Trucking

Ruan announced it has rolled out an end-to-end customs brokerage service.

The Trump administration has rejected renewing USMCA in its current form, keeping the trade agreement alive but setting up annual negotiations that could reshape North America’s $1.5 trillion trading relationship.

Cheap parcels entering the European Union are subject to a 3 euro customs fee as of July 1, forcing retailers to overhaul internal systems to ensure compliance and raising questions about whether shoppers will be put off by higher fees passed through to them.

Manufacturing activity grew for a sixth straight month in June, providing another tailwind to an already supply-constrained trucking market.

U.S. officials are targeting a Mexican cartel by focusing on the organization’s growing cross-border fuel-smuggling business.

FedEx is selling off its supply chain services division to CMA CGM, which will fold the business into its Ceva Logistics subsidiary.

Indiana police arrested a California truck driver after recovering nearly $2.9 million worth of tungsten oxide powder that authorities say was stolen in Pennsylvania. Police allege the driver used fraudulent documents to obtain the shipment, which was headed to Japan.

C.H. Robinson has been removed as a defendant in a case that might have been key post-Montgomery litigation.

A series of recent enforcement actions across three U.S. border states highlights growing scrutiny of commercial drivers.

BetterFleet CEO Dan Hilson says fleet operators are moving past EV experiment mode. The real savings come from AI that manages charge timing, demand charges, and battery health.

A Montana man received a 41-month federal prison sentence after admitting he transported more than $181,000 in stolen construction equipment from Montana to Idaho.

The Laredo Gateway Industrial Railway project aims to expand short rail access for cross-border cargo between the U.S. and Mexico.

The U.S. Bank Freight Payment Index Rates Edition shows dry van spot rates surged 31% year-over-year in May 2026 as capacity tightening drives costs higher.

Ron DeSantis vetoed a bill that would have allowed some Florida inmates to get CDL training.

A U.S. District Court ruled Monday that Yellow Corp. is not required to compensate Teamster employees for delayed layoff notices during its 2023 shutdown.

Trimble is rolling out another new product powered by its purchase of Transporeon.

Class 8 analyzed more than 3.2 million truck unload events across 68,340 commercial vehicles using a three-stage detection pipeline that combines vehicle weight telemetry, satellite imagery and behavioral analysis. The study classified nearly 42,600 unload events as High or Critical risk and, according to CEO Chris Atkinson, has been validated against a statistically significant number of confirmed cargo theft investigations

Schneider National announced additional leadership changes and promotions on Monday as part of a previously announced succession plan.

California Highway Patrol investigators recovered more than $2.2 million in allegedly stolen cargo after executing a search warrant at an Anaheim warehouse. Authorities say the investigation remains ongoing, and additional details have not yet been released.

E-commerce platform Vinted is entering the Australian market and has signed Australia Post to support all parcel shipments.

Two stolen trailers carrying more than $1.3 million in cargo were recovered at a suburban Chicago truck yard, according to the Cook County Sheriff’s Office. The trailers, reported stolen in Alabama and Florida, contained approximately $300,000 in copper wire and $1 million in infrastructure equipment for data centers. Investigators are working to identify the driver who delivered the trailers and anyone else who may have been involved in the thefts.

The busiest U.S. container port recognizes a local trucking provider for helping establish a “Green Truck Corridor” between the port and Mexico.

A lawsuit against an arm of Universal Logistics over the Illinois BIPA law is now a class action.

More than 1,200 workers are affected by recent logistics layoffs as several small freight operators file for bankruptcy.

Chain’s newest AI tool negotiates rates, vets carriers and books routine freight while allowing sales reps to stay in control of high-value, relationship-driven loads.

As cargo theft continues to climb across the United States, Trucker Path has integrated Verisk CargoNet cargo theft intelligence into its navigation platform. The new feature provides drivers with county-level theft risk ratings, theft trends and commodity data while planning routes, as CargoNet reports more than 1,120 cargo theft incidents and $121 million in estimated losses during the first five months of 2026.

FMCSA is stripping out compliance noise with one hand and chasing chameleon carriers with the other. The trick is keeping the two in balance.

FedEx Freight expects profit margin to grow by more than 9% in the back half of the year, up more than a point from last year’s growth.

A recent change in FMCSA registration policy suggests Motus’ problems are continuing.

The U.S. Postal Service is borrowing employee retirement funds to maintain cash flow, but will run out of money in five years or more unless Congress passes structural reforms, the Postmaster General warned on Wednesday.

International Longshore and Warehouse Union workers called the first strike in decades against a major California sugar processor.

