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• Minnesota Catches FMCSA Heat for Non-Domiciled CDLs    (2025-12-05)
  “Our audit exposes yet another example of foreigners taking advantage of Minnesota services under Governor Walz’s watch,” Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said.
• Profitable Ram Brand Is Key to Stellantis Turnaround    (2025-12-05)
  "Ram has many superpowers," CEO Antonio Filosa said during a conference organized by Goldman Sachs — including raking in the most profits of any of the automaker's 14 brands.
• Ocado Gets $350 Million From Kroger for Warehouse Closures    (2025-12-05)
  Ocado Group will receive a one-time cash payment of $350 million from Kroger, more than previously announced, after the U.S. grocer decided to close three automated warehouses.
• TTC names Stefanovich president during 110th gala, hands out $44K in scholarships    (2025-12-05)
  Left Lane Associates president Peter Stefanovich was named The Toronto Transportation Club’s (TTC) president following its annual general meeting at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. Stacey Large, associate vice president […]
• Dow's Transportation Average Blazes 9-Day Winning Streak    (2025-12-05)
  Equity traders looking for signs that a blistering stock market advance is set to continue may take their cue from the companies that move goods across America’s roads, rails and waterways.
• Fiscal 2026 Funding Bill Stuck in Congressional Negotiations    (2025-12-04)
  With less than a month before the end of the calendar year, congressional leaders have not announced a path forward for approving a fiscal 2026 transportation funding measure.
• Knight-Swift Truck Driver Delivers Capitol Christmas Tree    (2025-12-04)
  Knight-Swift truck driver Michael Porter spent nearly a month hauling the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree 3,700 miles, culminating in the tree's delivery to the West Lawn of the Capitol on Nov. 21.
• Prasco & Frontier’s tailored logistics: a pharma game-changer    (2025-12-04)
  Prasco’s new strategic collaboration with Frontier Scientific Solutions marks another example of how pharmaceutical companies are moving beyond traditional 3PL partnerships and opting instead to co-build logistics capabilities tailored specifically for high-risk, high-value products.  The announcement highlights a larger trend in the life-sciences supply chain: as products become more temperature-sensitive and regulatory scrutiny intensifies, manufacturers […] The post Prasco & Frontier’s tailored logistics: a pharma game-changer appeared first on FreightWaves.
• PepsiCo Nears Deal With Activist Investor Elliott    (2025-12-04)
  PepsiCo has worked to overhaul its portfolio of brands since Elliott announced a roughly $4 billion stake in September and called on the company to review and streamline its snack offerings
• How AI-native technology is reshaping transportation management    (2025-12-04)
  The transportation industry stands at an inflection point, and carriers are facing a complex web of challenges that stretch operational capabilities to their limits. Companies are dealing with fluctuating capacity, compressed margins, rising customer expectations, and an increasingly competitive landscape where real-time decision-making separates winners from mere survivors.  Traditional transportation management systems – many of […] The post How AI-native technology is reshaping transportation management appeared first on FreightWaves.
• T4A moratorium officially lifted, CRA reports    (2025-12-04)
  The federal government today followed through on a budget promise to lift the moratorium on penalties related for failing to report fees for services via T4A slips for the 2025 […]
• Used Truck Sales Hit Fifth Consecutive Year-Over-Year Gain    (2025-12-04)
  Sales increased 3.8% to 24,700 units from 23,800 in the 2024 period and 9.3% from 22,600 in September, according to ACT Research data.
• FMCSA gets time-out on CDL crackdown    (2025-12-04)
  A federal appeals court is holding in abeyance a lawsuit against FMCSA’s non-domiciled CDL restrictions until the agency issues a final rule. The post FMCSA gets time-out on CDL crackdown appeared first on FreightWaves.
• Indiana port expands barge steel capacity     (2025-12-04)
  Ports of Indiana-Jeffersonville terminal increases steel and other barge capacity by 40%. The post Indiana port expands barge steel capacity  appeared first on FreightWaves.
• Biofuel Producers Ask Trump For Year-Round E15 Sales    (2025-12-04)
  The American Petroleum Institute joined a coalition of biofuel producers and fuel retailers asking President Donald Trump to push Congress to develop legislation on the issue.
• Dollar General Boosts Outlook as Value Pitch Draws Shoppers    (2025-12-04)
  The company’s core consumer is shopping more frequently while purchasing fewer items per visit — an indication that they’re financially pressured, CEO Todd Vasos said on a call with analysts. 
• Lawsuit Abuse Strains Trucking Industry    (2025-12-04)
  New research from ATRI examines the impact of tort litigation industrywide as well as myriad factors that were found to contribute to the outcomes of high-profile court cases.
