Diesel prices may not be climbing as fast as they were a few weeks ago, but that does not mean carriers can breathe easy. The latest numbers show the national average diesel price rose 2.6 cents to $4.06 per gallon, while California climbed all the way to $7.22. Regional prices were mixed, with...
For a long time, one of the clearest signs of how weak the freight market had become was the gap between spot rates and contract rates. Contract freight was paying better, spot freight was lagging behind, and a lot of small carriers were stuck trying to make bad numbers work.
That gap is...
Truck parking has been a thorn in the side of this industry for a long time, and now FMCSA is taking another formal step toward getting a handle on just how bad it really is.
The agency dropped a Federal Register notice on April 6 saying it plans to move forward with a new information...
Starting April 1, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance rolled out its 2026 North American Standard out-of-service criteria. That matters because this is the handbook inspectors use when deciding whether a truck or driver keeps moving or gets parked on the spot. This year’s update includes 17...
Freight fraud is no longer just another warning topic at trucking conferences. At the Mid-America Trucking Show, FMCSA used one of the industry’s biggest stages to make it clear that fraud, cargo theft, fake identities, and bad actors in trucking are now squarely in the agency’s sights. FMCSA...
The FMCSA has issued a warning that could catch some carriers off guard, especially those who think a DOT number or operating authority can be...
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