The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has provided guidance on how motor carriers should ensure that their drivers are qualified as new English Language Proficiency (ELP) standards go into effect. As of June 25, 2025, non-compliance with federal ELP regulations is an out-of-service offense for truck drivers. In order to stay on the road, commercial ...more

A pair of team drivers were ticketed for falsified logbooks after police arrived at the scene of their failed u-turn attempt.  The incident happened last week on June 19th outside of Fort Nelson in British Columbia, Canada. According to CJDCTV, a tractor trailer was hauling mail when one of the team drivers attempted a u-turn. The ...more

Although it typically provides a full-year forecast, FedEx said it would only share its outlook for the current quarter due to the “uncertain global demand environment.” (Yuki Iwamura/Bloomberg) FedEx Corp. forecast a worse-than-expected profit for the current quarter in a sign that soft demand from consumers and businesses rattled by tariffs is unlikely to improve ...more

ATA emphasized that the proposal does not increase payloads but allows for a more realistic approach to axle weight distribution during transit. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics) Federal lawmakers introduced a bipartisan bill June 18 that would give dry bulk haulers a 10% axle weight variance, aiming to ease penalties tied to load shifting ...more

Negotiations have gained speed and the commission is doing everything to reach a solution that benefits both sides, according to an EU official. (Alex Kraus/Bloomberg) The European Union plans to impose retaliatory tariffs on U.S. imports, including on Boeing Co. aircraft, if President Donald Trump puts a baseline levy on the bloc’s goods as many ...more

Trucks and other vehicles on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway. Enforcement under the new system began June 22 after a 90-day period that resulted in more than 3,000 notices sent to trucks exceeding state weight limits. (Mary Altaffer/Associated Press) New York City has started ticketing overweight trucks headed toward Staten Island on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, expanding its ...more

The expansion will allow CSTH to internalize weldment and machined parts that are currently outsourced to third-party suppliers. (CSTH/onesourceparts.com) Growing demand for concrete and refuse truck bodies is driving a $7.5 million expansion by Commercial Specialty Truck Holdings in Cynthiana, Ky. The company, which manufactures mixer and refuse truck bodies through subsidiaries including Continental Mixers ...more

A Target spokeswoman said the company is constantly testing new ways to deliver products and services. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg) Target Corp. is testing the delivery of products directly to customers’ homes from factories, said people familiar with the matter, an effort by the big-box retailer to launch a service similar to the Chinese e-commerce platforms Temu ...more

The cranes, built by German firm Liebherr, were delivered in multiple large components and are being assembled on-site. (Jacksonville Port Authority) Two new ship-to-shore container cranes have arrived at Jaxport’s Blount Island Marine Terminal, expanding the port’s capacity to handle larger vessels as part of a state-backed modernization push. The cranes, built by Germany-based Liebherr, ...more

Officials gather to mark the warehouse's grand opening June 4. (Alabama Department of Commerce) Port Birmingham added 25,000 square feet of warehouse space June 4 as Alabama moves to strengthen its river-based freight infrastructure. The new facility, located at the Port Birmingham terminal on the Warrior River, is designed specifically to handle cold-rolled steel coils. ...more