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President-elect Donald Trump has promised to implement sweeping changes to the United States government in his second term across virtually every sector and industry. These changes, which may be facilitated by a Republican-led Congress, could have significant and far-reaching impacts on the transportation industry. While it is impossible to predict with certainty the changes to come, this Alert is intended to provide a high-level overview of some expected changes.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has put out a long-awaited proposal on broker transparency that, among other things, would require brokers to keep records in electronic form. The proposal is a result of petitions by the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association and the Small Business in Transportation Coalition filed with the agency more than four years ago. Those 2020 petitions asked that the FMCSA change regulations to require brokers to disclose (when req

A Memphis, Tennessee, trucking company owner has been sentenced to federal prison after pleading guilty to wire fraud in connection to a scheme to defraud the pandemic-era Paycheck Protection Program. Herman Shaw, 44, the owner of Freight Masters Inc., pleaded guilty in August and was ordered to pay $782,212 in restitution. He was also sentenced to 30 months in federal prison. In June 2020, Shaw and a person identified only as L.E. in court documents worked together

The market for spot truckload freight cooled slightly last week, with fewer loads posted for all three equipment types compared to the previous week, according to DAT. “Containerized import volumes were down 5% month over month in October but were almost 8% higher than in October 2023,” said Dean Croke, DAT iQ industry analyst. “Indeed, the total TEU (twenty-foot equivalent) volume was just 0.02% (6,252 TEU) lower than in October 2020, the height of e-commerce retail shopping during th

Attorney General Hilgers filed an antitrust lawsuit against some of the nation’s largest heavy-duty truck manufacturers for an alleged plot to stifle the availability of internal-combustion semi-trucks in favor of electric ones. California has imposed a series of regulations designed to essentially eliminate semi-trucks with internal combustion engines. Other states have adopted California’s regulations as well. Rather than push back or simply compete in the marketplace, heavy-duty truck manu

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Congressional transportation leaders resolved their differences on a pending truck safety bill and attached it to anti-drug legislation approved by both houses last weekend. The safety measure would force truckers operating in metropolitan areas to comply with tough federal safety requirements for drivers and their heavy rigs.Traditionally, trucking companies operating exclusively in such commercial zones were exempt from federal safety laws because travel there was considered low risk

Covenant Logistics Group raised rates multiple times last quarter and expects to do so again next year, CEO David Parker said on a Q3 earnings call last month. While some customers might balk at an immediate 5% increase, the carrier will propose a 2% to 3% increase in the current bid season and another 2% to 3% increase in the second half of next year, Parker said. “Can I go overall and say, here’s 5%? I’m not sure that you can,” he said. “I do believe that we can get

Domestic freight demand is not only strong, it is growing stronger.  Yet this statement, supported by data from SONAR, U.S. trade agencies and numerous industry observers, rings false to many carriers operating in the market today. It might even call to mind the recent brow-beating and haranguing that sought to convince Americans — for whom, in the two years since 2021, the price of groceries had risen 20% — that their economic fears were unjustified, that they were simply trapp

As a major contributor to global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, the transportation sector has immense potential to advance decarbonization. However, a zero-emissions global supply chain requires re-imagining reliance on a heavy-duty trucking industry that emits 810,000 tons of CO2, or 6 percent of the United States' greenhouse gas emissions, and consumes 29 billion gallons of diesel annually in the U.S. alone.  

