Today’s FreightCaviar newsletter covers the new English proficiency enforcement for CDL holders—but this expanded article dives deeper into the debate, the risks, and the potential disruptions for freight.
Plus: trucking company owner deposits phony $421,502 check, Trump to double steel tariffs, DOT workforce cuts on pause due to litigation. and more.
Trump raises steel and aluminum tariffs to 50%. Canada, EU, UK protest.
Plus: trucking company owner deposits phony $421,502 check, Trump to double steel tariffs, DOT workforce cuts on pause due to litigation. and more.
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Today’s FreightCaviar newsletter covers the new English proficiency enforcement for CDL holders—but this expanded article dives deeper into the debate, the risks, and the potential disruptions for freight.
Trump raises steel and aluminum tariffs to 50%. Canada, EU, UK protest.
Diesel prices fell 4.9¢ to $3.487 per gallon nationwide. Gasoline prices also declined, down 1.3¢ from last week.
U.S. ports posted strong April container volumes as importers rushed shipments ahead of tariffs. A slowdown is expected.
FMCSA's ID verification overhaul slashed approval rates by over 50%, signaling a bottleneck for new motor carrier authorities.
Plus: small freight brokers see volume gains, $27M raised to automate freight ops, China–U.S. rates spike, and more.
FMCSA proposes 18 regulatory changes aimed at easing compliance for truckers and carriers.
TIA data shows small freight brokers gained volume in Q1 2025, but gross margins declined across all brokerage sizes
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FMCSA's ID verification overhaul slashed approval rates by over 50%, signaling a bottleneck for new motor carrier authorities.
Plus: small freight brokers see volume gains, $27M raised to automate freight ops, China–U.S. rates spike, and more.
Truck transportation jobs rose in April, but the pace slowed. Here's what the employment numbers all mean amid mounting tariff uncertainty.
Plus, cargo theft risks spikes ahead of Memorial Day, April sees drop in freight, a Wisconsin carrier and brokerage file for bankruptcy, and more.
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