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| ENFORCEMENT
Federal crackdown leads to arrest of 86 truck drivers, 766 out-of-service orders
A three-day multi-agency operation across Illinois, Indiana, Iowa and Ohio pulled unqualified drivers and unsafe trucks off the road, netting dozens of arrests and roughly $1 million in recovered stolen cargo.
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DHS, DOT enforcement blitz targets unqualified CDL holders, unsafe trucks and alleged licensing fraud across four states
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| BROKERAGE
Landstar has cut more than 35,000 carriers from approved network
The Jacksonville brokerage’s approved carrier pool has shrunk from more than 100,000 in mid-2022 to just over 64,000 today, as tighter vetting standards aim to curb cargo theft and freight fraud.
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Carrier pool has shrunk 35% since 2022 as brokerage tightens safety and security standards
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| CROSS-BORDER
Canadian trucker arrested in New Mexico for alleged cabotage violations
U.S. Border Patrol arrested a Canadian driver in Las Cruces for allegedly hauling a domestic load between two New Mexico cities, a violation of federal cabotage law that now carries the prospect of deportation.
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Authorities say the driver hauled a domestic load between Deming and Los Lunas, New Mexico
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| REGULATION
Trucking coalition says 194,000 non-domiciled CDLs affected by carrier reforms
A year into coordinated federal and state enforcement, the Trucking Association Executives Council reports roughly 3,200 visa revocations and 27,000-plus drivers sidelined for English-proficiency failures, with an estimated 194,000 non-domiciled CDL holders facing new eligibility hurdles.
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The Trucking Association Executives Council says crackdown on non-domiciled CDLs, cross-border trucking is reshaping freight industry
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| LABOR
Analyst: UPS-Teamsters 2028 showdown will unleash parcel industry tsunami
Analyst Satish Jindel predicts UPS’s 2028 contract talks with the Teamsters will reshape parcel delivery — forcing UPS to either win wage and gig-worker concessions or risk a strike that could permanently shift volume to Amazon, FedEx and Walmart.
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Transportation giant could become dominant player if it forces union drivers to strike, says Jindel
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| MANUFACTURING
Daimler to build largest US truck manufacturing plant
Daimler Truck North America’s supervisory board has approved a greenfield U.S. plant expected to break ground in late 2026 and begin operations in 2029, producing vocational and on-highway vehicles and shifting capacity away from Mexico.
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Supervisory board approval clears a greenfield facility expected to employ thousands, with the site still undecided
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