A Philadelphia man has been sentenced to nearly eight years in prison after federal investigators dismantled a cargo theft ring responsible for more than $1.5 million in stolen freight. Court filings reveal how the crew targeted sleeping drivers, coordinated thefts through group chats and moved stolen cargo across the region, offering the transportation industry a rare look inside how organized cargo theft operations work.

The Teamsters have won a battle with Amazon at the NLRB, but face a tougher challenge in any appeal.

Private equity firm Quad-C has invested in Armstrong Transport Group as the freight brokerage plans for rapid growth.

Mack Trucks fired up a push into the OTR market in ‘25; where does it stand a year later?

FedEx is slowly redeploying its fleet of MD-11 aircraft that were grounded for seven months following the fiery crash of a UPS freighter, but has also decided to retire 10 aging aircraft.

North Carolina trucking companies are seeking answers after veteran motor carriers were reportedly identified as new entrants following an FMCSA SafeSpect update.

Recent acquisitions by AmeriLux Transportation, ANDY Corp. and Imperative Logistics highlight continued consolidation across North America’s logistics sector.

ITS Logistics executives warn shippers who budgeted flat for 2026 face a capacity reckoning as driver exits, fuel costs and lean inventories collide.

FedEx reported strong quarterly results, driven by growth in package volumes and yields as the company focuses on high-margin logistics business.

The theft of England’s World Cup equipment is being treated as a sports story. It should also be treated as a logistics story. While the losses were relatively small and the property was recovered, the incident serves as a reminder that even minor security failures can expose larger vulnerabilities within a supply chain.

A pair of Republican members of the House of Representatives have introduced legislation in the Congress aimed at what they say is “a dangerous loophole” in federal regulations that can lead to ELD records being altered from outside the borders of the U.S..  Reps. Greg Steube of Florida and Dave Taylor of Ohio, the latter […]

A long-running monitoring of the Teamsters by the federal government is coming to an end.

Mexican industry officials say 20,000 truck drivers have lost U.S. work visas since April 2025.

EDI has been broken for 40 years,” said Erik Kiser, founder and CEO. “Not because the problem was unsolvable, but because no one was willing to rebuild it from the ground up.

The AI boom is changing more than technology. It is reshaping supply chains, increasing demand for critical components and creating a new class of high-value cargo targets. The question is not whether criminals are paying attention. It is how quickly the transportation industry can adapt.

How maintenance frequency maps to violation patterns, and why the carriers stretching their service intervals are the same ones showing up with brake and hub seal failures at roadside.

UPS has invested $48 million in chilled trucking facilities optimized for speed and short-term storage.

A current rule that requires a printed ELD manual in a truck is being eliminated.

LTL carrier Saia has opened two new Midwest terminals, the third month in a row with openings.

Cathay Pacific subsidiary Air Hong Kong has signed a long-term lease for an additional Airbus A330 freighter aircraft to support DHL Express and other customers in Asia markets.

Commercial driver’s license holders no longer have to notify their home state of traffic convictions, according to a new federal law.

UPS wants to reduce the size of its workforce in the UK by transferring last-mile delivery to outside couriers, which would significantly change the labor landscape for legacy parcel cariers.

TFS and WEX are targeting owner-operators and large fleets with a new financing program for trucks, trailers and other assets.

Bendix and Aeva bring 4D LiDAR to Class 8 collision mitigation via Fusion ADAS. Collaboration targets L2+ driver assistance in mass production for fleets

This week in Borderlands Mexico: Echo bets on Mexico growth with domestic transportation offering; DP World in talks to develop container terminal at Port of Corpus Christi; and Chinese auto supplier invests $42M in Saltillo plant.

The freight industry stands at a crossroads that looks remarkably familiar to anyone who remembers the early days of fintech. Before Plaid became the connective tissue linking bank accounts to lending decisions, borrowers shuffled paperwork and lenders operated on good faith. Now that same transformation is coming for trucking, and Highway’s Chief Commercial Officer Michael […]

A crash involving an independent owner operator ultimately caught up 3 carriers in case involving vicarious responsibility.

The Teamsters union is gearing up to file grievances against UPS for allegedly funneling package delivery to Roadie, a subsidiary that uses less-expensive gig drivers.

Trailer builder Wabash National, which has had a tough few years, got a big boost from an analyst report.

FleetForce and Swift Transportation have partnered to offer on-site CDL training and certification in Mobile, Alabama.

The CAVRA Standard, created by Carrier Assure CEO Cassandra Gaines, aims to bring clarity to carrier vetting.

Trade experts at Flexport say July could bring sweeping tariff changes, new compliance requirements and legal battles over U.S. trade policy.

C.H. Robinson is the defendant in what is likely to be a closely-watched post-Montgomery broker liability case.

The platform gives certified carriers direct access to C.H. Robinson committed freight opportunities with human oversight on every bid.

