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Cargo Thieves Are Working the Gaps Between Brokers and Carriers
Cargo thieves now operate in the gap between a broker and a carrier. They pose as carriers, intercept load data and reroute shipments, and Highway chief commercial officer Michael Caney says no single vendor can close those gaps alone. His pitch, laid out at Highway’s user summit in Frisco, Texas…
Split Sleeper Berth Pilot Nears Launch, With 5-5 and 6-4 Splits on the Table
FMCSA has taken another step toward a pilot program that could eventually loosen split sleeper berth rules. A Federal Register notice published Oct. 7 opened the information collection tied to the study, and the agency is accepting comments through Dec. 7.
Truckload Linehaul Rates Hit a Four-Year High in September
A New Jersey truck driving school is fighting its removal from the federal training registry, and its court filing suggests the government’s evidence may not hold together. Start CDL of Cinnaminson sued the U.S. Department of Transportation, FMCSA, and Administrator Derek D. Barrs on Oct. 2 in th…
FMCSA Restores 30-Day Automatic HOS Relief for Emergency Response
Kodiak AI plans to run IKEA freight with an empty driver’s seat on a 219-mile stretch of Interstate 45 in Texas before the end of 2026, the company announced on Sept. 29. IKEA Supply serves as launch shipper on Kodiak’s driverless long-haul service, a first for the autonomous carrier on a public …
Kodiak Brings Driverless Trucks Into Weigh Station Screening
Autonomous trucking’s most convincing commercial proof point isn’t running down an interstate. It’s hauling frac sand in the Permian Basin. Atlas Energy Solutions announced Friday it’s expanding its driverless proppant delivery program with Kodiak AI, adding a second simultaneous load-out point a…
Kuehne+Nagel Locks In Amazon Data Center Logistics Deal
Kuehne+Nagel just signed a long-term contract with Amazon to provide supply chain services for the tech giant’s massive data center buildout, with Amazon Web Services as the primary focus. The deal expands a relationship that has been running for at least two years, and it pushes K+N well beyond …
New Daily Rail Service Connects Charleston to Huntsville
# Amazon Freighter Crash Strands More Than 32,000 Pounds of Contact Lenses: What Shippers Should Take Away
Maersk Is Putting a 115-Foot Sail on a Container Ship
Maersk has signed a deal to install a rotor sail on one of its container vessels, marking the carrier’s first move into wind-assisted propulsion for its ocean fleet. The 115-foot-tall unit, designed by London-based Anemoi Marine Technologies, will be retrofitted onto a 984-foot, 8,700-TEU Lima-cl…
DOT Pulls 110 CDL Training Schools From Registry, Targets 160 More
Federal officials just pulled the plug on more than 110 commercial driver training schools—with another 160-plus in the crosshairs—as part of the biggest CDL fraud crackdown we’ve seen in years. If you’re running loads or managing carrier relationships, this matters more than you might think.
North Carolina Police Recover $258K Copper Load — Here’s What Brokers Should Take From It
Kenly, North Carolina police recovered a stolen J.B. Hunt trailer packed with roughly $258,000 in copper wire last Friday. They also arrested the suspected driver at a nearby truck stop after a brief struggle — and found a concealed handgun on him during the arrest. It’s a win for the good guys, …
Landstar Sees Broker Liability Ruling as a Growth Opportunity
Landstar System is betting that the Supreme Court’s Montgomery v. Caribe Transport II ruling will push shippers and small brokers straight into its arms. The freight broker posted a solid second quarter—revenue beat expectations, EPS came up just short—and management made it clear they see themse…
Schneider Says We’re Just Getting Started on Rate Recovery
If you’ve been hoping the capacity crunch was temporary, Schneider National just threw cold water on that idea. The multimodal giant beat Q2 expectations, raised its full-year outlook, and made one thing crystal clear: the truckload market is “only in the early stages of rate recovery”—and they p…
TFI’s Truckload Division Just Outshined Its LTL Crown Jewel
TFI International is known for its massive LTL operation, but in Q2 2025, it was the company’s truckload business that put up the numbers worth talking about. And there’s a lesson in there for anyone moving freight.
Why International Roadcheck Week Actually Makes Trucks Safer—Even With the Dodgers
Here’s a counterintuitive finding: announcing a truck inspection blitz in advance—which sounds like a terrible enforcement strategy—actually works. Research from the University of Arkansas and University of Tennessee shows that vehicles are measurably safer for a full month before and after Inter…
USPS Cut Air Cargo Costs 43% by Switching to UPS—But There’s a Catch
The U.S. Postal Service slashed its air transportation spending by 43% in the first quarter after handing its primary air cargo contract to UPS. That’s $364 million spent versus $633 million during the same period the year before—a serious win on paper. But according to the agency’s inspector gen…
FreightTech Funding Rebounds as European EV Trucking Startup NexDash Raises $5.8M
European freight is getting a digital and electric makeover, and it’s worth paying attention to—even if you’re running loads in North America. NexDash just closed a $5.8 million seed round to build
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