Motor Carriers

A D.C. Court of Appeals court has paused non-domiciled Commercial Driver’s License (CDL). Its effect on issuance and renewals is unclear, however. Although CDL issuances are likely to resume until that appellate court makes final decision, the timing is unclear.

With a 9.9-cent increase, the national average price per gallon came in at $3.718 per gallon.

Prior to the White House’s proclamation being issued, Dan Moyer, senior analyst, commercial vehicles, at freight transportation consultancy FTR, said that this development had rattled fleets, OEMs, and suppliers coping with weak demand, rising costs, and fragile supply chains.

Washington is considering a measure that would crack down on unsavory leasing practices in the trucking industry that backers say trap truck drivers into long-term debt and prevent them from becoming profitable owner-operators.

Since hitting its 2025 high during the week ending July 21, the national average price of diesel nationwide is down 10 cents to around $3.76 a gallon according to the latest update from the Energy Information Administration (EIA).

Carriers and brokers remain optimistic despite revenue declines and tariff pressures, truckstop.com and Bloomberg Intelligence reports.

President Donald Trump’s recent executive order saying truckers who don’t read and speak English proficiently would be considered unfit for service is causing ripples of concern within the industry.

ATA said that this helps to bring back a definition for independent contractors drafted during the first Trump administration, which it said had more clarity and brought order to the law. And it added that the trucking industry has relied on independent contractors going back to the inception of interstate trucking, and court decisions over the last nine decades, continually reaffirming the legitimate role independent contractors play in the economy.

President Donald Trump signed a new executive order on Monday requiring commercial truck drivers in the U.S. to pass an English literacy test. This move could impact the supply chain by causing drivers to be pulled off the road.

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.

Waterloo, Ontario-based Descartes, a provider of logistics based on-demand, software-as-a-service offerings, recently announced it has acquired Atlanta-based MyCarrierPortal (MCP), a provider of carrier onboarding risk monitoring services for the trucking sector, for $24 million. MCP’s corporate name is Assure Assist Inc.

For July, the most recent month for which data is available, the TCI reading, at -5.59, was off from June’s -0.95 and May’s positive 2.24.

Providing training in small doses at the time it is needed provides the ability to focus on the most timely information.

Despite 62% of carriers reporting lower freight volume in 1Q, 33% predict freight demand to increase in the next 3-6 months. Only 19% predict freight demand to decline in the same timeframe, which represents a 12-point percentage decline vs. the 4Q survey.

The analysis, entitled “Charged Logistics: The Cost of Electric Vehicle Conversion for U.S. Commercial Fleets,” takes a deep dive into the myriad challenges related to converting to EVs, including what it called evolving state and federal legal requirements focused on transitioning to zero-emissions vehicles.