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Plus, a devastating semi-truck crash further calls for stricter English proficiency calls, Aurora Co-Founder resigns, truckers win $10.4M against brokerage, plus more.
Kearney’s 2025 Reshoring Index shows reshoring momentum dips as firms confront costs, infrastructure, and market realities.
Apollo warns of mass trucking, retail layoffs; 1,800+ freight job cuts already hit the Southeast.
Aurora begins driverless routes in Texas, 2025 freight company closures list grows, USDOT ties two fatal crashes to low-English speaking skills, and more.
U.S. trucking firms, including Balkan Express, file Chapter 11 amid market strain; FreightWaves tracks 2025 closures.
Aurora’s fully autonomous semis now haul cargo between Dallas and Houston WITHOUT a safety driver, the first in U.S. trucking.
USDOT cites fatal crashes to stress English proficiency rules for U.S. truck drivers, reinforcing a Trump-era enforcement push.
Plus, Landstar delays Q1 earnings report due to massive fraud hit, witness tied to truck crash scheme murdered, UPS to cut 20K jobs amid Amazon pullback, and more.
UPS explores humanoid robots with Figure AI while cutting 20K jobs and closing 73 sites in major network overhaul.
Landstar delays Q1 report after $15M freight fraud tied to one agent; EPS guidance cut amid rising insurance claims.
Two men charged with murdering federal witness in massive staged truck crash scam targeting commercial carriers.
Plus, a trucking company owner and crew convicted in meth smuggling ring, Walmart and other retailers hold "productive" talks with President, what it means when consumers "buy now, pay later" on groceries, and more.
Plus: LAPD busts a $3.9M cargo theft ring, Nuvocargo and UPS expand in North America, U.S. moves to ease rules for self-driving trucks, Funny Freight Friday, and more.
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