I’ve been closely following the freight market, and it’s clear that the Great Freight Recession has ended.  After the most prolonged freight recession in history, the market has been showing signs of recovery over the past few months. This shift is backed by SONAR data, confirming a market turnaround. Tender rejections rising: The increase in tender rejections to over 6% signals that the market is tightening. After seeing rejections dip to 3.4% post-Labor Day last year, this cha

President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance will exert significant influence on major policies affecting trucking, with major cost implications, for example, for truck automation and electric vehicles. While the slate of pending regulations and legislation affecting trucking is long, below is a Top 10 list, in no particular order, of some of the most significant trucking policies that the Trump-Vance administration – along with Congress – will likely be taking on ove

One special act of kindness shown by an Akron, Ohio, truck driver has led to him being called an angel. Rick Thomas, a trucker from Akron working for ABF Freight, was recognized by the Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) as a "TCA Highway Angel" for assisting a driver who was stranded on the roadway in October, Truckers News reports. After spotting the female motorist on the side of Seasons Road in Peninsula, Ohio, with a blown tire, he acted quickly to repair the SUV

While there were several sizable market moves in response to the outcome of the presidnetial election, grain and livestock futures traded orderly and with general support after initally facing a mild downdraft. Market participants are left to position themselves according to shifting expectations about political matters, including immigration and labor, trade relations, renewable fuels policy and more. The election is over, but now could still be the calm before the

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is extending the compliance deadline for a financial responsibility rule affecting freight brokers, which initially took effect earlier this year. New Compliance Deadline Set for 2026 In a notice published in the Federal Register on November 4, 2024, the FMCSA announced that compliance with the “Broker and Freight Forwarder Financial Responsibility” Final Rule, which aims to protect truckers from brokers wh

Farming activities in the United States accounted for 10.5 percent of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions in 2022. From 2021 to 2022, agricultural greenhouse gas emissions decreased from 681.6 to 663.6 million metric tons (MMT) of carbon dioxide equivalent and decreased from 10.8 percent to 10.5 percent as a share of the entire U.S. economy’s emissions. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency estimated that in 2022, agriculture emitted 309.1 MMT directly as nitrous oxide (N2O), 277.0 MMT directly

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Voters are returning former President Donald Trump to the White House after a sweeping electoral win, which makes him the second president in U.S. history to be re-elected after a loss. The transportation industry could change once Trump steps into the Oval Office on Jan. 20, 2025. The Republican president’s administration will have significant control over federal agency rulemaking and international trade. Republicans also gained control of the Senate and, while vote counts are not ye

The trucking industry has been entrenched in a Great Freight Recession since about March 2022, which created economic hardship for several companies and led to bankruptcy filings and firms shutting down operations. Some industry trade websites are beginning to report an end to the freight recession, despite companies still filing for bankruptcy and ceasing operations.

A truck driver is involved in a crash with a passenger vehicle. The first thing he does is call his safety manager — before calling 911. Company policy calls for the driver to remain in his truck until authorities arrive, so he doesn’t get out to see if someone in the car is injured or needs help he could provide. Someone probably put these policies in place to avoid drivers saying things that could later be used against them. But as Jennifer Akre of law firm Tyson & Mendes

Predictions of a strong peak season this year are keeping truck drivers in seats, with trucking jobs mostly unchanged in October during a time of overcapacity. According to the latest numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 100 trucking jobs were eliminated from the economy in October. This marked the sixth monthly loss in 2024. Virtually unchanged, the trucking employment situation had been mostly stable since August despite many in the industry warning about a driver glut

The advantages of resilient agriculture lie in its ability to help farmers withstand various perturbations throughout the growing season – drought, excessive rainfall, heat and pest pressures. According to Y. Buitenhuis et al. (2020), "the resilience of a farming system is its ability to manage change by responding and adjusting itself, while maintaining essential functions." Ingwell adds, “The key is how well the crop can buffer the environmental stressors without farmers having to

Landstar System’s owner-operator truck count dropped 12% year-over-year in Q3, as high operating costs and low rates persisted, President and CEO Frank Lonegro said on an earnings call Wednesday. The number of owner-operator trucks leased onto Landstar slid by 153 from the previous quarter to 9,027, amid a significant increase in truck repair costs and lengthy waits for repairs, he said. The carrier expects a continued decline in Q4 “given the challenging operating env

The U.S. trucking industry has been shaken to its foundations. A welter of external challenges catalyzed the failure of approximately 88,000 trucking firms in 2023. That is 10% of the nation’s trucking companies. The chief culprit was a steep rise in operational costs, led by increased driver salaries and lawsuits, resulting in a sharp uptick in truck insurance costs. These challenges powered a vicious cycle of squeezed margins and inflation in the cost of goods transported by trucks.

