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Foreign trucker CDL rule now under review at OMB
2+ hour, 4+ min ago (350+ words) WASHINGTON " The Trump administration's effort to clamp down on the licensing of foreign-domiciled truck drivers has moved into its final stage of executive oversight. "Restoring Integrity to the Issuance of Non-Domiciled CDLs," an Interim Final Rule (IFR) published in September,…...
XPO’s January tonnage bucks negative trend
2+ hour, 37+ min ago (918+ words) XPO reported a January tonnage surprise on Thursday, sending shares more than 11% higher in early trading. A modest uptick in demand from the less-than-truckload carrier's manufacturing customers combined with in-house growth initiatives resulted in no change to tonnage during the…...
The Chameleon Network Behind the Indiana Crash That Left Four Dead Is an Old, Tired Story
8+ hour, 51+ min ago (1702+ words) On Tuesday afternoon, a 30-year-old truck driver from Philadelphia named Bekzhan Beishekeev failed to stop for slowed traffic on State Road 67 in Jay County, Indiana. He swerved into oncoming traffic and killed four Amish men from the Bryant community: Henry…...
Truck drivers win $52M whistleblower retaliation verdict against Sysco
10+ hour, 26+ min ago (571+ words) A California jury has awarded roughly $52 million to a group of truck drivers and yard workers who alleged they were retaliated against after raising safety, wage and regulatory concerns at Sysco, one of the nation's largest food-distribution companies. The verdict…...
FMCSA designates English proficiency ‘safe zones’
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (364+ words) WASHINGTON " The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has released new guidance defining the boundaries of where truck drivers are effectively immune from being placed out of service (OOS) for failing to speak English. Last year the Trump administration initiated strict,…...
Who's Hauling Your Freight? $60 Million Says You Need to Know.
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (1700+ words) This week, the company Joyce co-founded announced a $60 million Series B funding round. The target now isn't terrorists. It's trucks. If you follow me, Danielle Chaffin, Justin Martin, Gord Magill, or the other Freight X'ers on X, you know it's…...
Weak freight demand triggers facility closures, job cuts across supply chain
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (796+ words) A wave of closures and layoffs across trucking, logistics, warehousing and transportation-linked manufacturing reflects a freight market still struggling to regain momentum in early 2026. Since mid-January 3,147 freight and manufacturing job cuts have been announced. Weak consumer demand, excess capacity, contract…...
DOT’s new vision for freight infrastructure
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (205+ words) WASHINGTON " The U.S. Department of Transportation wants to pave the way for the next generation of American logistics. "This strategy will serve as the framework for the next generation of the transportation system across all modes (highway, rail, air, maritime, transit,…...
Quiet Logistics dismantling continues with warehouse, customer transfer to Stord
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (275+ words) Omnichannel fulfillment provider Stord said Tuesday it has assumed the lease of Quiet Logistics's order-preparation center in Dallas and responsibility for supporting interested Quiet customers following American Eagle Outfitters' decision last month to shutter its third-party logistics subsidiary. Terms of…...
EPA targets truck engine makers on DEF system failures
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (335+ words) WASHINGTON " In a move to end "limp mode" nightmares for truckers, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin announced on Tuesday that the agency is launching a formal investigation into the reliability of Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) systems. EPA is demanding…...