Truck drivers play an essential role in the world economy, but life isn’t easy for them. Drivers face a wide variety of issues and challenges that affect both them and the industry as a whole. For example, trucker issues contributed to the driver shortage, as qualified drivers leave the industry because of low pay and difficult working conditions. Other truck driver challenges include issues related to health and wellness. Truckers must deal with a lack of exercise, poor diet, extended periods without bathroom breaks, eye strain, cramped conditions, poor sleep — not to mention the mental toll of being away from home and family for days at a time. Though many drivers earn good wages, the physical and mental stress isn’t always worth it to them.
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Truckers in Mexico called off blockades across key logistics routes, but underlying issues around cargo crime and costs remain unresolved.
If a truck driver wants to save a few bucks by running some of its miles without diesel exhaust fluid (DEF), it’s now going to be possible for that to occur without the prospect of regulatory “enforcement” provided by a DEF sensor slowing down the vehicle. But what are the other consequences if that money-saving […]
Divisions within Mexico’s transport sector are emerging as protests over security and costs continue to snarl supply chains.
Vanessa Motta, convicted in the Louisiana truck accident scam, is asking for a new trial.
Three former Quickway drivers, seeking class action, said Kroger blocked 3 carriers from hiring them.
FMCSA has launched its earlier announced study on truck parking.
A nationwide strike by Mexican truckers and farmers blocked major freight corridors and border crossings Monday.
Truck transportation jobs reported by BLS are now less than they were at the end of 2017.
The NLRB has ordered Amazon to negotiate with a union representing employees at a New York City facility.
Indiana’s new law cracking down on English proficiency for CDL issuance is now in effect.
The Teamsters and Amazon are in agreement on dealing with any walkouts as part of unionization drives.
EPA changes its diesel exhaust fluid sensor policy.
The next steps in the Louisiana staged accident scheme were going to be sentencings that are now likely to be delayed.
If a driver takes a product from point A to point B wholly within a state, never crossing a boundary with another, can that worker be considered an interstate worker? That question made it to the Supreme Court Wednesday, as the two sides in Brock vs. Flowers Foods made their case to the nine justices. […]
Two Mexican truck drivers filed a federal lawsuit claiming a Texas carrier misclassified their visas and denied them overtime pay.
The convicted lawyers in the Louisiana staged accident case will be sentenced in July. How much will they receive?
Two attorneys have been convicted in the Louisiana staged accident scam.
Retail DEF prices have managed to stay steady since the start of the Iran war; will it continue?
Dalilah’s Law on issuing CDL and other safety measures passed its first hurdle in Congress.
A New Jersey delivery company will reclassify its drivers as full time employees and not as independent contractors. (Photo: Shutterstock)
Unionization of the workplace thought it hadgotten a boost by the Cemex standard, but it took a hit in a recent court case.
A Connecticut man has pleaded guilty to charges of wire fraud in connection with a scheme to defraud Amazon by fraudulently making claims for trailer movements that didn’t actually take place. Ameer Nasir, 25, pleaded guilty last week in U.S. District Court for Connecticut, according to the U.S. Attorney’s office for that state. Although the […]
A wide swath of new products for all phases of trucking was rolled out at the recent TCA meeting.
A summary of local reporting on the staged truck accident scheme from a Louisiana courtroom.
Truck transportation jobs took a slight dip in February.
(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 […]
(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.
Berkshire Hathaway’s year-end financial report revealed a challenging year for Pilot.
ORLANDO–Derek Barrs received a standing ovation when he completed his address to the Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) and it felt completely spontaneous and genuine. The new administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration spoke to his first TCA annual meeting Monday, fiercely defending the steps that the agency and other parts of the federal […]
A new enforcement regime in New York state could land some drivers in trouble quicker than before.
Discover how the latest independent contractor rule changes affect truckers and the logistics industry.
Rank and file workers at a small carrier voted down a union but the company now must negotiate with it.
It’s a strong market, but will it stick around? This month’s question for the State of Freight webinar.
Triumph Financial is making slow but steady progress in its Factoring as a Service offering.
Another attempt to license last mile delivery drivers in New York City is raising many questions on numerous logistics issues.
International Roadcheck 2026 focuses on ELD safety and cargo securement.
The annual revision of jobs published by BLS found that truck transportation jobs were far less than earlier estimated.
Canadian truck drivers continue to lose thousands of dollars annually to unpaid labor and wage theft, according to a new report.
An EEOC lawsuit over the failure of a company to hire a deaf driver has ended with a settlement.
Proficient’s stock price suffered a big decline Tuesday after its earnings were released a day earlier.
UPS is preparing a second voluntary buyout offer for parcel delivery drivers. The Teamsters union has gone to court to force UPS to withdraw the program on the grounds that it doesn’t adequately compensate drivers and undermines the union.
Truck drivers describe being pressured to operate in unsafe environments and explain what drivers can do when safety is put at risk.
With its end-2025 acquisition trifecta that brought it three factoring companies all at once, Love’s Travel Stops is likely to look for more this year to grow its factoring activities within its Love’s Financial Services division. Love’s announced the acquisition of three factoring companies–TBS Factoring Service, Saint John Capital and Financial Carrier Services–just before Christmas. […]
A California jury awarded $52 million to truck drivers who said Sysco retaliated against them for reporting safety and labor violations.
A driver who set Swift trailers on fire now has a second sentence for his activities.
