Trucking

FreightWaves Staff Wednesday, March 18, 2026

Dalilah’s Law plans to restrict foreign dispatchers and brokers

As the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee advanced H.R. 5688, now known as Dalilah’s Law, on March 18, 2026 , the bill’s provisions targeting foreign entities in the freight ecosystem have drawn particular attention from carriers, brokers, and fraud-watchers. While much of the legislation focuses on Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) reforms—such as mandating English-language testing […]

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Adam Wingfield Tuesday, March 17, 2026

There Are 292,000 Shippers in America and 9 out of 10 Carriers Have 10 Trucks or Less — The Match Has Been Right in Front of You the Whole Time

Most small carriers operate their entire business through a load board. The freight comes through a broker, the rate gets negotiated down, the carrier moves the load, gets paid on net-30 or net-45 (or quick pay/factoring), and then goes back to the board looking for the next one. That cycle is familiar. It is also […]

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Adam Wingfield Tuesday, March 17, 2026

Shell Rotella Is Paying for Your Parking — Here Is What the Deal Actually Is and Why It Matters More Than a Free Night on the Road

The deal is straightforward. Shell Rotella and Truck Parking Club are running a promotion called “Night on Us.” Drivers who get a qualifying Shell Rotella T5 Synthetic Blend or T6 Full Synthetic oil change — at a minimum of 11 gallons — at a participating service location can submit their receipt at rotella.com/nightonus and receive […]

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Adam Wingfield Sunday, March 15, 2026

A Florida Trucking Company Raised $158 Million From 2,000 Investors by Promising 200% Monthly Returns – Here Is Exactly How It Worked and Why Every Small Carrier Needs to Read It

Sanjay Singh founded Royal Bengal Logistics, Inc. in 2018 in Coral Springs, Florida. He built a website that described a company with 250 employees, a fleet of over 200 semi-trucks and growing, and revenue of $1 million per month. He held annual investor banquets in hotel ballrooms. He posted a video of himself onstage announcing […]

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Adam Wingfield Sunday, March 15, 2026

The Police Can Seize Your Cash During a Traffic Stop and Keep It Without Charging You With Anything – Every Owner-Operator Needs to Know How This Works

There is a legal process in the United States called civil asset forfeiture, and if you drive a truck, carry cash, or run a small business that deals in either, you need to understand it before you drive through Texas — or most other states — with your operating capital in your pocket. The case […]

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Adam Wingfield Sunday, March 15, 2026

Dalilah’s Law Is Moving Through Congress – Here Is Everything That Is Actually In It, Everything That Was Promised But Is Not, and the Parts Nobody Is Talking About

Dalilah Coleman is a seven-year-old girl from California’s San Bernardino County who, on June 20, 2024, was five years old and riding in her family’s car when a commercial 18-wheeler driven by Partap Singh — a citizen of India who entered the country illegally through the southern border in 2022 and was later issued a […]

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