Trucking

A summary of local reporting on the staged truck accident scheme from a Louisiana courtroom.

This week in Borderlands Mexico: Authorities move to cancel permits for 350 Mexican steel importers; Serviacero USA buys rail-served site at Gulf Inland Logistics Park; and Phoenix-area men sentenced in $4.5M Amazon logistics fraud scheme.

Truck transportation jobs took a slight dip in February.

Redwood Logistics is expanding its Mexico freight platform with the acquisition of Laredo-based EELCO as companies seek more integrated solutions.

A trio of trucking companies that have weathered the storm talked about the importance of data in making it through.

Phocas Software’s first annual 2026 Inventory Trends in Wholesale Distribution report shows that 54% of distributors expect to adopt a new demand forecasting approach in 2026.

Strong February truck orders suggest fleets are ramping up capital spending as freight volumes, rates and regulatory clarity improve.

Wabash’s cargo assurance solution replaces traditional seals with a digital system that logs every access event. The TrailerHawk.AI platform provides real-time alerts and verification on any trailer brand.

(Editor’s note: FreightWaves streamed news and commentary from the arguments before the Supreme Court in Montgomery vs. Caribe II earlier Wednesday. That can be found here). There was a stretch of questioning of Theodore Boutrous during oral arguments Wednesday before the U.S. Supreme Court on Montgomery vs. Caribe Transport II, the possibly groundbreaking case involving […]

Josh Brecheen advocated for a national expansion of a program that empowers local law enforcement to assist ICE in removing non-citizen truck drivers from the road.

Target is expanding its next-day delivery service to 20 additional cities.

Cart.com, an e-commerce services company, has raised $180 million in growth capital from Springcoast Partners.

Federal regulators have removed 27 electronic logging devices from the approved list since January.

Regulations originally designed to protect brokers are being used against them.

An update from Old Dominion Freight Line showed volume and revenue declines slowed in February.

Union workers at DHL Express in the United States are demanding a contract agreement by the end of March or else they will walk off the job.

(A full article on the broker liablility proceedings can be found here.) Good morning. Editor at large John Kingston and Washington bureau chief John Gallagher will be following the oral arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court Wednesday in Montgomery vs. Caribe, the case that is expected to settle an almost existential question in freight brokerage: […]

Dragonfly Energy used the TCA annual meeting to boost its lithium-based batteries for sleeper cabs.

Two-way trade between the U.S. and Mexico climbed to a record $872.83 billion in 2025, reinforcing Mexico’s position as America’s largest trading partner.

Full ACT Expo 2026 speaker lineup announced: Incoming FedEx Freight CEO John Smith opens May 4 in Las Vegas. Nearly 400 executives include Rivian, Mack Trucks, Tesla, Waabi, Aurora and Amazon.