A federal lawsuit by Vantage Carrier alleges R&R Family of Companies affiliates failed to pay more than $1 million in freight invoices, adding to mounting carrier and creditor claims following the company’s collapse.
Amazon is starting to curry favor with potential customers of an LTL offering.
Smith System’s new Trainer Center platform aims to help trucking fleets run more consistent driver training programs.
Triumph Financial’s earnings had numerous points that showed a strengthening freight market.
A court refused to grant an order forcing California to resume granting CDL renewals.
Part 2 of the Trucking Alliance’s safety agenda for 2026 and beyond.
The Trump administration is putting its weight behind C.H. Robinson over the issue of broker liability.
In the first of a three-part series, the Trucking Alliance spells out its safety goals for this year and the future.
The question of arbitration vs. litigation is easy to overlook in the Flowers Foods drivers’ Supreme Court case.
Taylor Express shut down without warning on Jan. 12, cutting off support and leaving some truck drivers sleeping in their rigs while trying to get home, former employees said.
C.H. Robinson has filed its brief with the Supreme Court on the issue of broker liability.
Abilene Motor Express, owned by Knight Swift, will no longer be standalone in the company.
The big indictment against those charged with leading the Louisiana staged accident scam just got a little wider.
The January State of Freight webinar continued with the message that the market may have made a turn that will stick around.
Excerpt: The number of truck transportation jobs in November and December were the same, according to the BLS.
A Corpay appeal of a lower court ruling on deceptive practices was swatted away by a 3-judge panel.
DAT’s purchase of Convoy’s tech stack has its first big partner: AscendTMS.
Amazon lost an appellate court case on the question of whether it can be found to be a joint employer.
Amazon is backing Flowers Foods before the Supreme Court in a case involving delivery drivers’ legal status.
Recent Hours of Service waivers granted by FMCSA now cover 20 states.
A strike against a West Coast LTL carrier in 2008 began a long legal battle that may be coming to an end.
Love’s is adding to its factoring business with the acquisition of three companies.
A New York City bill that is seen as targeting Amazon won’t get acted upon this year.
An EEOC action against a carrier that declined to hire a deaf driver will proceed after a judge’s ruling.
The State of Freight webinar took place for the first time in a long time in the midst of a surging market.
Small fleet owner Steve Troyer says non-domiciled CDL drivers and weak enforcement are undercutting compliant carriers.
The monthly BLS report, catching up on October and November data, showed a steady decline in truck transportation employment.
A Texas jury has handed down a roughly $44 million nuclear verdict, most of which will hit carrier New Prime.
Three Teamsters locals have have reached a new deal with Sysco in an unprecedented regional deal.
It isn’t often you find Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and New York Attorney General Letitia James on the same side of an issue. But that pairing and numerous others that cross the political divide among the attorneys general of red and blue states and the District of Columbia can be found over the issue […]
Trucking executives say surging transient foreign labor, fraudulent CDLs and lax oversight have been undercutting legitimate U.S. carriers.
Relay Payments has all three key travel centers after signing up TA.
The Supreme Court got its first legal arguments as it takes up the issue of broker liability.
CDL schools are exploiting federal loopholes and flooding the trucking industry with untrained drivers, industry exec says.
Amazon and the Teamsters faced off this fall in various venues, with a mixed outcome.
NJ truck driving school settlement resolves lawsuit over driver misclassification.
The November State of Freight webinar took place against a continuation of a market that is showing only the slightest signs of a turnaround.
Major farmer–trucker blockades across Mexico are disrupting highways, slowing port and border operations, and forcing logistics providers to reroute freight.
The delayed September jobs report showed truck transportation jobs declining from a month earlier.
A “how-to” guide on the use of cameras in trucks was on the agenda at Trimble’s Insight meeting.
A panel at the Trimble Insight conference took on the issue of trying to forecast the freight market in 2026.
xcerpt: AB5 enforcement trucking leads to a $868K penalty for misclassification in California. Explore the implications for the industry.
The deadline for the first key brief is at the start of December.
Manipulation of electronic logging devices is creating a two-tier trucking market — where some carriers follow hours-of-service rules and others bypass them to run nearly double the miles per week, experts said.
Aifleet, the technollgy-driven startup, is implementing a big cutback.
The ‘driver shortage’ myth might finally die.
The State of Freight for October found some reasons to be bullish.
Trucker Path, the multi-service app that allows drivers and fleets a wide range of services on one platform, is getting into the insurance business. More accurately, Trucker Path is getting into the insurance agent business. Its new offering is called Trucker Path Insurance. And as Aaron Ealy, the general manager of Trucker Path Insurance noted, […]
Factoring companies face payment delays in a weak freight market, impacting carriers’ margins.
For the second time in the last two years, the transportation of bread will be the focus of a Supreme Court case involving the rights of the drivers who deliver those loaves and other baked goods. The case is also the second transportation-related case the Supreme Court has selected for review this term. It earlier […]
A Texas trucking CEO said English language enforcement varies from state-to-state, confusing drivers and exposing flaws in how the law is applied.
UPS is speeding up deployment of air conditioned vehicles by agreeing to install systems in existing vehicles after the Teamsters union complained of slow progress purchasing new vehicles with A/C.
The nuclear verdict against trailer maker Wabash National has been settled out of court In a recent filing with the SEC, Wabash (NYSE: WNC) said it had settled the Missouri case that when the verdict first came down last year left the trailer manufacturer looking at a judgement of more than $460 million. That initial […]
Sentencings of two kingpins in the Louisiana staged accident scheme have been delayed yet again.
