By FreightWaves | Trains.com Staff | 3/15/2026 10:00 AM

Federal regulators denied requests from Norfolk Southern and Union Pacific to investigate service issues on a key rail route between the West Coast and Southeast. The post STB won’t open new probe of CPKC rail service on West Coast-Southeast intermodal shortcut appeared first on FreightWaves. ... Read full Story

By FreightWaves | Adam Wingfield | 3/15/2026 9:28 AM

For most of the past year, two federal agencies have been doing more to reshape the trucking driver pool than anything else in the industry: the Department of Transportation with its non-domiciled CDL crackdown, and the Department of Homeland Security with its immigration enforcement raids. DOT and DHS have operated in close coordination — DOT […] The post The Person Running DHS Has Changed – Here Is What That Means for the Immigration Enforcement That Has Been Reshaping Trucking for a Year appeared first on FreightWaves. ... Read full Story

By FreightWaves | Noi Mahoney | 3/15/2026 7:00 AM

This week in Borderlands Mexico: GM, Stellantis drive auto exports to US in February; BNSF Railway breaks ground on $500M logistics center north of Dallas; and global shipper opens ground freight hub in Fontana. The post Borderlands Mexico: GM, Stellantis drive auto exports to US in February appeared first on FreightWaves. ... Read full Story

By FreightWaves | Zach Strickland, FW Market Expert & Market Analyst | 3/14/2026 8:30 PM

Midwest rejections are outpacing the West Coast by a factor of 4. What could be driving this huge disparity? The post Midwest and West Coast rejection rates showing unprecedented disparity appeared first on FreightWaves. ... Read full Story

By FreightWaves | Adam Wingfield | 3/14/2026 1:22 PM

Let’s start with something that sounds simple but changes everything about how you should read the freight market: retail is the engine that drives truckload freight. Not manufacturing alone. Not energy. Retail. When Americans buy things — clothes, furniture, electronics, appliances, home goods, groceries — those products move on trucks. Multiple times. From a factory […] The post When Retailers Move Their Supply Chains, Your Load Board Changes – Here Is What 250 Retail Executives Just Told You About Where Freight Is Heading appeared first on FreightWaves. ... Read full Story

By FreightWaves | Rob Carpenter | 3/14/2026 7:50 AM

FMCSA just put the industry on formal notice of the sale of MC authorities and DOT numbers. The post FMCSA: Stop buying and selling paper trucking companies appeared first on FreightWaves. ... Read full Story

By FreightWaves | Adam Wingfield | 3/13/2026 8:49 PM

Three times in five years. That is how many times the federal standard governing whether an owner-operator is legally classified as an independent contractor or an employee has fundamentally shifted under the Fair Labor Standards Act. The 2021 Trump rule. The 2024 Biden rule. And now, on February 27, 2026, the Department of Labor’s formal […] The post The Federal Government Just Moved to Restore the Owner-Operator Model – Here Is What Actually Changed, What Did Not, and What You Still Need to Watch appeared first on FreightWaves. ... Read full Story

By FreightWaves | Adam Wingfield | 3/13/2026 8:28 PM

FMCSA does not publish emergency bulletins for hypothetical problems. When a federal agency puts out a formal, dated, publicly addressed warning that begins with the phrase “DO NOT” in all capital letters, it is because the behavior being warned against is happening — at scale, right now — and the agency wants the industry to […] The post FMCSA Just Issued a Bulletin Warning Carriers Not to Buy or Sell DOT Numbers – Here Is Why That Warning Exists and What It Means appeared first on FreightWaves. ... Read full Story

By FreightWaves | Stuart Chirls | 3/13/2026 4:40 PM

Ocean carrier CMA CGM will re-flag 30 ships under the French flag, a year after its chief executive appeared in the Oval Office to support plans to revive the American maritime sector. The post After Trump photo op, CMA CGM will re-flag 30 ships in France appeared first on FreightWaves. ... Read full Story

