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Trucking Regulation
FMCSA finalizes new era for non-domiciled CDLs
FMCSA has finalized strict new non-domiciled CDL standards, initiating a five-year staggered phase-out for an estimated 200,000 drivers affected by the new rule.
Last-Mile Delivery
Amazon to expand same-day pharmacy delivery by 80% in 2026
American Shipper
Asia-U.S. ocean freight rates give up 2026 gains
Company Earnings
Ryder first look: steady as she goes, no big swings
Legal issues
Deaf driver’s victory: Wilson Logistics to pay $50k
Layoffs & Bankruptcies
Layoffs and Bankruptcies
UPDATE: Georgia-based carrier with 128 drivers files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
The Playbook
The Playbook
The Loophole That Killed 30 People Just Got Closed. Now What?
Thirty people are dead. At least 17 fatal crashes in 2025 alone involved non-domiciled commercial drivers who should never have been behind the wheel of an 80,000 pound truck. That’s ends today. People should be asking why it took this long to put American Trucking and American Motorists First.
The Playbook
How Carriers and Insurers Are Subsidizing Failure
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SONAR: The Ultimate Cure for Market Pain
Use SONAR’s Forward-Looking Market Intelligence (NOT just historical data) as preventative medicine for your market pain. Who SONAR Helps: Avoid getting caught flat-footed, most tools tell you what has already happened, SONAR provides context and leading indicators to help you act proactively. What competitors do: Competitor TypeLimitationRate platforms (DAT, Truckstop, Xeneta, etc.)Benchmarking + backward-lookingTMS/ERP dataInternal […]
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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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Will the weather shock fade into a long term shift for trucking?
Data point suggests the truckload market is both experiencing an fleeting anomaly and shifting to a different state.
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Winter storm Fern was the most disruptive in years
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Red Sea torpedoes Hapag-Lloyd rates
Hapag-Lloyd container volumes increased on robust trade growth but diverted voyages away from the Red Sea hurt average freight rates.
Container Shipping
New CBP vessel rule targets high-risk exports
American Shipper
Port of New York-New Jersey box gains shake off trade reset
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New Jaxport project to boost Toyota volumes
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Last-Mile Delivery
FedEx group to buy InPost for European out-of-home parcel network
FedEx has partnered with three investment companies to buy European parcel carrier InPost and take it private, with both sides leveraging complimentary strengths in last-mile delivery and global distribution.
Parcel Freight
Canadian e-commerce shipping platform acquires Warehowz
Modern Shipper
Parcel Freight
USPS quarterly parcel volumes fall 12% as e-commerce plan implemented
The U.S. Postal Service saw quarterly adjusted operating income tumble by nearly two-thirds as parcel volume fell by double digits and revenue contracted during the peak shipping season.
Parcel Freight
Canadian e-commerce shipping platform acquires Warehowz
Last-mile delivery
