Desert Sting
Key Details Kern County Sheriff's deputies discovered $1 million in stolen Lego cargo and two hijacked trailers in California's Mojave Desert on April 8. A passerby reported suspicious activity near ...
Supreme Court Allows Broker Liability Lawsuit to Move Forward
Key Details The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled on May 14 that a crash victim can sue freight broker C.H. Robinson for negligent carrier selection. Shawn Montgomery lost part of his leg when a C...
Honda Posts First Annual Loss as EV Gamble Backfires
Key Details Honda reported a 423.9 billion yen ($2.7 billion) loss in its fiscal year ending March, marking the automaker's first-ever full-year loss. The Japanese manufacturer cited heavy costs from...
Supreme Court Ends Freight Broker Immunity: Negligent Hiring Claims Now Allowed
Key Details The U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously that freight brokers can be sued for negligent hiring practices. The decision in Montgomery v. Caribe Transport II overturned a lower court ruling...
Supreme Court Sides Against Freight Brokers in Montgomery Ruling
Key Details The Supreme Court of the United States has issued a significant decision in the Montgomery case that rules against brokers. This landmark ruling is expected to have widespread implication...
J.B. Hunt Forecasts 20% Rate Jump as Supply Tightens Industry-Wide
Key Details J.B. Hunt Transport Services projects truckload rates will climb 20% over the next two years, driven primarily by tightening capacity rather than demand surges. The carrier expects double...
Roadcheck 2026: Day 2 Inspections Triple Day 1, OOS Rate Doubles 2025 Benchmark
Key Details The 2026 International Roadcheck enforcement blitz is hitting harder than expected. Through day two, FMCSA inspectors conducted 6,406 total inspections, logged 11,010 violations, and issu...
Ocean Carrier Hapag-Lloyd Posts Q1 Loss Amid Rate Pressure, Disruptions
Key Details Hapag-Lloyd, the world's fifth-largest container shipping line, reported a $174 million operating loss in Q1 2026 as revenue dropped 8% to $4.8 billion year-over-year. The carrier handled...
Amazon Stock Surges on AI Strategy Confidence, Eyes $3 Trillion Valuation
Why It Matters Amazon's aggressive artificial intelligence strategy is paying off for investors and the company itself. The stock has climbed 36% since March 27, making it the fourth-largest contribu...
House Votes to Expand E15 Ethanol Fuel Sales Nationwide Year-Round
Key Details The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation on May 13 to allow year-round sales of E15 gasoline, a fuel blend containing 15% corn-based ethanol. The bill passed 218-203 but still...
Allegiant Completes Sun Country Acquisition, Expands Low-Cost Network
Key Details Allegiant Air finalized its $1.5 billion purchase of Sun Country Airlines on May 13, combining two major low-cost carriers amid industry turbulence. The deal received all required regulat...
Oil Markets Stall as Iran Conflict Drags On Without Resolution
Key Details Oil prices remained flat on May 14 as the standoff in Iran showed no signs of ending after more than two months of conflict. Brent crude dropped 19 cents to $105.44 per barrel, while U.S....
New Jersey Softens Contractor Rules: What Truckers Need to Know
Key Details New Jersey's Department of Labor released revised independent contractor guidelines last week that ease some of the harshest provisions from the original proposal. The rule codifies regul...
Inside Threat: How Organized Theft Groups Are Infiltrating Carrier Fleets
Key Details The trucking industry is facing a sophisticated new theft method called the Trojan Driver scam, where organized crime groups place operatives directly into legitimate carrier payrolls. Un...
Warsh Takes Fed Helm in Narrowest Chair Vote Ever
Key Details The Senate confirmed Kevin Warsh as Federal Reserve chair on May 13 with a 54-45 vote, the slimmest margin in central bank history. Only one Democrat, Pennsylvania's John Fetterman, cross...
Ford Energy Storage Business Poised for Major Hyperscaler Deals
Key Details Ford Motor Co. stock jumped 15% on May 13 after Morgan Stanley issued a bullish outlook on the automaker's energy storage division. The analyst predicts Ford will sign supply agreements w...
