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DOT Secretary Sean Duffy said that almost 3,000 CDL training facilities have been removed from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) Training Provider Registry (TPR), saying those CDL facilities failed to equip trainees with the White House’s “standards of readiness,” with 4,500 other CDL training facilities placed on notice because of potential noncompliance.

The first year of deregulation under the Trump administration is reshaping the trucking industry, as federal agencies roll back emissions rules, language requirements, and speed limiter mandates. While supporters hail the moves as “pro-trucker,” critics warn that looser oversight could slow the industry’s shift toward cleaner, safer, and more autonomous operations.

New tactics, rising premiums, and double brokering scams are fueling record freight losses across the U.S.

The legislation, entitled the “Household Goods Shipping Consumer Protection Act (S. 337) and led by Senators Deb Fischer (R-NE) and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), was unanimously passed by the Senate Commerce Committee, with TIA calling it a critical bipartisan effort to strengthen federal tools to combat fraud in the freight marketplace.

Findings for the report, entitled “State of Fraud in the Industry,” are based on TIA member survey and incident data from its Watchdog platform, with TIA observing that brokers continue to deal with staggering losses, increasingly complex scams, and a lack of support from federal law enforcement agencies and regulators.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) said on February 17 that it has reopened the public comment period for the notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM), regarding property broker transparency.

Logistics Management Group News Editor Jeff Berman recently interviewed Anne Reinke, President & CEO of the Intermodal Association of North America (IANA). Topics covered included the freight economy, tariffs, and a 2025 outlook.

In 2002, the authors wrote about how many companies were missing out on opportunities when it came to inbound freight management. Twenty-two years later, they explore whether anything has changed.

Following a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) recently issued by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) entitled “Transparency in Property Broker Transactions,” the Transportation Intermediaries Association (TIA) took FMCSA to task—not for what was included in the NPRM, but for what was left out.

The legislation—H.R. 8505, the Household Goods Shipping Consumer Protection Act—was introduced in May by Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) and Rep. Mike Ezell (R-MS). Its objective is to equip the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) with the necessary tools to protect consumers from fraud perpetrated by scammers in the interstate transportation of household goods, according to Holmes Norton and Ezell.

Entering into some form of asset-pooling agreement, operationally enabled by AI-based solutions, can help reduce non-productive expenses, improve service, enhance margin and lead to greater market share.

The FMSCA says only 113 motor carriers have applied for its under-21 truck driver apprenticeship program since July 2022. That is a very disappointing turnout for an initiative that the government had expected to recruit up to 1,000 carriers and 3,000 drivers.

Federal regulators should review the process by which fleets’ Compliance Reviews (CRs) are conducted and how the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) determines how and when reviews are conducted, the largest trucking interest group said in comments to the agency.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) late last month published a final rule titled "Broker and Freight Forwarder Financial Responsibility," which establishes procedures and requirements for the immediate suspension of broker and freight forwarder operating authority registration if the available financial security falls below $75,000.

Trucking interests are getting an additional 30 days to comment on the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's (FMCSA) advance notice of proposed rulemaking related to a potential revamp of its carrier rating system.