The UPS pilots’ union is helping members and families of the victims cope with last week’s tragic plane crash.

DAT, a subsidiary of Roper Technologies, is transforming from a traditional load board into an AI-powered, automated freight marketplace, drawing significant positive attention from executives. This ...

(Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves Outdated lumper practices continue to burden drivers with out-of-pocket fees, poor documentation, and delayed reimbursement — all for work the shipper should be covering ...

Aurora has surpassed 100,000 driverless miles on public roads, expanding its Texas freight lanes to include El Paso and continuing validation in challenging weather conditions. The company is ...

"Nuclear verdicts"—extremely large jury payouts often exceeding $100 million—are increasingly common in the trucking industry, driving up insurance costs and threatening fleet stability. Fleet leaders ...

A federal appeals court has reinstated Yellow Corp.'s $137 million-plus breach-of-contract lawsuit against the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, overturning a lower court's dismissal. Yellow ...

The FAA temporarily grounded all MD-11 freighter aircraft for inspections following a fatal crash of a UPS MD-11 in Louisville, Kentucky. The grounding was prompted by an incident where the left-wing ...

On September 29, 2025, U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Sean P. Duffy announced an emergency interim final rule to restrict non-domiciled Commercial Driver’s Licenses (CDLs). This ...

Drought conditions at the Panama Canal have caused a significant reduction in daily reservation slots, leading to drastically increased wait times for ships without reservations. Wait times for both ...

Claims by the American Trucking Associations (ATA) of significant truck driver wage increases during the recession, indicative of a driver shortage, are largely unsubstantiated by Bureau of Labor ...

The freight industry is currently experiencing a severe downturn characterized by weak volumes and financial challenges for carriers and brokers. A significant "capacity purge" is anticipated, ...

DOT Secretary Duffy announced a significant expansion of enforcement, now targeting shippers in addition to trucking companies (carriers) for enabling non-English-proficient commercial truck drivers.