Month: December 2025

A bill that could have a significant impact on the the operations of final mile delivery companies in New York City, Amazon in particular, ended 2025 without any action being taken on it.  The bill was introduced by City Council member Tiffany Caban in September. Its formal name is the Delivery Protection Act and it… Continue reading New York City bill that targeted Amazon won’t get taken up in 2025

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is extending from the highways to the railroads its clampdown on transportation workers who lack proficiency in English. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy announced on Friday that the Federal Railroad Administration will be limiting crews on cross-border trains from Mexico to not more than 10 miles into the U.S. from… Continue reading FRA caps non-English rail crews at 10-mile border zone

A San Francisco tile showroom lost nearly $200,000 in merchandise after falling victim to a sophisticated cargo fraud scheme that impersonated global engineering firm AECOM, underscoring growing risks for small and midsize shippers amid rising freight theft nationwide. Claudia Visona, who runs Galleria Tile, a third-generation, women-owned business, said fraudsters posing as AECOM purchasing managers… Continue reading $200K cargo theft exposes growing fraud schemes in trucking industry

Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern on Friday submitted a comprehensive application to the Surface Transportation Board requesting approval to combine the two major freight railroads into what would become America’s first transcontinental railroad. The filing represents a landmark moment in American transportation history, proposing the creation of a unified rail network spanning the nation from… Continue reading Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern file historic rail merger application

RPM Freight Systems, a major player in finished vehicle logistics, announced Thursday morning that it has acquired West Palm Beach-based Dealers Choice Auto Transport. Dealers Choice has an auto transport business focused on high-touch, white-glove services like driveaway and enclosed transport, with some concentration in the luxury / exotic car segment. This transaction positions RPM… Continue reading RPM Freight acquires Dealers Choice Auto Transport