Month: March 2026

Bankruptcies across the freight transportation and logistics sector continued to mount in March, with trucking companies, logistics providers, last-mile delivery firms and marine operators filing for Chapter 11 protection, continuing a trend that began in January and February as financial pressure across the supply chain persists. A wide range of companies filed for bankruptcy protection,… Continue reading Freight bankruptcies mount in March as trucking, logistics firms file Chapter 11

Borderlands Mexico is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: USMCA review to reshape North American supply chains; Amazon to open 116K-square-foot last-mile facility in Beaumont; and Nissan opens internal logistics terminal in Aguascalientes. USMCA review to reshape North American supply chains Former U.S. Trade… Continue reading Borderlands Mexico: USMCA review to reshape North American supply chains

Diesel Exhaust Fluid sensors will no longer be required on equipment that runs on the fuel, following a change in policy announced Friday by the Environmental Protection Agency. The EPA had signaled in August that such a move was likely.  “EPA understands that sudden speed losses and shutdowns caused by DEF system failures that compromise… Continue reading DEF sensors no longer required on trucks, other diesel equipment: EPA

The next courtroom developments in the Louisiana staged accident scam are steps that already have been taken numerous times: delaying the sentencing of two individuals who flipped and cooperated with the investigation. Both Damian Labeaud and Danny Keating pleaded guilty several years ago, Labeaud in 2020 and Keating in 2021, to the usual array of… Continue reading Louisiana staged truck accident scheme: next sentencings likely postponed again

There is a point in every shipment where everything looks right. The carrier checks out, the documents match, tracking is active, and communication is steady. That is when confidence is highest. It feels controlled and verified. That is also where risk is building today. In a recent cargo theft case, nothing stood out early. The… Continue reading Why passing every check no longer means safe