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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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.
Commercial driver’s license holders no longer have to notify their home state of traffic convictions, according to a new federal law.
A crash involving an independent owner operator ultimately caught up 3 carriers in case involving vicarious responsibility.
C.H. Robinson is the defendant in what is likely to be a closely-watched post-Montgomery broker liability case.
Some fleets are implementing pay raises for drivers early in the truckload market’s recovery.
The Transportation Intermediaries Association is asking FMCSA to take steps more clearly defining safe carriers.
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.
Relay Payments has signed a deal to have its services available through Platform Science.
FreightWaves SONAR will launch its first virtual Driver App Shortage Hackathon on June 15-22 to address the lack of software built primarily for truck drivers.
Eleven truck drivers with histories of epilepsy or seizure disorders are asking federal regulators for exemptions.
A California rule on meal and rest breaks for bus drivers was shot down by a federal court.
A California woman is asking FMCSA to temporarily restore commercial driver’s license eligibility for DACA recipients.
Truck transportation jobs mostly reversed the strong gains posted a month earlier.
FMCSA, including its director, has released two statements on problems with the rollout of the Motus registration system.
Amazon has struck a deal with the NLRB that should end the question whether it’s a joint employer with its DSPs.
Texas resumes issuing some non-domiciled CDL licenses for legally authorized foreign workers.
FMCSA has granted a waiver to 34 states allowing an Hours of Service waiver for hauling fertilizer.
U.S. Border Patrol arrested 36 truck drivers during a five-day enforcement operation in Arizona, highlighting growing federal scrutiny of commercial drivers’ immigration and licensing status.
Ohio plans to review about 5,000 non-domiciled CDLs, adding to a nationwide compliance effort affecting foreign commercial drivers.
The Texas Supreme Court has taken some wind out of the sails of the sudden debate over shipper liability.
An announcement by one carrier could be a signal that competition for drivers is starting to get fierce.
The Supreme Court widened the definition of interstate worker to include some that never cross state lines,
A report found major gaps in Ontario, Canada’s commercial truck driver training enforcement, prompting renewed calls for tougher audits and licensing reforms.
A House committee took the first steps toward making the surface transportation bill a reality.
The U.S. Supreme Court rejected Florida’s effort to sue California and Washington over commercial driver licenses issued to undocumented immigrants.
Executives from the Truckload Carriers Association, PepsiCo and Stevens Transport said fleets that embrace safety technology, AI will be best positioned to survive mounting operational pressures.
A $50 million nuclear verdict was handed down against a Texas trucking company that may not be in business.
Echo Global will once again face a South Carolina court following a judge’s order tied to Montgomery.
Fallout from the Montgomery case was a subject in this month’s State of Freight webinar.
Jesse Elison, a top FMCSA official, talked a post-Montgomery world at a Cleveland event.
The federal government’s push on English language proficiency for drivers now has the Department of Labor in the mix.
The speculation has started on what the Montgomery case will mean for the brokerage industry.
The Texas Attorney General’s Office is investigating CDL training programs while also challenging supplier diversity policies at CVS Health.
Proficient Auto Logistics had a tough first quarter but sees a second quarter improvement.
The latest jobs report shows a healthy hiring level for truck transportation jobs.
A request by two separate plaintiffs for a court to stay the enforcement of the federal government’s rule governing issuance of CDLs to most non-domiciled drivers has been denied. The request came from two separate groups of plaintiffs. One is Martin Luther King County in Washington state, more colloquially known as King County, home of […]
Uber Freight management is celebrating a year-on-year increase in revenue.
WEX and an activist investor ended their proxy battle with Impactive to get three board seats.
An $81 million verdict in Utah against a building supply company over its trucking operations that killed a preteen is being called the largest civil verdict ever awarded in that state and has entered the discussion about being one of the largest nuclear verdicts in trucking in recent years. The verdict came down in a […]
Uber Freight executive says “phantom capacity” is masking a tightening market as compliant drivers and secure lanes become harder to access.
The St. Christopher Truckers Relief Fund raised over $10,000 to support over-the-road drivers during the 2026 Mid-America Trucking Show.
New York CDL lawsuit filed as state challenges DOT in federal court over a $73M funding cut.
The Department of Labor rule on joint employers will need to be watched by trucking companies.
The Teamsters had a pair of judicial developments this month, with mixed outcomes.
A report by CBS on trucking and brokerages spurred a lengthy response from C.H. Robinson.
New York transportation funding is cut after dispute with feds over non-domiciled CDLs.
The broker liability case looms large over the annual confab of freight brokers.
Under new calculation method, average independent pulled in a little over $71k for second year in a row.
California has begun to push warehouses to get in line with its rules on transport refrigerated units.
WEX, a company with a significant position in the fleet payments business, is facing a proxy battle from an institutional shareholder.
A day-long hearing at the New York City Council focused on the bill that would drastically impact Amazon’s delivery model.
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.
