Diesel Prices Ease, but Fuel Budget Pressure Remains Diesel prices eased in the final week of September after several weeks of increases, offering some relief for transportation budgets. Improving crude flows from the Persian Gulf have helped put downward pressure on...

Roadcheck Results Add Another Layer of Pressure to Truckload Capacity International Roadcheck may be over, but its results highlight a capacity issue that matters beyond the inspection period: the number of trucks and drivers in the market is not always the same as...

Proposed Federal Law Targets Staged Commercial Truck Crashes A proposed federal law would create a specific criminal offense for intentionally causing or arranging a collision with a commercial motor vehicle. The Staged Accident Fraud Prevention Act of 2026 was...

DOT Moves Forward with a New Supply Chain Visibility Initiative The U.S. Department of Transportation recently announced plans for a new supply chain visibility initiative that includes a freight-focused dashboard designed to improve coordination across the nation's...

Broker Liability Is Moving From Legal Debate to Transportation Strategy The transportation industry is still working through the implications of the recent Montgomery decision, but one thing is already becoming clear: carrier selection and brokerage oversight are...

CDL Enforcement Tightens as California and New York Take Different Paths Federal enforcement around non-domiciled commercial driver licenses is moving into a more active phase, and the response from major freight states is already diverging in ways that could impact...

Rising Fuel Is Reopening the Rail Conversation Rising fuel costs are starting to do more than pressure trucking margins. They are also changing how mode decisions look in real time. As diesel moves higher, rail becomes easier to justify on lanes where transit can...

The Spot–Contract Gap Is Shrinking. Now What? Truckload pricing right now is sending a more complex signal than it did for much of last year. Through extended portions of 2025, the gap between spot and contract rates was wide enough that the distinction alone often...

Wireless Charging for Heavy-Duty Trucks Takes a Big Step Into Reality Researchers at Purdue University, working with the Indiana Department of Transportation, have successfully demonstrated wireless charging for a Class 8 electric truck while it was traveling at...