Geotab launches a fleet fuel card after finding diesel prices up to 77 cents apart in the same town, FMCSA says it is writing a rule to end ELD self-certification, and September data shows trucking payrolls edging up while driver turnover falls.
A plain-language 2026 guide to the FMCSA Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse: which queries carriers must run, what prohibited status does to a CDL, how return-to-duty works, and a compliance checklist for fleets and owner-operators.
A federal trade panel clears the way for duties above 260% on Chinese van trailers, the U.S. presses Europe for more diesel supply as crude slips, and FMCSA’s beacon waiver for driverless trucks nears an October 9 renewal while a court challenge is pending.
With industry operating costs at a record $2.336 per mile and diesel at $6.38, here is a step-by-step way to calculate your own cost per mile, your break-even rate per loaded mile, and the numbers to check before you accept a load.
Ohio suspends its 47-cent diesel tax for 90 days, a four-state FMCSA and DHS overnight sweep places 78 drivers out of service, and FMCSA’s deputy administrator says a fix for the Motus registration system’s user experience is weeks away.
Brokers are cutting their carrier networks after the Supreme Court’s Montgomery ruling; here is what they check now and a practical checklist to keep your authority bookable in 2026.
Social media calls for an Oct. 1 trucker strike meet skepticism from OOIDA and fleet leaders, FedEx orders 2,000 medium-duty electric trucks from Harbinger in a deal worth more than $300 million, and a new House bill would add English testing for CDLs and $100,000-a-day cabotage fines.
Schneider trims its brokerage carrier network from 60,000 to 14,000, diesel falls 14.7 cents from its record as Georgia and Texas roll out fuel relief, and FMCSA denies a request to let drivers use paper logs instead of ELDs.
Owner-operator income is near record highs even as 16 carriers filed bankruptcy in a month, FMCSA moves to close a drug out-of-service loophole, and Trimble opens four carrier TMS platforms to AI agents.
Record diesel and a debate over export limits, Tesla Semi enters high-volume production, six carriers file a RICO suit against C.H. Robinson and TQL, Aurora targets 30,000 driverless trucks, and states join the fuel-hauler HOS waiver.
