Want steadier lanes and faster pay? B2B Transportation in Medford might be doing something right. Quick rundown: Cale Pearson runs B2B Transportation out of Medford, OR โ company started back in 2004. Theyโve been using Keypoint TMS to manage loads, dispatch and paperwork, and DAT featured them in a customer spotlight. ๐๐ฒ So what that…
Heads up โ Congress is being told to stop talking and start putting truck drivers first. ๐๐ฃ๏ธ Today the OOIDA showed up at the Senate Surface Transportation Subcommittee and made it plain: when lawmakers write the next highway bill, they need to lock in the stuff that helps drivers โ not just nice words. Lewie…
Heads up: Tariff drama could mess with freight flows and pay โ again. The administration is fighting to keep those tariffs in place after lower courts said the emergency law former President Trump used doesnโt give him nearโlimitless power to set or change import duties. โ๏ธ That means the rules that affect what comes through…
Heads up, drivers โ tariffs on U.S. soy, corn, wheat, sorghum and chicken are being lifted Nov. 10. Expect more loads. The countryโs Finance Ministry confirmed it will end the tariffs it slapped on March 4 for those U.S. ag products, effective Nov. 10. In plain talk: that barrier comes down, and trade can pick…
Heads up โ one big LTL carrier just saw profits slide this quarter. The Greenwich, Conn.โbased LTL carrier reported net income of $82 million for the three months ending Sept. 30, down from $95 million in the same quarter last year. ๐ป What that means for drivers: when profits dip, companies start looking closer at…
Payrolls ticked up, but the job marketโs cooling โ and that matters for your paychecks and the freight market. ๐๐ The latest jobs report showed only a modest increase in payrolls. That calms fears of a sharp jobs collapse but is still a sign of softer labor demand overall. Translation for us on the road:…
Big court move could mean $100+ billion back โ and that might change the freight game. Word is a decision against Trump could force refunds topping $100 billion and lift a major tariff weight off U.S. importers. Thatโs not just legal drama โ it can ripple through ports, warehouses, brokers and into your cab. ๐โ๏ธ…
GXO’s on the upswing โ could mean more work at the docks and warehouses near you ๐๐ฆ GXO Logistics reported revenue and earnings growth in Q3 โ the first quarter under new CEO Patrick Kelleher. Thatโs the kind of news that matters off the clock as much as on it: more business at a big…
Think NYC traffic can’t get weirder? Now they want to fly commuters over the jam. ๐ Hereโs the deal โ trains are glitchy, streets are clogged, and the cityโs rolling out a commuter helicopter route to give people a fast out. For us drivers, that sounds flashy, but what matters is how this changes traffic,…
Flights are getting cut โ and that could mean more work (and chaos) for truckers. ๐โ๏ธ The U.S. is trimming flight capacity by about 10% at 40 busy markets because of a rise in air traffic controller absences. Thatโs not just bad news for folks trying to catch a plane โ it can ripple straight…
Big, sad news โ a UPS cargo jet went down at their Louisville hub and at least 12 people were killed. ๐ Word came in that a UPS Airlines plane crashed and exploded at the companyโs global aviation hub in Kentucky. First responders were looking for more victims after the fireball โ hearts out to…
Heads up โ Lucid’s Q3 took a hit, and that can trickle down to us on the road. Lucid Group just posted a worse-than-expected third-quarter loss. The plug? Sluggish production of their Gravity SUV and a rough trade environment are squeezing their numbers. Translation for truckers: fewer new electric SUVs rolling out means less work…
Bad news from the skies โ and itโll hit the road. On Nov. 4 a UPS cargo plane went down at the companyโs big aviation hub in Kentucky, killing at least nine people. That tragedy wonโt just be an aviation story โ itโs already causing short-term disruptions for freight moving across the country. โ๏ธโ ๏ธ Hereโs…
Got a California CDL but live somewhere else? This could bite you. DOT Secretary Sean Duffy just called out California for what he called the most โegregiousโ licensing situation in the country โ saying about 25% of the stateโs nonโdomiciled CDLs are out of line with federal rules. ๐จ Translation for us on the road:…
Could a Presidentโs trip to China mean more work โ or more headaches โ for truck drivers? President Trump said a trip to China might be โnot too distant,โ which means leaders of the worldโs two biggest economies could meet soon. Donโt expect instant magic, but any reset in U.S.-China relations can ripple into the…