• My Apology to CRST: I Got It Wrong    (2025-12-04)
  I screwed up. Yesterday, the FreightWaves team was informed by a source we considered credible that CRST was shutting down a significant portion of its operations—what we understood to be its entire over-the-road (OTR) division. Unfortunately, the article was written in a way that made it easy to misinterpret as the entire company closing. That’s […] The post My Apology to CRST: I Got It Wrong appeared first on FreightWaves.
• Kroger Cuts Guidance as Shoppers Get Choosy About Spending    (2025-12-04)
  Kroger’s results add to mixed signals about the health of the U.S. economy as consumers navigate persistent woes about inflation and the cooling labor market.
• Denmark says goodbye to letter delivery    (2025-12-04)
  PostNord in Denmark is dropping letter mail service to focus on parcel shipping. The post Denmark says goodbye to letter delivery appeared first on FreightWaves.
• How recourse factoring impacts trucking cash flow and risk    (2025-12-04)
  For many trucking companies, cash flow is the lifeblood that keeps wheels turning. While hauling freight is the core of the business, carriers often face a frustrating reality: waiting weeks, or even months, for payment from brokers and shippers can strain finances, delay payroll, and stall growth.  For small to mid-sized trucking businesses, traditional bank […] The post How recourse factoring impacts trucking cash flow and risk appeared first on FreightWaves.
• J.B. Hunt controlling the controllable into 2026    (2025-12-04)
  J.B. Hunt Transport Services declined to take a stab at what next year holds at an investor conference this week, but did emphasize that it’s “set up to win” regardless of what the new year brings. The post J.B. Hunt controlling the controllable into 2026 appeared first on FreightWaves.
• Texas DOT Studies New Interstate From Gulf Coast to Panhandle    (2025-12-04)
  The upgrade would deliver “significant statewide benefits,” including faster travel times, safer roads and more efficiency for commercial freight carriers, the feasability study says.
• Ocean Shipping Rates Surge on Conflicts, Supply Disruptions    (2025-12-04)
  Daily earnings to transport crude on key routes have seen the biggest jump this year, up 467%. Freight costs typically dip at year-end due to seasonal weakness in demand.
• Trucking credit metrics at BMO slide as the business gets smaller    (2025-12-04)
  The 4Q credit metrics in BMO’s transportation sector, a major lender to trucking, were significantly worse in many areas. The post Trucking credit metrics at BMO slide as the business gets smaller appeared first on FreightWaves.
• Ahead of mega-merger, railroads say they steady economy, supply chain    (2025-12-04)
  As an historic merger is set to reshape the U.S. supply chain, railroads say data proves they are the engine that powers the domestic economy. The post Ahead of mega-merger, railroads say they steady economy, supply chain appeared first on FreightWaves.
• Hacegaba tabbed as new CEO at Port of Long Beach    (2025-12-04)
  Port of Long Beach second-in-command Noel Hacegaba is moving up to chief executive as Mario Cordero departs. The post Hacegaba tabbed as new CEO at Port of Long Beach appeared first on FreightWaves.
• FMCSA’s New Motus Registration System Promises Modernization    (2025-12-04)
  The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is rolling out Motus, a new registration system designed to replace the agency's decades-old platform, offering what it calls "a more intuitive, user-friendly experience." The post FMCSA’s New Motus Registration System Promises Modernization appeared first on FreightWaves.
• DOT's non-domiciled CDL crackdown hugely popular with truck drivers: Overdrive survey results    (2025-12-04)
  More than 5,000 Overdrive readers have spoken, most strongly supporting DOT's non-domiciled CDL emergency rulemaking restricting...
• Alabama joins forces with ICE in trucking immigration crackdown    (2025-12-04)
  Alabama Law Enforcement Agency officers have partnered with ICE to conduct multiple operations targeting truck drivers for immigration...
• Fleet owner gets prison time, to pay $1.9M in restitution for tax evasion    (2025-12-04)
  The owner's tax evasion scheme consisted of four different companies she operated and controlled, and involved unreported income...
• UPDATE: CRST confirms partial fleet reduction and redistribution    (2025-12-03)
  CRST confirms redistribution of assets in its fleet, reduction of almost 200 trucks from OTR business unit. The post UPDATE: CRST confirms partial fleet reduction and redistribution appeared first on FreightWaves.
• Descartes reports record results in FQ3    (2025-12-03)
  Supply chain tech provider Descartes announced record quarterly results after the market closed on Wednesday. The post Descartes reports record results in FQ3 appeared first on FreightWaves.
