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The Future of Weigh Station Bypass
In the trucking industry, speed still dominates performance conversations. Consistency is the better measure. A truck that runs the same timetable every trip is worth more to a…
Bypass Turns Into Savings
A weigh station stop can seem like a small delay. But across a fleet, those minutes turn into measurable hours, fuel, and cost. The real value of bypass…
Fired truck driver facing felony charges for stealing company semi truck after termination
A truck driver is facing felony charges for stealing a company semi truck after he was fired from his driving job at the Pennsylvania company. The incident happened…
Oil Prices Dip With No Clear Ending to Iran War
Brent crude, the international standard, fell 0.1% to $105.54 per barrel.
Desert Discovery Reveals $1 Million Lego Cargo Theft
Sheriff deputies responding to a report of suspicious activity in California’s Mojave Desert stumbled upon $1 million in Lego products and two stolen trailers.
Supreme Court rules that freight brokers can be held accountable for negligence in commercial vehicle crashes
The U.S. Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling on whether freight brokers are protected from lawsuits under state law in injury or fatality crashes involving the commercial vehicles that…
Supreme Court Says Broker Liability Case Can Proceed
The high court ruled unanimously in favor of Shawn Montgomery, who lost part of his leg after an accident on an Illinois highway in 2017.
The Supreme Court just told every freight broker that they can be sued
The Supreme Court ruled unanimously today that state negligent-hiring claims against freight brokers are not preempted by the FAAAA. Twenty-eight thousand brokers just woke up in a different…
SCOTUS rules 9-0 against brokers in Montgomery case
The so-called safety exception of the Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act (F4A) includes the freight brokerage industry in its umbrella, the Supreme Court ruled Thursday in the closely-watched…
J.B. Hunt sees TL rates climbing 20% over next 2 years
Executives at J.B. Hunt Transport Services said at an investor conference this week that truckload rates are likely to increase 20% over the next two years as carriers…
Roadcheck Day 2 Nearly Tripled Day 1 Volume. The Violation Data Shows Where Trucks Are Failing.
The Day 2 Numbers Through two days of the 2026 International Roadcheck, FMCSA inspection records show 6,406 total inspections conducted, 11,010 violations logged, 2,055 out-of-service orders issued, and…
Lower revenue, higher costs drive Hapag-Lloyd to lossÂ
Hapag-Lloyd posted a loss in the first quarter as lower volume and weaker rates hit earnings. The post Lower revenue, higher costs drive Hapag-Lloyd to loss appeared first…
Ontario is cutting corners on truck driver training and licensing practices, audit reveals
Ontario is cutting corners when it comes to training truck drivers and licensing practices for CDLs, an audit has revealed. Ontario Auditor General Shelley Spence released the audit…
Trucker shares dash cam with police to help nail Mazda driver for illegal passing as well as excessive speeding
Canadian police applauded a truck driver for assisting them by sharing dash cam video of a motorist’s dangerous and illegal pass maneuver. The video was captured on April…
California to hand out $1 billion in rebates to fleets buying electric medium and heavy-duty trucks
California is now accepting applications for a $1 billion rebate program to help carriers access electric medium‑ and heavy‑duty trucks. On May 13, 2026, California Governor Gavin Newsom…