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Week of June 19: A round-up of the most engaging and talked-about freight content from around the web and from us.
Truckers hit the books as the English proficiency rule kicks in, feds charge a banned Texas carrier, Tropical Storm Andrea stirs up peak season fears... and more in today's newsletter.
$4M in goods stolen from BNSF trains. Plus: Cargado expands into Canada, Truckstop drama, a new English rule shaking up cross-border freight, and more.
Plus: Truckstop CEO steps down, freight fraud bill games steam in congress, fleet margins expect further shrinkage, and more.
Van and reefer rates lag while flatbeds surge +17.3% in the Midwest. See Greenscreens.ai data, hot lanes, and key regional trends shaping U.S. freight.
Plus: CEO and CFO busted in a customs fraud sting, Temu loses half its U.S. shoppers, Port of NY/NJ hits record April, and more.
Chris Kuna’s viral trucker interviews spill the tea: burnout, bad pay, and brilliant trucker hacks. Get the real stories moving America in today's newsletter.
Plus: trucking company owner deposits phony $421,502 check, Trump to double steel tariffs, DOT workforce cuts on pause due to litigation. and more.
Plus: USDOT cuts 52 outdated regs, U.S. ports bounce back in April, diesel dips 5¢, and more.
FMCSA's ID verification overhaul slashed approval rates by over 50%, signaling a bottleneck for new motor carrier authorities.
Plus: small freight brokers see volume gains, $27M raised to automate freight ops, China–U.S. rates spike, and more.
Truck transportation jobs rose in April, but the pace slowed. Here's what the employment numbers all mean amid mounting tariff uncertainty.
Plus, cargo theft risks spikes ahead of Memorial Day, April sees drop in freight, a Wisconsin carrier and brokerage file for bankruptcy, and more.
This story involves over $83M in Amazon cargo, attempted murder, kidnapping, firearms, and more.
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