14 Dec 2025 admin Industry Updates December 14, 2025 admin The Week’s Top Stories 12.14 |9,500 truck drivers sidelined for English-language violations, DOT chief says Feds call out New York as ‘worst offender’ of illegal CDLs Contact Us To view this email as a web page, click here 9,500 truck drivers sidelined for English-language violations, DOT chief says Duffy cites spike in out-of-service orders as experts question whether truckers were taken off the road Feds call out New York as ‘worst offender’ of illegal CDLs State has a 53% rate of issuing unlawful or illegal non-domiciled truck-driver licenses, DOT audit found Strange bedfellows as states say brokers not protected under ‘safety exception’ Both red state and blue state Attorneys General join brief in support of Montgomery and against C.H. Robinson’s expected arguments Two Minnesota carriers shut down, idling 200 drivers MinStar Transport and Transport Design Inc., each operating fleets of around 100 trucks, announced their immediate closures in communications to employees and partners Blockades choke Mexico’s border trade as farmers, truckers escalate unrest Farmers protesting water-law reforms and truckers decrying highway violence trigger widespread disruptions Heartland Express shakes up operations with CFI rebrand Integration comes amid extended stretch of losses for TL carrier Read More News FROM OUR LIBRARY WHITE PAPER White Paper: State of the Industry – November 2025 In Partnership with Ryder 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
