The domino effects are just starting to hit. Plus: FedEx dethroned UPS, Mexico truck production plunges, another $26M AI supply chain raise, and more.
Freight margins are razor-thin. The brokerages surviving it built nearshore teams that actually work.
Flatbed rejections hit a record 48.7%, broker numbers stop falling, and diesel jumps 30 cents overnight.
Plus, XPO and Hub Group Q4 2025 earnings, a trucking private-equity firm files bankruptcy, Mexico long-haul truckers win union rights, and more.
Plus: rail merger pushback grows, USDOT expands English proficiency enforcement into rail, a major cargo fraud case, and more in today's newsletter.
Plus: Leaked Amazon docs detail a massive automation plan, Truckstop bets on dry vans, Knight-Swift unites its LTL brands under AAA Cooper, and more.
Former NFL Quarterback Mark Sanchez was hospitalized late Friday night after an altercation with a truck driver in Indianapolis.
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Plus: Trump’s truck tariffs shake global OEMs, insurance premiums keep climbing, cargo theft surges in Mexico, and more in today’s newsletter.
Trump’s 25% heavy truck tariff lifts Ford shares but pressures Daimler, Traton, and U.S. fleets reliant on Mexico-built trucks.
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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.
Nebraska signed a labor deal with Kenya to recruit truck drivers, sparking industry pushback as Werner denied involvement and American Truckers criticized the agreement as exploitative.
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