By FreightWaves | Stuart Chirls | 3/13/2026 2:04 PM

A farm trade group warned President Trump that the closure of the Strait of Hormuz could send fertilizer prices higher, potentially raising food prices for consumers. The post Strait of Hormuz closure: How supply shocks threaten American crops appeared first on FreightWaves. ... Read full Story

By Air Cargo News | Paul Lucas | 3/13/2026 12:00 PM

IATA World Cargo Symposium (WCS) host airline LATAM Cargo has revealed that, in 2025, LATAM Group’s cargo affiliates transported more than a million tons of cargo around the world and generated revenues of $1.7bn. This represented 30% of the region’s market share, the cargo carrier noted, thereby consolidating its leadership in this space. Cargo accounted… ... Read full Story

By FreightWaves | Eric Kulisch | 3/13/2026 10:56 AM

Amazon’s in-house cargo airline has expanded its network in India to the northeast, launching new routes connecting the cities of Kolkata and Guwahati to Delhi and other regions with fulfillment centers, the company announced Friday. The expansion is expected to improve delivery speeds by up to five times across all seven sister states – Assam, […] The post Amazon expands air cargo service to Northeast India appeared first on FreightWaves. ... Read full Story

By FreightWaves | Stuart Chirls | 3/13/2026 10:18 AM

Decades of underinvestment have left the Gulf region with few alternatives to the Strait of Hormuz, an analyst says. The post Why Strait of Hormuz maritime access is also its biggest weakness appeared first on FreightWaves. ... Read full Story

By Air Cargo News | Paul Lucas | 3/13/2026 8:52 AM

David Bassett, founder of US cargo carrier Amerijet International Airlines, has passed away. The following comes from an obituary penned by Christine Richard, former director of marketing at Amerijet and a board member and director of the Miami Air Cargo Association. Bassett founded Amerijet in 1974 and led the company for more than 40 years,… ... Read full Story

By FreightWaves | Thomas Wasson | 3/13/2026 8:30 AM

While AI stole the spotlight at Manifest, Ryder System’s venture arm is increasing its focus on investments in warehouse automation The post RyderVentures bets on ‘Physical AI’ to break warehouse automation’s biggest barriers appeared first on FreightWaves. ... Read full Story

By FreightWaves | Rob Carpenter | 3/13/2026 7:41 AM

For the first time, legislation introduced in the 119th Congress would require every motor carrier, subcontractor, and owner-operator hauling Department of Defense freight to certify they have no ties to Chinese military companies, and back that certification up with their signature. The post Dragon no longer in the cab: Senator Cotton and Rep. Stefanik quietly move to eject China from American Trucking appeared first on FreightWaves. ... Read full Story

By FreightWaves | Noi Mahoney | 3/13/2026 7:30 AM

A new report from Uber Freight signals continuing volatility across trucking and global logistics as spot rates rise and policy shifts reshape supply chains. The post Uber Freight outlook flags rising spot rates, cross-border disruptions appeared first on FreightWaves. ... Read full Story

By Air Cargo News | Paul Lucas | 3/13/2026 7:11 AM

While IATA’s World Cargo Symposium (WCS) comes to a close in Lima, Peru, the air transport association has simultaneously confirmed that it will hold its 2026 edition of the World Data Symposium (WDS) in Singapore on April 8-9. The Symposium will bring together data, technology and cybersecurity leaders to share ideas and showcase real-use cases… ... Read full Story

By Air Cargo News | Paul Lucas | 3/13/2026 7:04 AM

Pawel Jarza from the Policy and Compliance team of the British International Freight Association (BIFA) has met with representatives of the European Commission in Brussels to discuss the operation of the Windsor Framework and its impact on the movement of goods between Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The Windsor Framework, which dates to 2023, offered… ... Read full Story

By FreightWaves | John Kingston | 3/13/2026 7:00 AM

Flexport’s latest release comes at a time when some of its features stand to benefit from current events. The post Flexport’s latest tech rollout comes amid–and alongside–global freight chaos appeared first on FreightWaves. ... Read full Story