The contract cushion brokers relied on is nearly gone. Here's what that means for your margins. Plus: FMCSA is pulling ELDs fast, Hormuz cracks open - barely, $821k ghost load scheme, and more.
Plus: Brokers return, Hormuz spikes rates, LTL stays stuck in a tough year, and more.
“If you can build it, own it, and it works as well as what you’re paying for—why wouldn’t you?”
Edgar Favela-Hernandez was arrested in Oklahoma City when deputies from the Oklahoma County Sheriff’s Office, suspecting a lane violation, discovered 102.5 pounds of cocaine, worth around $2.9 million, in his semi-truck. The suspect, who didn't possess a valid CDL, was charged with Aggravated Trafficking of Illegal Drugs.
Source: CDL Life
Plus: Brokers return, Hormuz spikes rates, LTL stays stuck in a tough year, and more.
B1 visa drivers and illegal operators are not the same thing. Here's the difference and why conflating them is hurting the industry.
Plus, XPO and Hub Group Q4 2025 earnings, a trucking private-equity firm files bankruptcy, Mexico long-haul truckers win union rights, and more.
Plus: rail merger pushback grows, USDOT expands English proficiency enforcement into rail, a major cargo fraud case, and more in today's newsletter.
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