LTL Rebound to Kick Off in 2026, but Uncertainty Remains: TT Daily

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December 30, 2025

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LTL Rebound to Kick Off in 2026, but Uncertainty Remains

The less-than-truckload market segment of the North American freight market is set to rebound in 2026, although when the up cycle will kick off remains a vexing question. Read more…

TODAY’S NEWS

GOVERNMENT

Year Ahead Will Test DOT Power to Withhold State Funds

An audit of states’ processes and procedures for granting non-domiciled commercial driver licenses and commercial learner’s permits was launched by DOT Secretary Sean Duffy in June. Read more…

BUSINESS

Laredo Trucking Company Files for Chapter 11

Texas International Enterprises, a cross-border trucking and logistics company, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection amid mounting debts and a challenging freight market. Read more…

GOVERNMENT

A Look at the Experts Who Race to Decode Trump’s Tariffs

Customs broker Amy Magnus thought she’d seen it all, navigating regulations to import everything from lumber and bananas to circus animals and Egyptian mummies. Then 2025 hit. Read more…

EQUIPMENT

DHL Supply Chain Eyes Fleet of Tesla Semis

DHL Supply Chain expects to add multiple Tesla Semi tractors to its U.S. Class 8 fleet in the coming 12 months as part of long-term, companywide plans to decarbonize its fleet. Read more…

GOVERNMENT

CBP Agents Enter Nation’s CDL Enforcement Efforts

U.S. Border Patrol agents have joined efforts to remove truck drivers lacking legal U.S. residency from the road, apprehending more than 170 individuals near the borders of Canada and Mexico. Read more…

THIS WEEK’S CARTOON: "We’re Bringing a Freight Recovery, Higher Rates and Lower Tariffs"

SAFETY

Winter Storm to Descend on Great Lakes and Northeast

The storm that hit parts of the Plains and Great Lakes on Dec. 29 brought sharply colder air, strong winds and a mix of snow, ice and rain, leading to treacherous travel. Read more…

BUSINESS

Ocado Ends Exclusivity Terms After Setbacks to Kroger Deal

The move means Ocado can sell more of its technology to other retailers around the world, according to a statement Dec. 30. Read more…

LOGISTICS

New Jersey Grants $13M to Hydrogen Drayage Truck Port Pilot

New Jersey is paying $13 million to fund a near-term experiment testing the ability of hydrogen-powered drayage trucks to move cargo at the Port Newark Container Terminal. Read more…

FUEL

Chevron Tankers Deliver Venezuelan Crude to Gulf Coast

Chevron has finished discharging a cargo from the vessel Searuby and is in the process of unloading ship Canopus Voyager, according to Bloomberg tanker tracking. Read more…

FUEL

OPEC+ Likely to Confirm Oil Production Pause, Delegates Say

Key members led by Saudi Arabia and Russia will hold a monthly video conference Jan. 4, and review a decision to halt further supply hikes in Q1 after rapidly reviving production earlier this year. Read more…

FUEL

Global 2025 LNG Exports Had Biggest Jump in Three Years

Exports are estimated to have risen 4% from last year to 429 million tons, according to Kpler. The rise was largely driven by projects like LNG Canada and Plaquemines in the U.S. ramping up output. Read more…

EQUIPMENT

Hybrids Help Keep Automakers’ Electrification Plans Afloat

While fully electric cars and trucks made up 10% of all auto sales in the U.S. in the third quarter, another 15% of transactions were for hybrid vehicles, and analysts expect hybrid sales to continue accelerating. Read more…

GOVERNMENT

Trump Muses About Ousting Powell as Fed Pick Nears

President Donald Trump has made numerous cryptic — and sometimes contradictory — remarks about his decision-making process regarding the new central bank chief. Read more…

EDITOR’S PICK

Top 50 Global Freight Companies Persevere Amid Trade Shift

The world’s largest transportation and logistics providers have been operating in a highly volatile business environment this year as tariffs and shifting trade policies have altered international freight flows. Read more…

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