Big news out of Louisville โ and it could mean more work (and headaches) for truckers. A UPS freighter jet went down after takeoff from Louisville on Nov. 4 in a fiery crash that officials say killed at least seven people and injured nearly a dozen. That’s tragic โ condolences to the families and everyone…
Big jump in trailer orders โ did you see this coming? ๐๐ ACT Research says U.S. trailer orders surged in June, rising both year-over-year and month-to-month after a long stretch of buyers sitting on the sidelines. What that means: fleets finally pulled the trigger on new trailers. Could be replacement cycles, prepping for busy lanes,…
Big grocery shake-up โ this one could change lanes and paychecks. ๐๐ฐ C&S Wholesale Grocers is buying SpartanNash for $1.77 billion and is lining up a $400 million leveraged loan to help pay for it. Translation for us on the road: a bigger grocery wholesaler, a larger distribution footprint, and some debt that might mean…
Heads up โ the EU may slap a 15% tariff on imports, and cars are on the chopping block. EU member states look like they could accept a 15% tariff, and officials want that to cover sectors including cars. If that goes through, it wonโt just be politicians and importers watching โ truckers will feel…
Heads up โ federal EV incentives are about to vanish, and thatโs going to ripple through trucking. If youโve been hearing talk about fleets buying electric rigs or owner-ops thinking about an EV, this changes the math. The federal rebates and tax credits that helped bring EV prices down are set to disappear later this…
Heads up โ something changed in Austin that could trickle into trucking: the state says reductions were ordered July 18 and they kick in Sept. 26. The Texas Workforce Commission shows a filing dated July 23 saying the reductions were handed down July 18 and take effect Sept. 26. Thatโs all the filing spells out…
Big deal for truckers โ a new 24/7 fast-charge depot with trailer-enabled stalls is coming online.โก๏ธ๐ Hereโs the straight talk: the site will have at least eight trailer-enabled fast-charge stalls built for Class 8 trucks, plus chargers for medium- and light-duty rigs. Itโs open around the clock, so you wonโt be racing the clock to…
Walmart just hired an Instacart exec to supercharge its AI โ heads up, truckers. Walmart bringing in Instacart AI talent means theyโre doubling down on smarter supply chains and faster lastโmile moves. Thatโs not just corporate talk โ itโll ripple out to how freight flows, dock windows, and local deliveries work. ๐๐ค Hereโs what to…
Don’t expect a holiday freight boom โ here’s what that means for drivers. “While Iโd like to predict a strong rebound in freight levels through the upcoming holidays, I canโt,” says American Trucking Associations Chief Economist Bob Costello. ๐ Thatโs the straight talk: the usual holiday bump may be weaker or delayed this year. Translation…
Big move at the top โ could mean changes for truckers on the road. Scott Ferguson, the activist investor who runs Sachem Head, just joined the board at Performance Food as talks with US Foods are still rolling. Thatโs more than a corporate headline โ it can ripple down to how you get paid, where…
Heads up: Big trade talks in Kuala Lumpur could trickle down to your load board ๐ EU trade chief Maroลก ล efฤoviฤ is meeting U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on the sidelines of the ASEAN ministerial summit in Kuala Lumpur. Short version for truckers: theyโre talking trade rules and supply-chain fixes โ what happens at those…
Big news: a 40-year-old trucking software player just went all-in on AI โ and itโs teaming up with a bunch of outside AI vendors. They showed off their own AI upgrades and announced partnerships with several third-party AI tech companies. Translation for us on the road: the software that helps run loads, routes, maintenance and…
Heads up โ when Russiaโs diesel gets pricier, your wallet feels it at the pump. Russia supplies a big chunk of the worldโs diesel, and any bump in its price ripples through shipping, farms, and most of all trucking. That means higher fuel costs rolling down the pipeline to you. โฝ๏ธ๐ What this means for…
Seatbelts are coming apart โ check the braided cable by the seat frame now. ๐จ Heads up: there have been multiple reports of the steel braided cable that connects the seatbelt to the seat frame fraying or straight-up breaking. Thatโs not just a frayed strap โ thatโs your belt losing its connection to the truck….