• ATRI: Pre-crash negligence triples trucking company liability    (2025-12-03)
  A trucking industry-backed study finds that higher jury awards against carriers are being driven by evidence of organizational negligence rather than the severity of the crash. The post ATRI: Pre-crash negligence triples trucking company liability appeared first on FreightWaves.
• US ag exporters hoping to move on from 2025’s ‘self-inflicted wounds’    (2025-12-03)
  American exporters of soybeans, fertilizer, lumber and other agricultural products are looking to a better year after being caught in a geopolitical squeeze in 2025. The post US ag exporters hoping to move on from 2025’s ‘self-inflicted wounds’ appeared first on FreightWaves.
• Trump Administration Pushes Major Cut to MPG Standards    (2025-12-03)
  Trump’s proposal represents a win for the auto and oil industries that argued the requirements pushed the bounds of available technology for getting more miles out of each gallon of fuel.
• Bluejay Capital Partners recapitalizes Quality Life Science Logistics & Transportation    (2025-12-03)
  Bluejay Capital Partners has completed a recapitalization of Quality Life Science Logistics & Transportation (QLS), a premier provider of specialized cold chain logistics for the pharmaceutical and life sciences industries. While financial terms were not disclosed, the partnership signals a strategic move to expand QLS’s market reach and strengthen its industry-leading position. Headquartered in Coopersville, […] The post Bluejay Capital Partners recapitalizes Quality Life Science Logistics & Transportation appeared first on FreightWaves.
• NexDash secures $5.8 million seed funding for digitally connected electric truck fleet    (2025-12-03)
  Neo-carrier model seeks to combine technology, capital and operations to electrify and digitize European freight at scale The post NexDash secures $5.8 million seed funding for digitally connected electric truck fleet appeared first on FreightWaves.
• NRF Cites Record 203 Million Shoppers for Extended Weekend    (2025-12-03)
  National Retail Federation's survey found 202.9 million consumers shopped from Thanksgiving Day through Cyber Monday, up from 197 million shoppers last year.
• Emergent Cold LatAm opens state-of-the-art cold storage hub in Guadalajara    (2025-12-03)
  Emergent Cold LatAm has officially inaugurated a state-of-the-art cold storage facility in the Guadalajara region, marking the company’s latest expansion and entry into a strategic new region of Mexico.  The new warehouse offers capacity for 12,000 pallet positions, enabling the storage of up to 12,000 tons of food under temperature-controlled conditions. Designed for growth, the […] The post Emergent Cold LatAm opens state-of-the-art cold storage hub in Guadalajara appeared first on FreightWaves.
• Nvidia’s Lobbying Pays Off in AI Export Fight    (2025-12-03)
  The so-called GAIN AI Act would require chipmakers to give American customers first dibs on their powerful AI chips before selling in China and other arms-embargoed countries.
• Acquisition through growth: The shift in logistics growth strategies    (2025-12-03)
  Neace Ventures’ acquisition of J&J Transportation Consultants and Thoroughbred Transportation may have flown under the radar when it was announced earlier this year, but it represents something much larger happening across the logistics industry. The Louisville-based private investment firm, traditionally known for its holdings in food, beverage, and consumer brands, has been steadily building out […] The post Acquisition through growth: The shift in logistics growth strategies appeared first on FreightWaves.
• US Trailer Makers Seek Steep Duties Against Import Rivals    (2025-12-03)
  The group of trailer OEMs, which calls itself the American Trailer Manufacturers Coalition, comprises Great Dane, Stoughton Trailers and Wabash.
• Relay Payments now has the travel center trio after TA deal    (2025-12-03)
  Relay Payments has all three key travel centers after signing up TA. The post Relay Payments now has the travel center trio after TA deal appeared first on FreightWaves.
• ATA Promotes Veterans’ Access to Apprenticeships    (2025-12-03)
  The House Veterans’ Affairs Committee’s Economic Opportunity Subcommittee on Dec. 2 examined marketplace programs designed to connect veterans with careers in the freight sector.
• Controversial NTSB Nominee DeLeeuw Awaits Senate Approval    (2025-12-03)
  President Donald Trump’s choice for a spot on the National Transportation Safety Board is among the nominees expected to be considered this month by a Senate panel.
• 10 Roads Express to Shut Down After Losing USPS Business    (2025-12-03)
  The Carter Lake, Iowa-based contract carrier cited headwinds hindering the overall transportation sector and the loss of USPS, whose contract accounted for 70% of the company’s revenue.
• Trade Groups Oppose Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern Merger    (2025-12-03)
  More than 60 trade associations and chambers of commerce submitted a letter to the Surface Transportation Board last week opposing Union Pacific's proposed acquisition of Norfolk Southern.
