The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) has released new findings showing a sharp increase in trucking-related litigation across the United States. The report confirms what many fleets have felt for years: legal exposure is growing, verdicts are getting larger, and the financial burden on carriers continues to rise. This trend is now one of the most urgent issues shaping operations, insurance costs, and risk management strategies in the trucking industry. What the ATRI Report...

(AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) A federal appeals court in Washington, D.C. has paused a new Department of Transportation rule that would have stripped commercial driver’s licenses (CDLs) from most non-citizen truckers. The court said the agency did not follow proper rule-making procedures and failed to provide evidence that the restrictions would improve road safety. The blocked rule would have allowed only immigrants with H-2A, H-2B, or E-2 visas to hold CDLs. Out of roughly 200,000 non-citizen...

Right now, the U.S. trucking industry is stuck in a strange spot. Ever since the 25% tariff on imported medium- and heavy-duty trucks  took effect on November 1st, truck orders have slowed to a crawl . Not because carriers don’t need equipment, but because no one knows what new trucks will actually cost. OEM Pricing Is a Mystery Manufacturers still haven’t released firm pricing after the tariff change. That uncertainty alone is enough to freeze fleet owners , owner-operators , and buyers...