Maryland-based nonprofit Climate United announced its intention to spend $250 million to buy up to 500 electric semi trucks over three years in what the group is calling “the biggest single order of zero emission Class 8 trucks in the country.” First, we should state the obvious: as hard as it is to imagine a nonprofit with $250 million to spend on a fleet of 500 electric semi trucks – it’s even harder to imagine one that would need that many trucks. The plan, then, must be to do somet

Just a few years ago, when Jared Flinn, former truck driver and co-founder of Bulkloads, discovered a lack of trucking themed books to read to his children, he had an idea … and “The Trucking Adventures of Semi Sam” series was born. To date, the series includes five books: “Semi Sam Delivers a Tractor,” “Semi Sam Helps with the Harvest,” “Semi Sam: Christmas at the White House,” “Semi Sam Goes to the Truck Show” and the latest — “Semi Sam and the Pumpkin Haul.”

Andersons, Inc. (ANDE), an agribusiness company announced on Monday that it has finalized the acquisition of the majority ownership in Skyland Grain, LLC, for an undisclosed sum. This acquisition is expected to support Andersons to expand its core grain and fertilizer businesses across strategic markets, including Kansas, Oklahoma, Colorado, and Texas. Bill Krueger, CEO of The Andersons, said: "Skyland's strong farmer relationships and core assets in grain

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“I’m pleased with our third quarter results that reflect continued improvement in our execution, as we continue to deploy our new operating model,” said Dave Bozeman, president and CEO. “We are raising the bar, even in a historically prolonged freight recession, with strong execution and disciplined volume growth across divisions while delivering exceptional service for our customers and carriers. I want to thank our people, one of our greatest competitive advantages, for their relentless eff

In October, corn prices were hovering around $4.20 a bushel, with soybean values near $10, down 50% and 43%, respectively, from their 2022 highs. Those figures are each about 10% under estimated price forecasts set by the U.S. Department of Agriculture earlier this year. The precipitous drop in value has likely blown holes in budgets and may have farmers thinking hard about how to market the 2024 crop, which is expected to be a bin-buster.  Producers will also need to calculate how to

A recent survey by a leading trucking organization found that the smaller the company, the more women drivers they employ. That is one of the findings of the Women In Trucking Association's recently released 2024-25 WIT Index.  In announcing its findings the WIT said, "It has been a common assumption for years that the size of companies with for-hire or private fleets have a correlation to the percentage of professional truck drivers who are women. For the first time, the 2

Could diesel fuel go the way of the dinosaur? The rise of cheap liquefied natural gas is driving the demand for trucks powered by the fuel – at least in China, according to the Financial Times. That uptick in LNG-powered shipping appears to be contributing to a major drop in diesel usage in the country, so much so that China may now be past peak diesel demand. Matt Smith, energy analyst for Kpler, spoke with the Standard about what’s behind the shift and whether we could see sim

Truck freight shipments and spending continued to contract in the third quarter, albeit at a slower pace than earlier this year, according to the latest U.S. Bank Freight Payment Index. Shipments were down 1.9% compared to the previous quarter while spending dropped 1.4%. This was the ninth consecutive quarterly decrease in volume, but the smallest drop in more than a year. "The latest data continues to show some positive developments for the freight market. However, there remain

Although the publicly available data is limited, court cases involving predatory lease-purchase agreements in the trucking industry provide a glimpse into the severity of the problem. As part of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Truck Leasing Task Force meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 30, the Public Court Data Subcommittee presented a report on what the accessible cases reveal about agreements where a motor carrier leases a truck to a driver but still largely holds control o

