FMCSA grants a five-year exemption letting driverless trucks use cab-mounted beacons instead of warning triangles, the split sleeper berth pilot moves to a comment period open until December 7, and Brent crude jumps about 5% above $105 after explosions in Riyadh.
Roughly one in five trucks inspected during the 2026 International Roadcheck was placed out of service; here is what inspectors look at, which violations park the most trucks and drivers, and a checklist to run before every trip.
September Class 8 orders came in split between ACT and FTR as fleets wait on EPA’s 2027 engine rule, the comment period on FMCSA’s English proficiency out-of-service proposal closes October 9, and Hub Group overhauls its board ahead of an October 27 Nasdaq hearing.
Ohio and Georgia have suspended diesel taxes and a federal order allows red-dyed diesel on highways, but IFTA returns are still due; here is how the math works, where carriers get caught, and a checklist for the next two filings.
A federal order lets trucks run red-dyed diesel on highways through December 31 with the federal tax deferred, the national diesel average drops 18.3 cents to $6.199, and six carriers file a racketeering suit against C.H. Robinson and TQL.
Cargo thefts fell 26% last quarter but losses more than doubled to $304.6 million; here is how today’s theft schemes work, when the risk peaks in Q4, and a practical checklist for carriers, drivers, dispatchers, brokers and shippers.
DAT and Truckstop/FTR data show spot rates climbing across van, reefer and flatbed at quarter-end, Mack and Volvo recall 4,338 trucks over a braking calculation issue and loose bezels, and OPEC+ holds output steady while the G7 plans a 100-million-barrel oil and diesel release.
A carrier owner says he caught a fake broker by checking an email domain, found the real broker, delivered 43,000 lbs of frozen freight with no claims, and was then told he was fortunate to be paid at all. The story says a lot about how this industry vets carriers: by score, not by track record.
A plain-language 2026 guide to the hours-of-service rules: the 11- and 14-hour limits, the 30-minute break, the 60/70-hour clock, split sleeper, the main exceptions, FMCSA’s restored 30-day emergency relief and the two flexibility pilots planned for 2027.
C.H. Robinson agrees to buy RXO in a $5.8 billion cash-and-stock deal, New Jersey’s ABC-test independent contractor rule takes effect with no trucking carve-out, and U.S. Bank and DAT data show dry van contract rates 22 cents a mile above spot.
