2025 is drawing to a busy close as the trucking industry rushes to move freight during America’s holiday peak retail season. For carriers, the year isn’t quite over yet, but the industry can still begin reviewing their performance this year. New data highlights persistent safety challenges in the U.S. trucking industry. An analysis of Federal… Continue reading FMCSA data: are these the ‘most dangerous’ trucking carriers in America?
Month: December 2025
Christmas comes early for trucking
Chart of the Week: SONAR Truckload Rejection Index – USA SONAR: STRI.USA The SONAR Truckload Rejection Index (STRI), released only a few weeks ago, has already surpassed last year’s peak Christmas reading of just under 9.5%. Values above roughly 7-8% generally signal an inflationary truckload market in which capacity is insufficient. While this alone highlights the… Continue reading Christmas comes early for trucking
Borderlands Mexico: Customs overhaul may reshape cross-border manufacturing, expert says
Borderlands Mexico is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Customs overhaul may reshape cross-border manufacturing, expert says; Transport Capacity Services opens Monterrey office to boost U.S.–Mexico freight; and WeShip Express relocates headquarters to Austin. Customs overhaul may reshape cross-border manufacturing, expert says Mexico’s sweeping… Continue reading Borderlands Mexico: Customs overhaul may reshape cross-border manufacturing, expert says
Feds call out New York as ‘worst offender’ of illegal CDLs
A federal audit has found that New York State is routinely issuing unlawful or illegal commercial driver’s licenses – which are valid for up to eight years – to foreign applicants with expired visas or work authorizations. The audit, conducted by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, revealed that 53% of more than 32,000 nondomiciled… Continue reading Feds call out New York as ‘worst offender’ of illegal CDLs
House approval of digital financial disclosures would impact USPS mail
A capital markets reform bill passed by the House on Thursday includes a provision that would allow electronic delivery to become the default mechanism for providing certain regulatory documents to investors, further reducing the amount of physical mail handled by the financially beleagured U.S. Postal Service. The legislation is the latest example of the federal… Continue reading House approval of digital financial disclosures would impact USPS mail