Pay’s the headline โ drivers picked compensation as the #1 worry for 2025. ATRIโs annual survey of drivers and industry folks says what a lot of us already know: money is the top concern. Company guys, owner-ops and solo drivers all put compensation above safety rules, detention, and even equipment issues. ๐ธ๐ Why this matters…
Think driverless taxis in San Francisco won’t affect you? Think again. ๐ค๐ Uber’s stepping up its game โ testing self-driving taxis in San Francisco to go after Alphabetโs Waymo, and road testing is already underway. That sounds like a passenger story, but when autonomous vehicles multiply in busy cities, truckers feel it too. What this…
Big money’s headed to U.S. shipyards โ and that could mean more work (and headaches) for truckers.โ๏ธ๐ South Korea just pledged to pump massive cash into U.S. industry: $150 billion for shipbuilding here plus another $200 billion in cash investments. That’s a lot of steel, engines, modules and parts that need hauling and handling โ…
Big EV plant planned for Georgia โ truckers, this matters. ๐โก The company’s CFO, Claire McDonough, says construction on a new Georgia factory should kick off next year, and the company plans to seek reimbursement from a Department of Energy loan once the plant is finished. That means federal money is in the picture and…
Think robo-cars are going to cruise our roads empty? Not so fast. ๐๐ค A local ordinance now on the table would only let autonomous cars run if a human “safety operator” is sitting in the vehicle and ready to take over. Translation: no unattended driverless cars rolling down the highway โ someoneโs got to be…
Heads up โ trucks are about to get a lot smarter (and watched a bit closer). ๐๐ A new programmable digital vision system using a Qualcomm chip and an Nvidia processor is rolling out. In plain terms: high-quality cameras + on-board AI + cloud control. That combo lets fleets run real-time video processing at the…
Heads up โ the big oil boys are planning to pump more in 2026. Want to know what that means for your fuel bill? Exxon, Chevron, Shell, BP and TotalEnergies are eyeing a roughly 4.7% jump in output next year, aiming to cash in on a likely oil price uptick in the back half of…
Heads up โ your fuel stops just got cheaper (if you use Trucker Path)! At an Oct. 27 press conference the companies announced that the fuel savings from the free 10-4 by Wex app are now available inside Trucker Path. That means if you use Trucker Path, youโll have access to the same fuel deals…
Heads up โ tariffs might mean more car parts rolling on U.S. roads, but nobodyโs saying how long this dance will last. Trump dodged the question on how long any tariff-deadline extension should run, but insisted current tariff rates are already enough to push carmakers to move more manufacturing back to the U.S. ๐๐ญ So…
Think an English test could change your next job or run? ๐ฃ๏ธ๐ Rep. Pat Harrigan (RโN.C.) is pushing the SAFE Drivers Act โ a bill meant to make sure commercial drivers have a proficient understanding of English. At face value itโs about safety and communication, but if it becomes law it could ripple through hiring,…
Ever wonder how this AI stuff really impacts our lives on the road? ๐ค Well, newly appointed ATA Chairman Greg Hodgen’s got us thinking about just that! Heโs diving deep into the practical effects of artificial intelligence in our trucking world. While a lot of folks are buzzing about all the high-tech possibilities, Hodgen is…
Hey there, fellow truckers! ๐ Got some news that might just rev up your engines. It looks like we’ve got some promising signals coming from the top brass about rolling back tariffs and fees that have been hanging like a dark cloud over our industry. That’s right! Leaders are talking about easing up on those…
Hey there, fellow truckers! ๐ You might want to grab a seat for this one. The Fed just dropped some news that could shake up our wallets a bit. They announced that โjob gains have slowed,โ and theyโre seeing more risks to employment lately. That’s rightโuncertainty is in the air. Now, what does this mean…
Hey there, truckers! ๐ Ready for some news thatโs shaking up the road? It looks like the trucking industry is in a bit of a pickle when it comes to verdicts and insurance costs. Have you felt that pinch in your wallet yet? According to a recent panel of experts, we’re seeing some seriously unfavorable…
Hey truckers, have you heard this news? The government shutdown is set to affect our wallets this fourth quarter. ๐๐ฐ According to a report from the Congressional Budget Office released on October 29, we could see the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) take a hit and drop by at least a whole percentage point. That might…
Hey, truckers! ๐ Did you hear the latest buzz about the auto industry? It’s not just about the highways and byways anymore; it’s also affecting our rigs and routes! So, hereโs the scoop: General Motors has decided to furlough a whopping 3,400 workers at their Factory Zero plant in Detroit, which is the heart of…