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New York to lose $73 million playing licensing games with the Duffy

FMCSA confirmed today that $73,502,543 in federal highway funding has been withheld from New York after the state refused to revoke non-domiciled commercial driver’s licenses that its own DMV system issued illegally. More than half of the records audited violated federal law. Decertification of New York’s entire CDL program remains explicitly on the table.

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SONAR Launches Bulk Trucking Contract Rate Benchmarks via API, Bringing Pricing Transparency to One of Freight’s Most Opaque Segments

First standardized, accessible bulk freight rate data delivers outbound state-based pricing and round trip rates to shippers, carriers, and logistics operators CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — April 8 2026 — SONAR today announced the launch of Bulk Rates within the SONAR API, delivering the first standardized contract rate benchmarks for bulk trucking — a segment of the […]

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Truckload volatility reveals a fundamentally different market than previous years

Carriers are rejecting more than 13% of tendered truckload shipments.

Trans-Pacific container rates becalmed in eye of trade storm

Container rates on a key U.S. route are dropping earlier than expected, suggesting retailer caution caused by trade war uncertainty.

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Produce season’s prodigal return

Refrigerated truckload capacity has tightened rapidly out of northern California, signalling the return of a more volatile produce season.

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