Despite a severe drought that decreased the number of vessels passing through the waterway, the Panama Canal’s profit grew by almost 9.5% to $3.45 billion in the fiscal year that ended in September. The canal’s authorities were forced to curtail the number of ships permitted to pass daily between late 2023 and early 2024, while also reducing their maximum draft, due to the third driest year in its history, which decreased the amount of water available for operations. After rainf

Seasonal patterns of volume lulls during mid-October took hold this week, slightly later than normal as the three disruptions at the beginning of the month helped create a short-term boost for freight demand. In years past, the middle of November was the time frame when demand started to gain momentum into the holiday season, so expect something similar this year, especially with Thanksgiving and Black Friday being the latest date possible. The Outbound Tender Volume Index (OTVI)

Jodi Edwards is a professional truck driver for J.B. Hunt Transport, with more than 2 million miles collision-free. Deb LaBree is an independent owner-operator of Castle Transport, which has been leased to Landstar since 2014, and is a team driver with her husband Del. Carmen Anderson is a company driver at America’s Service Line and has 2.5 million safe-driving miles. What do these three women have in common? They’re independent women with

Just over two weeks after reopening U.S. 441, officials in Tennessee are once again reminding truckers that commercial vehicles are prohibited from traveling on the narrow highway. “Newfound Gap Road is a two-lane road with steep continuous grades and tight curves,” the National Park Service said in a statement. “There are no truck lanes, runaway truck ramps or places for a large commercial vehicle to slow down and pull over.” Reopened on Oct. 2, U.S. 441 – also known as Newfoun

A nearly two-year stagnant freight market has seen carriers exit the industry, though many have persevered by leveraging resources and staying flexible. After 20 years in the trucking business, Moscoso Express is showing no signs of slowing, but company President Elizabeth Moscoso will quickly point out the trip hasn’t always been smooth.  Moscoso said the company has adopted technology to manage business expenses and finds loads to keep drivers working. She also monitors trends

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It took Stanley Bejma parts of three months to get his crop in the ground. Getting it out was much quicker. Bejma, who farms in Perry and neighboring Washington counties, planted in April, May and into June this year, dodging raindrops. Still, things are turning out well.    

Truckers once again have ranked truck parking as the number one issue they face in the course of doing their jobs, according to a new survey released. However, the American Transportation Research Institute’s annual Critical Issues in Trucking survey found that carriers ranked the economy as their number one concern. The economy was also the top issue when all responses were ranked. The results of the annual survey were released as part of 2024 American Trucking Associations’ Ma

Back in the 1800s, the term “silly season” was used to describe times when the newspapers, for a lack of any major events, focused on trivial or frivolous matters. Eventually, the phrase was applied to any time “marked by frivolous, outlandish or illogical activity or behavior,” according to Merriam-Webster. This year’s election campaigns might be viewed by some pundits as outlandish, although truthfully, there’s nothing humorous when thinking about the future of the nation. Regardless

In an Oct. 7 media release, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) announced a proposed rule the agency says would provide close to $100 million in annual cost savings for businesses and consumers. The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) would improve supply chains by modernizing and simplifying hazardous material transportation regulations that impact truck drivers hauling fuels. The release stated that the proposed rule would also

A new report from American Trucking Associations’ Technology & Maintenance Council and Decisiv Inc. shows continued declines in heavy-duty parts and labor costs, but cautions those declines slowed in the second quarter. According to the latest Decisiv/TMC North American Service Event Benchmark Report, parts and labor expenses fell 0.7% in the second quarter across 25 major cost categories, following a 1.6% drop the previous quarter. “These declines reflect a cont

I thought about making a change a few years back. After 25 years in radio, I figured I’d try something new. So, I went back to college and took a bunch of courses to see if I had a knack for anything else. I dabbled in welding, truck driving, and some other book-learning classes. How did that turn out? Well, I’m still in radio, so not great! Welding definitely has its art, and let’s just say I’m not that kind of artist. And surprise, surprise: Iowa DOT and other state DOTs aren’t fans

On a sunny, cold October day, Chris Martin drove the combine on the family farm near Mt. Pulaski with the biggest smile on his face. “My favorite thing to do in the world is to be in the combine,” Martin said. The monitor showed 302 bushels per acre. The smile wasn’t just because of the “best yield ever” on the Logan County farm, but because Martin was combining at all.