Truck Makers Embrace Third-Party Safety Ratings Push
Key Details The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety is expanding its vehicle safety ratings to commercial trucks, starting with Class 2B cargo vans and Class 3 pickups this year. Class 4-6 cab cha...
Critical Questions About Autonomous Truck Breakdowns Industry Must Answer
Key Details Aurora Innovation and Kodiak Robotics are already operating driverless Class 8 trucks commercially on U.S. highways, with plans to scale to hundreds of trucks by end of 2026 and thousands...
Four Reshoring Freight Lanes Small Carriers Should Target Now
Key Details While the White House touts a manufacturing boom, the reality is more nuanced. Real manufacturing construction spending (adjusted for inflation) grew only 2.3% year-over-year through Marc...
Tariff Front-Loading, Not Market Recovery, Driving Current Freight Surge
Why It Matters The freight surge accelerating through May 2026 looks strong on paper, but carriers need to understand what's really driving it. This isn't organic demand recovery - it's shippers pull...
Democrats Push Bipartisan Highway Bill Before September Deadline
Key Details Rep. Rick Larsen (D-Wash.), the top Democrat on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, announced that lawmakers are advancing negotiations on a comprehensive surface trans...
2026 CVSA Roadcheck Day 1: Out-of-Service Rate Doubles 2025 Benchmark
Key Details The first day of the 2026 CVSA Roadcheck produced 1,580 inspections across 1,417 carriers, generating 2,637 total violations and 496 out-of-service orders. That translates to 1.67 violati...
Hormuz Crude Flows Plunge 30% as Iran Conflict Reshapes Global Oil Routes
Key Details Crude oil and fuel throughput via the Strait of Hormuz dropped nearly 6 million barrels daily in Q1 2026, falling from 20.4 million barrels per day a year prior to just 14.6 million, acco...
Coupa Launches AI Tools to Combat Supply Chain Volatility
Key Details Coupa unveiled major AI-driven products at its Inspire 2026 conference in Las Vegas this week, including Coupa Compose and Coupa Catalyst. The company also announced the acquisition of Ro...
Middle East Tensions Drive Motor Oil Prices Higher for Fleets
Key Details The Middle East conflict is creating severe shortages in Group III base oils, the critical raw material for motor oil production. The U.S. imports 44% of this commodity from the region, a...
FedEx Freight Spinoff Gets Board Green Light, June 1 Separation Confirmed
Key Details FedEx's board has officially approved the spinoff of FedEx Freight, the nation's largest LTL carrier, with separation expected by June 1. Shareholders will receive one share of the new st...
UP-NS Merger Filing Called 'Complete' After Surface Transportation Board Rejection
Key Details Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern filed a revised merger application with the Surface Transportation Board this week, asserting it now addresses all previous concerns. The railroads subm...
ATA Renews Campaign to Scrap 12% Federal Truck Excise Tax
Key Details The American Trucking Associations is intensifying efforts to eliminate the federal excise tax on new heavy-duty trucks and trailers as Congress prepares to consider surface transportatio...
FMCSA Launches Motus Registration System with Enhanced Security Features
Key Details The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has unveiled Motus, a new online registration dashboard designed to replace three outdated systems that have been in use for 30 years. The ...
Long-Haul Crisis, Not Driver Shortage: What Hirschbach's Autonomous Deal Reveals
The trucking industry has perpetuated a 30-year myth about a critical driver shortage that doesn't actually exist. A landmark October 2024 study by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and...
Amazon's Alexa Shopping Tool Takes Over Search Bar With AI Upgrades
Key Details Amazon has launched Alexa for Shopping, an AI-powered upgrade to its search bar that replaces the previous Rufus shopping assistant. The new feature rolled out this week for U.S. users on...
Diesel Costs Jump 12.6% as Wholesale Inflation Hits 3-Year High
Key Details U.S. wholesale prices surged in April, with the producer price index climbing 1.4% monthly and 6% year-over-year, the largest annual increase since December 2022. Energy costs led the cha...
