Oil dropped 13% after Iran reopened the Strait of Hormuz. Diesel relief may be coming for truckers β but don't count on it lasting. π
https://t.co/5HRpfasE4D
Used Class 8 sales just hit their second-best month since November 2021.
Prices only up 1.3%. Window to buy smart is still open β but not for long. π
https://t.co/LrhZR6KvE5
DOT approved oral-fluid drug testing in 2023.
HHS still hasn't certified a single lab to run it.
Substituted specimens up 370%. Congress has been asking for hair testing since 2015.
ATA and 6 lawmakers are done waiting. Full story π
https://t.co/39JiPqtBnN
Every major U.S. port and rail region just hit elevated status.
34,000+ shipping routes diverted. Capacity tightening. Produce season pulling trucks. Fraud up 60%.
It's all hitting at once. Full story π
https://t.co/XSQwsHjF5M
U.S. trailer orders jumped 42% in March to 18,800 units.
Still 14% below March 2025. Still plenty of uncertainty.
But freight rates just hit their highest levels in two years.
Is this recovery real? The next two months will tell us. Full story π
https://t.co/qZEJZuGJZM
19 Florida CDL holders just sued FMCSA over the non-domiciled CDL crackdown.
They say it stripped them of their licenses, their income, and their constitutional rights.
This one's worth watching. Full story π
https://t.co/tJGb9dbaDW
FMCSA extended the paper medical card deadline to October 11, 2026.
5 states still aren't compliant with the digital system.
But the agency is saying it loud and clear β no more extensions after this one.
Keep that paper card on you. Full story π
https://t.co/blnAs7B944
FMCSA just overhauled DataQs.
The same person who issued your violation can no longer be the only one deciding your appeal.
3-stage review. Strict deadlines. States have to show their work.
Small carriers, this one's for you. Full story π
https://t.co/f24R5cCFfB
DOT just froze $73.5M from New York over non-domiciled CDL violations.
FMCSA audited 200 records. 107 were illegal.
9 states already cleaned up their programs. New York didn't.
Full story π
https://t.co/ViVvskShmv
Rates may be showing signs of life, but expenses are still brutal.
Truck payments, repairs, tires, fuel, insurance. All still high.
A little rate improvement helps, but it does not erase bad years overnight.
What are you seeing in your lanes?