Diesel fuel prices across the U.S. fell by an average of nearly 8 cents per gallon during the most recent week ending Oct. 21, according to the Energy Information Administration’s weekly update. With the 7.8-cent decline, the U.S. national average for diesel is now $3.55 per gallon. The week’s drop in fuel prices followed four weeks of increasing prices that saw diesel jump 10.7 cents between the weeks ending Sept. 23 and Oct. 14. During the same week, spot market rates and load

American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index decreased 2.1% in September after rising 1.7% in August. In September, the index equaled 113.2 (2015=100) compared with 115.6 in August. “After increasing a total of 2.1% in July and August, tonnage fell by that amount in September,” said ATA Chief Economist Bob Costello. “Freight has been very choppy this year, but despite the latest drop, tonnage is up 1.8% since hitting a low in January. No dou

Plaintiffs in a major case challenging the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA's) new heavy-duty vehicle emissions standards filed their opening brief in litigation, Fox News Digital has learned. The new rules, finalized in March, stipulate that 40% of work trucks and 25% of semis would have to be zero emissions vehicles (ZEVs) by 2032, among other restrictions. The American Petroleum Institute (API), a group representing 600 entities that produce and distribute the majority

A coalition of 24 states, led by Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers, have signed a brief against a federal electric truck mandate. On March 29, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency rolled out a new electric truck mandate to increase sales of electric semitrucks from 2027 through 2032. EPA will require electric models to account for 60% of new urban delivery trucks and 25% of long-haul tractor sales by 2032. The cost of electric trucks are typically two to three times mor

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A coalition of states, trucking groups and agricultural organizations are fighting back against a federal electric truck mandate.  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is requiring electric models to account for 60% of new delivery trucks and 25% of long-haul tractors by 2032.  The American Petroleum Institute has filed its opening brief in a D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals lawsuit challenging the EPA’s heavy-duty vehicle emissions standards. “Americans

A family-owned trucking company in Oklahoma now owns an extremely special truck, and a program to aid wounded veterans benefits receives a major donation as a result. Rush Enterprises, Inc. recently announced the winner of their sweepstakes to give away the last and only 2025 Peterbilt Model 389X ever produced, with proceeds benefitting Wounded Warrior Project. The sweepstakes, sponsored by Rush Truck Centers, in conjunction with the Rush Enterprises Foundation, laun

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co (ADM.N), intentionally failed to test and maintain safety systems on its grain equipment for years, which contributed to an explosion that immolated a worker and put him in a coma last year, according to a lawsuit filed against the company. The explosion was part of a string of safety incidents at ADM facilities in Decatur, Illinois, site of the global grain trader's North American headquarters.   ADM on Thursday d

Farmers in the Midwest and Great Plains will see decreased incomes this year, as the U.S. agriculture industry will likely have a down year compared to the last two. Net farm income will fall 4.4% in 2024 — or $6.5 billion less than in 2023 — which is a much rosier projection than the U.S. Department of Agriculture initially predicted in February. Amid slowing demand for crops across the globe, commodity prices for key American grains, like corn, soybeans and wheat, have fallen.

