Brace for Warehouse Cramming: Freightonomics Explains

New CBP vessel rule targets high-risk exports U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a new rule affecting vessel exports, aimed at tightening controls on shipments it considers higher risk. For truck drivers and port drayage operators, changes to export rules like this can matter quickly. When CBP adjusts how certain export loads are…

Walmart’s $152M deal signals Arizona’s logistics real estate boom Walmart has completed a $152 million purchase of a large warehouse complex in Glendale, Arizona, a move that highlights how quickly the state’s logistics real estate market has been growing. The deal matters for trucking because warehouse capacity and location directly shape freight patterns. When a…

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has removed twelve electronic logging devices from its registered list after the companies failed to meet federal requirements. Motor carriers using any of the affected devices have 60 days to replace them with an approved unit. FMCSA Removes 12 ELDs from Registered List The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal…

Aurora to help haul frac sand ‘around the clock’ using autonomous trucks on public roads in the Permian Basin Aurora is moving forward with plans to use autonomous trucks to haul frac sand on public roads in the Permian Basin, aiming for near-continuous operations without a human driver in the cab. The companies involved have…

The great ELDT CDL swindle that downgraded US trucking The prompt references a story about Entry-Level Driver Training (ELDT) and its impact on the quality of commercial driver licensing (CDL) in the U.S., but it does not include any of the underlying details needed to report what happened. With no raw content provided beyond the…

Our poll finds most truckers do not often use on/off ramps for parking A recent poll found that most truckers say they do not often use highway on-ramps or off-ramps as a place to park. While the poll results do not explain the reasons behind each driver’s choice, the outcome matters because ramp parking is…