01 Feb 2026 admin Industry Updates February 1, 2026 admin The Week’s Top Stories 2.1 | California Could Lose Authority to Issue Any CDL Under Duffy’s Nuclear Option. It’s On The Table Court won’t force California revival of non-domiciled CDL renewals Contact Us To view this email as a web page, click here NEWSLETTER BROUGHT TO YOU BY — DESCARTES The #1 freight visibility platform, Descartes MacroPoint delivers real-time tracking via ELD, mobile app, and agentic AI — meet the future of intelligent visibility. California Could Lose Authority to Issue Any CDL Under Duffy’s Nuclear Option. It’s On The Table Transportation Secretary threatens to strip the Golden State of all commercial licensing power as federal-state standoff escalates Court won’t force California revival of non-domiciled CDL renewals Chinese group of truckers sought legal action as its members face barriers to renewing their licenses Alaska Airlines dissatisfied with Amazon cargo contract, executive says Carrier signals it wants to rework terms of transportation agreement involving 10 freighter aircraft Lawsuit alleges R&R Family of Companies continued operating while insolvent Court records indicate lenders pressed R&R to wind down weeks before collapse, as carriers went unpaid FedEx Freight will begin life as an investment-grade credit Spinoff will be one notch less than FedEx, but higher than competitor XPO Werner acquires dedicated carrier FirstFleet for $245M Deal positions Werner as top-5 dedicated carrier SPONSORED BY DESCARTES Descartes drives the future of visibility with agentic AI Descartes’ Andrew Wimer breaks down what’s going wrong with today’s freight tracking and how an ELD-plus approach actually fixes it. Learn more. Read More News FROM OUR LIBRARY WEBINAR The State of Freight: Mapping the 2026 Freight Landscape In Partnership with SONAR WHITE PAPER Q4 2025 Shipper Rate Report In Partnership with Trimble WHITE PAPER Freight Security in a High-Risk Era: How Shippers Are Investing in Safety Tech In Partnership with Werner FROM OUR PARTNERS WHITE PAPER Q4 2025 Carrier Rate Report Courtesy of Trimble WHITE PAPER White Paper: 2026 TMS Buyer’s Guide Courtesy of Descartes WEBINAR Visibility that delivers: Turning transportation data into customer loyalty Courtesy of LOOP and FreightWaves Upcoming Events IN PERSON | FEBRUARY 23 – MARCH 6, 2026 FreightWaves Roadshow FWTV EVENT | MARCH 18, 2026 3PL Summit FWTV EVENT | MAY 13, 2026 Small Fleet & Owner-Operator Summit STAY CONNECTED Forward to a friend To stop receiving this newsletter, click here To manage your subscriptions, click here FreightWaves, Inc. | 605 Chestnut St. Suite 800 | Chattanooga, TN 37450 USA
