The Middle East crisis is already hitting carriers. Plus: Florida lost $3B in crops, flatbed rates posted a fifth straight weekly increase, a $5B brokerage was just acquired, and more.
Plus: autonomous trucking just raised $113M, California is fighting to keep 20,000 drivers, Arrive's 2026 truckload freight forecast, and more.
Two bills just dropped in the Senate that could reshape trucking faster than anything since deregulation. Plus: Russian hackers targeted your load board, flatbed rejection rates just hit 40%, and a robot is taking the Houston-Dallas overnight run.
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Plus: USDOT audits CDL oversight, truckers rally behind Trump’s emissions rollback, Amazon faces union pressure, and more in today’s newsletter.
USDOT has launched an audit of FMCSA’s oversight of state CDL testing programs, citing nearly 5,000 truck-related crash deaths in 2024 and growing scrutiny over English proficiency enforcement.
Amazon faces NLRB claims of “overwhelming control” over contract drivers while Teamsters secure new wins at Whole Foods distributor UNFI, signaling union momentum and potential labor cost pressures across Amazon’s logistics ecosystem.
Truck drivers back Trump’s emissions rollback, citing repair costs that “are destroying the American trucker,” while environmental groups warn it could add 10 billion tons of climate pollution.
AI hype won’t clear your freight inbox. Learn how Levity turns messy emails into structured automation that improves response times, accuracy, and broker ROI.
Plus: a Wyoming pipeline blast snarls a key freight corridor, brokers double down on U.S.–Mexico, truckload hauls shrink to record lows, and more in today’s newsletter.
FreightWaves data shows truckload haul lengths hit an all-time low of 522 miles in August. With shorter hauls, EV adoption becomes more practical, adding a new dynamic for freight brokers.
C.H. Robinson and Uber Freight are expanding cross-border LTL services as U.S.–Mexico trade surges.
A Wyoming pipeline explosion damaged Union Pacific train cars and forced emergency response along I-80.
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