Nissan Cuts Losses in Half, Eyes Return to Profitability by 2027
Key Details Japanese automaker Nissan reported a 533 billion yen ($3.4 billion) loss for fiscal year 2024, a significant improvement from the previous year's 670.9 billion yen loss. The company's ann...
Texas AG Targets CDL Schools, Warns CVS on Supplier Diversity
Key Details Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has launched dual enforcement actions against commercial driver training schools and CVS Health over supply chain practices. The AG's office sent a warni...
Trump China Visit Steadies Oil Markets Amid Iran Uncertainty
Key Details Oil prices remained stable on May 13 as President Donald Trump arrived in Beijing for talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Brent crude inched down 46 cents to $101.72 per barrel, whil...
Outpost launches second-generation gate kiosk that deploys in one day
Outpost launched its second-generation gate automation platform on Wednesday, introducing a ruggedized kiosk that deploys in as little as one day and slashes gate operating costs by up to 70 percent. ...
Rail Industry Pushes Senate on Cargo Theft Bill After House Approval
Key Details The House of Representatives passed the Combating Organized Retail Crime Act (CORCA) with overwhelming bipartisan support, voting 348-60 on Tuesday. The legislation targets criminal netwo...
Trump Prioritizes Trade Over Iran in Upcoming Xi Summit
Key Details President Trump is heading to Beijing for a May 14-15 summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping, with trade negotiations topping the agenda. Trump told reporters on May 12 that trade will ...
Fleet Managers Navigate 2026 Alternative Fuel Choices Amid Policy Uncertainty
Key Details Fleets are diversifying powertrains as federal policy shifts create uncertainty around zero-emission vehicles. The rollback of greenhouse gas standards, expiration of $40,000 per-unit ZEV...
Waymo Recalls 3,791 Robotaxis Over Flood Detection Software Flaw
Key Details Waymo is recalling 3,791 autonomous vehicles equipped with fifth- and sixth-generation driving systems after a San Antonio incident exposed a critical software vulnerability. An unoccupie...
35.5 Billion in Tariff Refunds Now Processing for Importers
Key Details The Trump administration is distributing over $35.5 billion in tariff refunds through a new online government portal. The Consolidated Administration and Processing of Entries system laun...
Federal Appeals Court Maintains Trump 10% Tariffs During Legal Challenge
Key Details The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued an administrative stay on May 12, temporarily pausing a lower court ruling that declared President Trump's 10% global tariffs unla...
Beyond Safety: Why Roadcheck Inspections Matter for National Security
Key Details International Roadcheck 2026 runs May 12-14, with CVSA-certified inspectors conducting roughly 15 Level I inspections per minute across North America. This comprehensive 37-step evaluatio...
Speaker Johnson Weighs Gas Tax Holiday as Pressure Mounts
Key Details House Speaker Mike Johnson called a federal gas tax suspension an 'intriguing idea' on May 12, but stopped short of committing to timeline or support. Johnson told Bloomberg Government he...
Natural Gas Engines Gain Traction Among Dedicated Fleet Operators
Key Details Dedicated carriers are rapidly adopting natural gas engines as a viable alternative to diesel, with major fleets like Midwest Logistics Systems and J.B. Hunt leading the charge. FedEx Fre...
EIA Launches Quarterly Data on Global Oil Reserves and Hormuz Shipping
Key Details The U.S. Energy Information Administration will begin publishing quarterly reports on May 13 focused on global strategic petroleum reserves and liquefied natural gas flows through critica...
Stonepeak Acquires BMO's Major Trucking Lending Unit in Strategic Deal
Key Details Canada's BMO has sold its transportation lending business to private equity firm Stonepeak, marking a major shift in trucking finance. BMO will retain a 19.9% minority stake in the unit, ...
Criminal Charges Filed in Fatal Baltimore Bridge Disaster
Key Details Federal prosecutors have charged Singapore-based Synergy Marine and a senior technical superintendent in connection with the March 2024 Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse that killed six h...
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