• Yellow Nears Long-Awaited Settlement With Pension Plans    (2025-12-03)
  One of the biggest reasons for settling the dispute, according to court records, is that continuing to explore legal avenues would take up more of the dwindling funds Yellow has available.
• New SpeedX superhub in Chicago expedites more parcel deliveries    (2025-12-03)
  SpeedX has invested in a huge parcel center in Chicago as the arms race among parcel carriers to build competitive networks escalates. The post New SpeedX superhub in Chicago expedites more parcel deliveries appeared first on FreightWaves.
• Costco sues Trump administration as tariff backlash intensifies    (2025-12-03)
  Costco has sued the Trump administration to secure potential refunds on its import tariffs. The post Costco sues Trump administration as tariff backlash intensifies appeared first on FreightWaves.
• Uber Teams With Avride to Offer Robotaxi Rides in Dallas    (2025-12-03)
  Customers who request an UberX, Uber Comfort or Comfort Electric may be matched with one of Avride’s Hyundai Ioniq 5 robotaxis at no additional cost starting Dec. 3.
• Isaac to integrate telematics with Freightliner, Western Star trucks    (2025-12-03)
  Isaac Instruments has signed an agreement with Daimler Truck North America (DTNA) to use Freightliner and Western Star trucks’ built-in connected telematics platform to connect the Isaac system, according to […]
• ZF Aftermarket names Santarosa head of commercial vehicle aftermarket, North America    (2025-12-03)
  ZF Aftermarket has named Ricardo Santarosa head of commercial vehicle aftermarket, North America. Santarosa brings nearly 20 years of experience in the automotive and commercial vehicle industry, according to a […]
• Old Dominion again sees yields improve as volumes sag    (2025-12-03)
  Old Dominion Freight Line’s November update showed modest improvement from October. The post Old Dominion again sees yields improve as volumes sag appeared first on FreightWaves.
• US Eyes Diesel Generators to Meet Growing AI Power Demand    (2025-12-03)
  Energy Secretary Chris Wright told the North American Gas Forum that the move could add the equivalent of roughly 35 traditional nuclear power plants worth of electricity.
• ZF's Rising Debt Costs Are a Warning to Auto Suppliers    (2025-12-03)
  ZF Friedrichshafen, a maker of components for BMW and Volkswagen, has seen its debt refinancing costs surge, showing how the German auto industry’s struggles are cascading through suppliers.
• No winter-long HOS waiver for propane haulers: FMCSA    (2025-12-03)
  FMCSA denied a request that would have allowed propane haulers to drive up to 12 hours a day with a 15-hour on-duty clock through...
• Payrolls at US Companies Fall by Most Since 2023, ADP Says    (2025-12-03)
  The weak ADP report risks heightening concerns of a more rapid deterioration in the labor market ahead of the Federal Reserve’s final policy meeting of the year next week.
• Why we’re all talking about Supply Chain Insiders    (2025-12-03)
  Pallet just debuted the newest logistics series: Supply Chain Insiders. Leaders are getting candid about their real experiences and we got the inside scoop.  “Supply Chain is built on the conversations that happen behind closed doors,” said Supply Chain Insiders host and General Manager at Pallet, Michael Burg. “We wanted to create a space where […] The post Why we’re all talking about Supply Chain Insiders appeared first on FreightWaves.
• Trucking Reacts to DOT Moves on CDLs, Immigrants    (2025-12-03)
  The administration’s latest move to flag nearly half of the driving schools as noncompliant doesn’t figure to disrupt the industry, experts say. But the scrutiny on immigrant drivers might.
• FMCSA English Proficiency Violations and Why Carriers Aren’t Being Shut Down    (2025-12-03)
  Inspectors issued 6,455 English-language proficiency violations through October 2025 while placing only 1,816 drivers out of service, reflecting a notable enforcement gap stemming from legitimate regulatory exemptions rather than inconsistent application. The post FMCSA English Proficiency Violations and Why Carriers Aren’t Being Shut Down appeared first on FreightWaves.
• First shots fired at Supreme Court in broker liability case    (2025-12-03)
  The Supreme Court got its first legal arguments as it takes up the issue of broker liability. The post First shots fired at Supreme Court in broker liability case appeared first on FreightWaves.
• FMCSA's training-provider purge: 'Crackdown' or cleanup?    (2025-12-03)
  With DOT rattling sabers around 'illegal trucking' flooding the roads with 'unqualified drivers,' Overdrive found a familiar name...
• Texas driver caught smuggling 23 people in sleeper | Oversize haulers' HOS exemption renewed    (2025-12-03)
  The driver of the bobtail truck didn't have a CDL and faces possible prison time for human smuggling. Also: FMCSA extends HOS...