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Trucking labor costs falling, parts costs climbing
3+ hour, 54+ min ago (272+ words) Fleet maintenance costs saw a surprising reprieve in the final quarter of 2025, driven by a drop in labor expenses that offset ongoing inflationary pressure in the parts market, according to data released by Decisiv and the Technology & Maintenance Council (TMC)....
PC-12 Engine Oil: Everything Fleets Need to Know for 2027
36+ min ago (494+ words) Truck and engine manufacturers are in the final stages of launching engines compliant with new, stricter emissions regulations, and those next-generation engines will bring with them next-generation diesel engine oils. Shell Rotella assembled a panel of experts at the Technology…...
Fleet owner guilty of defrauding Amazon out of $3.5M
5+ day, 13+ hour ago (270+ words) Trucking news and briefs for Tuesday, March 10, 2026: A Connecticut-based trucking company owner, Ameer Nasir, pleaded guilty Friday, March 6, to an offense related to his defrauding Amazon of more than $3.5 million. The U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut said that, according…...
Why Trucking Telematics is another "Messy Middle"
6+ day, 15+ hour ago (384+ words) That on-board truck data gets sent to a data aggregator. It often has holes, moments where data dropped out, or spurious signals were received. Several years ago, I analyzed a truck and the fuel gauge showed an increase in fuel…...
EPA 2027 fears and freight rates fuel February Class 8 order surge
6+ day, 8+ hour ago (569+ words) Class 8 preliminary truck orders saw an upswing in February, with FTR preliminary net orders at 47,200 units'a 47% jump from January and a 159% leap from a year ago. ACT Research pegged February orders at 46,200 units, up 156% year over year. FTR reported the…...
Optimal Dynamics launches first decision-native agentic system for carriers
6+ day, 15+ hour ago (764+ words) Daniel Powell often sees carriers make similar mistakes. It isn't bad dispatching or a driver calling out sick, he said. Instead, it happens earlier in the sales call or email where a service rep says yes to a load that…...
CDL training provider now offers on-site training at carrier facilities
6+ day, 15+ hour ago (552+ words) Tra Williams was always told he needed a college degree to fall back on, but his take is people need a CDL to fall back on, he said, because those with a CDL can always find a job. Unfortunately, many…...
What happened to ECM Transport?
1+ week, 2+ day ago (395+ words) Restructure would dissolve ECM Transport business, sources say Tightening its focus on expedited, dedicated and cross-border Mexican segments, Werner Enterprises (CCJ Top 250, No. 14) is restructuring its One-Way network. According to some drivers who contacted CCJ directly, that shift includes dissolving…...
Trucking's enforcement era: CDL mills, ELD fraud, and what carriers must know
1+ week, 2+ day ago (570+ words) It's an era of enforcement season, according to panelists at the Truckload Carriers Association convention in Orlando this week. Andrew Poliakoff, Executive Director, Commercial Vehicle Training Association, pointed out that an example of stronger enforcement is the Entry Level Driver…...
SCOTUS Asked to Weigh Broker Liability Under FAAAA
1+ week, 3+ day ago (587+ words) The Supreme Court on Wednesday heard oral arguments in a high-stakes legal battle that could determine whether freight brokers can be held liable for selecting unsafe trucking companies. The case, Montgomery v. Caribe Transport II, centers on the scope of the…...