NCDOT pushed 724,000 Fleetworthy alerts to driver cabs after Helene washed out I-26 and I-40. Truck volume through the corridor dropped 90%. The service costs nothing.

Sep 19, 2026

Compliance & FMCSA

FMCSA Grants Nationwide Fuel-Hauler HOS Waiver Through December 16

Drivers transporting motor fuels can drive up to 16 hours per day under the three-month waiver. Standard 11-hour limit suspended.

Sep 19, 2026

Fuel & Energy

Iran War Cuts More Diesel Supply Than Russia Conflict Did

Bloomberg estimates show the Iran conflict has removed more diesel from global markets than the Russia-Ukraine war, driving pump prices to record highs.

Sep 19, 2026

Fuel & Energy

Brent Crude Falls to $103.38 as Hormuz Flows Stay Limited

Brent dropped 2.3% to $103.38/barrel Sept. 17, but Saudi pipeline shutdown keeps diesel on track to stay above $6/gallon.

Sep 18, 2026

Markets & Rates

Dry Van and Reefer Spot Rates Rise, Flatbed Falls 6 Cents

FTR reports dry van spot rates up 6 cents last week, reefer up 3 cents, flatbed down 6 cents. DAT shows lower national linehaul averages across all three equipment types.

Sep 18, 2026

Electric Vehicles

Can a trailer pay for itself by selling power back to the grid?

Electric axles, roof solar, and battery storage let trailers recover energy during braking and generate power on the road. One project claims 7,000 liters of diesel saved per tr…

Sep 18, 2026

TMS & Software Reviews

SONAR's new Custom Insights tool is built for shippers, not carriers

FreightWaves launched SCI: Custom Insights for its Shipper Consortium. The platform combines shipper tender data with SONAR market benchmarks. Owner-operators won't see it, but …

Sep 17, 2026

Driver Life on the Road

Dot Foods cuts high-risk drivers from 2,200 to 30 with data coaching

Private fleets can't replace drivers anymore, so they're scoring behavior and coaching the bottom 10% instead of firing them. Dot Foods' system costs $250,000 but prevents one c…

Sep 17, 2026

Equipment & OEM

Digital color tools cut fleet truck repaint time by 15%

PPG's spectrophotometer and cloud platform eliminate test-panel cycles in collision shops, speeding fleet livery repairs.

Sep 17, 2026

Markets & Rates

Diesel Hits $6.26/Gallon as Freight Posts First Growth in 42 Months

Spot rates lag fuel surge by 15 cents per mile. Cass Index turns positive for the first time since 2022. Tender rejections at 14% signal tight capacity into peak.

Sep 17, 2026

Fuel & Energy

Diesel Hits $6.33/Gallon, 50 Cents Above Prior Record

Saudi pipeline shutdown and refinery losses push diesel to new high. Tom Kloza says next 100 days could be rougher still for fleets and owner-operators.

Sep 17, 2026