Agency extends customer-service hours as carriers report problems with the new registration system. Intrastate carriers are not subject to the federal biennial-update requirement.
New tread compound and reinforced bead aim to survive high-torque starts and stop-and-go cycles in pickup-and-delivery work.
Industry advocates are lobbying Congress to advance federal excise tax repeal and cargo theft oversight measures before lawmakers leave Washington.
Weight per shipment keeps rising at LTL carriers through third quarter 2026, extending a freight rebound that started earlier this year.
Dealers installed incorrect brake modulator valves during earlier recall repairs. Normal service braking still works, but ABS may fail if corrosion sets in.
The California clean-transportation nonprofit absorbed Portland-based Forth and will open a Pacific Northwest regional office.
Freightliner and International drove the surge, shipping 13,950 Mexico-built Class 8 units north as USMCA review and tariff uncertainty loom over the integrated supply chain.
Three-and-a-half-year freight recession shredded carrier credit profiles while lenders left the sector. Fleets of 50 to 200 units now face a capital squeeze.
Drivers can start updates during breaks and leave the truck while software installs, eliminating service-center visits for routine programming.
Supplier aims to localize electric-axle manufacturing and integrate brake-by-wire into the AxTrax 2 platform as part of North American expansion.
Operators refresh facilities with driver input. Showers, food, and Wi-Fi improve. Parking remains scarce and paid.
Fleets using AI to match loads and optimize networks are eliminating deadhead runs before they happen, turning emissions reduction into a dispatch decision.