On November 18, 2024, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) will begin enforcing a new rule with severe implications for commercial drivers and the trucking industry. Truck drivers who are flagged in the FMCSA’s Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse for drug or alcohol violations will not only be disqualified from safety-sensitive functions, but they will also “lose or be denied their State-issued commercial driving privileges.” This rule aims to ensure drivers who have fail

Bucyrus, Ohio-based Dan Linn, owner of Linn Acres Farm, operates one rig on the trucking side of his farming business, hauling dry bulk agricultural products from Ohio to locations in the Southeast, Indiana and elsewhere. "We do dry bulk, ag and feed," Linn said. "Food-grade products" in a hopper bottom. He hauls product as far as South Florida, bringing product back up out of South Georgia back to Ohio. He also hauls to Indiana for a local farm.

In today’s increasingly sustainability-focused world, the heavy-duty trucking industry finds itself at a critical crossroads. The need for efficient and accurate emissions reporting is more pressing than ever as global concerns about climate change intensify and regulatory pressures mount. Heavy-duty trucking fleets are significant contributors to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, with 80% of the global increase in diesel consumption attributed to trucks. In fact, the International Transport Forum

The International Longshoremen’s Association strike was shorter than many anticipated, lasting just three days, when some of the largest retailers were expecting the terminal closures to last at least a week. Now, even though the strike was shorter than many expected, volume levels across domestic modes were lower to start October. The Outbound Tender Volume Index (OTVI), a measure of national freight demand that tracks shippers’ requests for trucking capacity, is down 0.43% week

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration proposed a rule back on April 28, 2020, titled “Controlled Substances and Alcohol Testing: State Driver’s Licensing Agency Non-Issuance/Downgrade of Commercial Driver’s License.” Now approved, the rule is scheduled to take effect Nov. 18. It prohibits state driver licensing agencies from issuing, renewing, transferring or upgrading a CDL or commercial learner’s permit (CLP) for any driver banned from operating a commercial motor vehicle.<

The latest numbers from FTR showed that preliminary North American Class 8 net orders in September reached 30,000 units, marking a 107% month-over-month (m/m) increase but a 4% year-over-year (y/y) decline. FTR says this figure falls in line with seasonal expectations as the average September order level over the last seven years is 32,170 units. FTR said that given current stagnation in the truck freight market from a volume and rate perspective, this is a very balanced order number a

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An Oklahoma truck driver was recently recognized for his actions at the scene of a serious accident. PattersonThe Truckload Carriers Association recently named truck driver Thomas Patterson from Owasso, Oklahoma, a TCA Highway Angel for rescuing four people trapped in a car that overturned on the highway. Patterson drives for Melton Truck Lines out of Tulsa, Oklahoma.  

With the lives of thousands of animals at stake, three Alabama trucking companies — in the wake of deadly wildfires that decimated 1 million acres of grazing area — responded to a call from agriculture commissioners in that state and Texas to deliver loads of hay to ranchers whose livestock were facing starvation. Wildfires that hit the Texas Panhandle in February claimed the lives of three residents, including 40-year-old volunteer Fire Chief Zeb Smith, who died in the line of duty.

The term “paper rates” is getting a fresh look with recent research by researchers from the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics. Angela Acocella, Chris Caplice and Yossi Sheffi divided into how shippers, carriers and market dynamics play into freight contract performance. The recently released paper defines this relationship interplay as a buyer-supplier relationship. To translate this into trucking terms, the buyer refers to a shipper who is buying transportation capacity from a se

As executives look ahead for opportunities in the freight cycle, industry conferences will help keep stakeholders on the pulse of the market, trends and the future.        From networking to panels and music, these events give attendees ranging from newcomers to freight veterans the chance to connect with peers and viewpoints to help them elevate their game. Keynote speakers, breakout sessions and more provide value to industry stakeholders, including executives, analysts and investors

The Bureau County Board Tuesday night approved a change in zoning and a conditional use permit for Bartlett Grain Co. LP, to build a $50 million facility east of Route 40 between Buda and Manlius. The proposed rail facility will be used for trans-loading grain onto rail cars and shipping them for export to Mexico. The proposed facility will include a 120 car loop, grain drying and storage facilities, grain pits, conveyors, office, scales and receiving facilities. It is estimated to cover 155