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California’s trucking industry is hitting a breaking point as Assembly Bill 5 (AB5) effectively dismantles the independent owner-operator business model. After a four-and-a-half-year legal battle, the California Trucking Association (CTA) has officially dropped its challenge, leaving over 70,000 independent truckers in a state of u…[Read more]

Federal authorities have dismantled what officials describe as the largest cartel-linked trucking operation ever uncovered in the United States. In Operation Highway Harvest, the FBI and DEA targeted a seemingly legitimate logistics company that investigators say was secretly moving narcotics across multiple states.
Court documents detail hundreds…[Read more]

Bill imposes 10% surcharge on contracts with violation-prone trucking companies.

WASHINGTON — New legislation threatens to transform the way truck brokers do business, replacing voluntary vetting practices with a stiff federal penalty for contracting “unsafe” motor carriers.

Introduced by U.S. Rep. John Moolenaar, R-Mich., the Patrick and Barba…[Read more]

The Iowa-based carrier is reducing asset count while retaining integrity of other business units.

The company said, “In response to the challenging over-the-road market, CRST announced plans today to redistribute much of its Capacity Solutions OTR fleet operations to other business units. This will result in a reduction of nearly 200 trucks f…[Read more]

About 2,000 truck drivers, warehouse and dock workers, and office personnel of Humble, Texas-based U.S. Logistics Solutions (USLS), formerly Forward Air Solutions, say they were blindsided late Thursday when they were notified via conference calls or by text messages that the company was ceasing operations and that they would not receive paychecks…[Read more]

Big Changes Coming for Freight Brokers: Are You Ready for the 2026 BMC-85 Rule Updates?
Many freight brokers are still unaware of one of the most impactful regulatory shifts coming to the industry — and time is running out to prepare.

Beginning January 2026, the FMCSA’s enhanced oversight of BMC-85 trust filings will take effect.
Under the new…[Read more]