Ghost carriers are emerging as a major threat, using acquired motor carrier numbers and digital identities to infiltrate freight transactions.
July 1, 2026GovernmentBusinessEquipmentSafety
Freight Brokers Urged to Strengthen Vetting Practices
Legal experts are urging the freight brokerage industry to bolster its carrier-vetting practices in the wake of Montgomery v. Caribe Transport II.
June 22, 2026BusinessEquipmentLogistics
J.B. Hunt Expects Dedicated Boost From Montgomery Case
Dedicated carriers can expect a boost from the Montgomery v. Caribe Transport II ruling by the Supreme Court, according to a senior executive at J.B. Hunt.
June 17, 2026GovernmentBusiness
Trucking Industry Praises Trump's ‘Big Beautiful Bill’
Dozens of freight and trucking stakeholders praised the recently enacted comprehensive tax and budget measure referred to as the “One Big, Beautiful Bill.”
July 9, 2025BusinessTechnologySafetyLogistics
NMFTA Tackles Cyber-Enabled Cargo Thefts With New Framework
NMFTA has released a framework aimed at helping carriers and brokers fight back against the growing and increasingly sophisticated problem of digitally enabled cargo theft.
July 3, 2025GovernmentBusinessSafety
FMCSA Improving Timeline for Investigating High-Risk Carriers, IG Audit Says
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration investigators are conducting more timely compliance reviews of high-risk motor carriers, but the agency faces challenges in ensuring that the reviews adequately address fleets’ safety performance, according to a new audit from the Department of Transportation inspector general.
August 1, 2017BusinessGovernment
Wisconsin Truckers Choose Kedzie to Succeed Howells
Neal Kedzie will become president of the Wisconsin Motor Carriers Association as of July 1, the trucking organization announced. He will succeed Tom Howells, who is retiring.
June 25, 2014GovernmentBusinessSafety
Propane Group Seeks HOS Waiver
The propane industry has asked the federal government for a waiver of hours-of-service rules for truck drivers in the Midwest and northeastern United States who are hauling the gas.
January 16, 2014Business
PrePass Truck Enrollment Reaches New High
More than 426,000 commercial motor carriers have enrolled in the PrePass weigh station safety screening system, an all-time high level of participation, HELP Inc., PrePass’ service provider, said Tuesday.
June 19, 2012BusinessGovernmentSafety
Agencies Duplicated Inspections, GAO Says
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and the Transportation Security Administration have conducted several dozen overlapping fleet inspections, according to a recent Government Accountability Office report about wasteful and duplicative federal programs.
March 14, 2011