With federal law prohibiting the use of foreign B-1 visa-holding truck drivers from engaging in point-to-point service while operating in the U.S., ATRI’s Research Advisory Committee identified research to assess the scale and impact of cabotage activities in the U.S. as a top priority.
Month: May 2026
The broker standard of care after Montgomery
The freight brokerage industry is entering a new era. Since the Supreme Court’s decision in Montgomery, my phone and email have been nonstop with brokers, shippers, insurers, and transportation attorneys all asking the same question: What is now considered the industry standard for vetting a carrier? After spending years advising brokers, building carrier vetting technology,… Continue reading The broker standard of care after Montgomery
‘AI is the new UI’: Coupa customers race to automate supply chains
LAS VEGAS — Artificial intelligence, digital twins and autonomous supply chain workflows dominated Day 2 discussions at Coupa Inspire 2026 as executives from Coupa, GAF and Sonepar USA described how AI-driven tools are rapidly reshaping procurement, transportation and network optimization. Coupa is a cloud-based, AI-native platform designed for total spend management and supply chain optimization.… Continue reading ‘AI is the new UI’: Coupa customers race to automate supply chains
Crucial changes in latest NJ independent contractor rule impacting truckers
Changes in the New Jersey independent contractor rule, revealed last week, are taking some of the edge off earlier hostility to the proposal when it was first introduced. But what remains is still being viewed by those who hire independent contractors as an ABC test that will be one of the most stringent in the… Continue reading Crucial changes in latest NJ independent contractor rule impacting truckers
Lower revenue, higher costs drive Hapag-Lloyd to loss
Hapag-Lloyd saw profits evaporate in the first quarter as weather and the Mideast conflict disrupted operations. The world’s fifth-largest ocean container line said liner revenue fell 8% to $4.8 billion year-over year on volume that was narrowly off 1% at 3.2 million twenty foot equivalent units (TEUs). That compared to global volume that increased 4.4%,… Continue reading Lower revenue, higher costs drive Hapag-Lloyd to loss