Seattle-based logistics company Expeditors International is cutting more than 200 IT jobs.

After criminals allegedly hijacked a Walmart-bound shipment, Global Protection discovered that legitimate carriers, drivers and paperwork are not always enough. The company explains how the incident changed its approach to verification and why slowing down became part of its security strategy.

The average transportation and logistics deal size is growing as buyers seek hard-to-replicate technology solutions.

Heavy-duty truck exports in May rose sharply, signaling improving momentum in the trucking industry.

The Small Business in Transportation Coalition has asked a federal court to push for decertification of CDL programs in New York and California.

FedEx says it has significantly reduced cargo backlogs at its warehouses in Vietnam after a messy switch to a new ground delivery partner and new technology system.

Some fleets are implementing pay raises for drivers early in the truckload market’s recovery.

The US Department of Transportation has signed a deal to receive high-frequency freight market data from SONAR.

The 2026 State of Logistics Report finds supply chain volatility is now permanent. U.S. logistics costs are $2.4 trillion or 7.8% of GDP.

Freight-sector bankruptcies and layoffs continued piling up in June as carriers and logistics providers cut costs.

LRT Group acquires F2F Transport. Chattanooga carrier operations continue as group pursues North American growth and fleet expansion.

Cass data released Monday pointed to the likelihood of a second-half volume recovery as truckload linehaul rates surged again in May.

Some shippers are being forced to reprice their entire book as contractual truckload rates set just a couple of months ago are no longer being honored.

The cargo was unusual. The alleged theft method was not. According to public reporting, criminals compromised a legitimate carrier’s identity and used it to divert a Walmart-bound shipment worth $1.7 million, a tactic the FBI says is becoming increasingly common.

The July 4 holiday doesn’t create supply chain vulnerabilities. It exposes them. As freight sits unattended and operations slow down, security experts warn that organized theft groups are watching closely.

This week in Borderlands Mexico: Laredo summit debates driverless freight corridors, B-1 truckers; Cadogan Tate expands Southwest footprint with Phoenix acquisition; and Toyo plans $357M solar manufacturing expansion in Houston.

RXO’s debt rating held at its current level at S&P, despite growing freight market strength.

Canada Post announced it plans to transition nearly 500,000 more people to centralized community mailboxes because home delivery is too expensive.

H.R. 5408 gives employers 120 days to reach a first union contract or a government arbitrator writes one for them. The House passed it 230-193 on June 9. The Senate is the last wall. If you run trucks, this is not someone else’s problem.

Mexico remained America’s largest trading partner in April, extending its lead over Canada amid tariffs and growing uncertainty over the future of the USMCA.

For decades, transportation operated on trust, speed, and relationships. On this episode of Fraud Watch, Malcolm Harris explains why that model is changing as freight fraud becomes more organized, verification becomes more critical, and companies are forced to rethink how freight moves through their operations.

The fastest way for Amazon to add a premium expedited tier to its new national LTL network is to buy the one carrier already built for it — and already on the auction block Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) opened its less-than-truckload network to all businesses this week, and the market reaction was muted. Shares of the […]

The Transportation Intermediaries Association is asking FMCSA to take steps more clearly defining safe carriers.

On June 6, a trailer full of fireworks burned and detonated for 25 minutes on I-75 outside Chattanooga. The driver had no hazmat endorsement, no placards, no shipping papers.

Truckload carriers appearing at an investor conference this week laid out the thesis for a sustained period of rate recovery.

Einride began trading on Nasdaq after completing its de-SPAC. The company is scaling both electric trucks and cabless autonomous vehicles.

The 9th Annual Modernization of Cross-Border Trade conference highlighted how legal and operational risks are changing freight movement between the U.S. and Mexico.

Under pressure from the Teamsters, UPS has retrofitted 2,000 package cars with air conditioning and the union says its enforcement campaign is forcing company compliance across many areas of their labor contract.

Bennett Family of Companies CIO Praveen Boppana details the shift from paper logs to ELDs and dash cams plus the three-year AI TMS roadmap with Motive.

Relay Payments has signed a deal to have its services available through Platform Science.

Under National Registry 2, the physician is now required to upload the results directly to the FMCSA, which then transmits the data to the state. The driver’s career and the carrier’s compliance both depend on a workflow that the physician may not understand exists.

Volvo Trucks will launch unattended over-the-air software updates later this year, allowing fleets to update parked trucks while drivers are away.

Amazon’s less-than-truckload business is unlikely to resemble that of the century-old legacy carriers.

Wabash National had its debt rating downgraded by S&P but scored a major victory at the Commerce department.

Port Houston officials say continuous training and early preparation allow the port to restore operations after hurricanes.