Trucking M&A to Increase in 2026 Due to Fed Rate Cuts: TT Daily

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December 18, 2025

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Trucking M&A to Increase in 2026 Due to Fed Rate Cuts

The assessment from PwC analysts came after a 2025 that already saw buyers focused on subsectors offering defensible growth, operating efficiency and exposure to high-barrier markets. Read more…

TODAY’S NEWS

SAFETY

Spear Voices Support for Cargo Theft Bill

The pending legislation would establish an Organized Retail and Supply Chain Crime Coordination Center at the Department of Homeland Security. It awaits congressional approval. Read more…

GOVERNMENT

States Deepened ICE Ties in 2025 as Trucking Rules Tightened

The 2025 crackdown reflects a federal shift that more tightly links commercial driver licensing and English-language standards with immigration enforcement and roadway safety. Read more…

BUSINESS

Rush Enterprises CEO Outlines Path to Recovery

Rush Enterprises founder and CEO W.M. “Rusty” Rush sees positive signs in the spot rate market, but don’t expect a complete turnaround for trucking just yet. Read more…

EQUIPMENT

Ford Scraps All-Electric F-150 Lightning Pickup Truck

Ford said it will no longer make the F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck, instead opting for an extended range version of the vehicle. Read more…

EQUIPMENT

Medium-Duty Truck Sales Near End of Down Year

U.S. medium-duty truck sales are on track to end 2025 with only one year-over-year increase, that coming in January, according to data from Omdia Automotive. Read more…

LOGISTICS

USPS to Open Last-Mile Delivery Network to More Shippers

The U.S. Postal Service said Dec. 17 it intends to open its last-mile delivery network, the most expensive part of the shipping process, to large and small shippers. Read more…

THIS WEEK’S CARTOON: "Hey, Is Your CDL Current?"

BUSINESS

Ex-First Brands Manager Says He’d Plead Fifth if Questioned

The former finance director of First Brands Group said he’d plead his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination if compelled to answer creditor questions at an upcoming deposition. Read more…

LOGISTICS

Port of Los Angeles Expects Trade to Fall Off in 2026

The Port of Los Angeles expects it will move more than 10 million container units for the second year in a row, but that number is likely to drop off in 2026 as the administration’s trade war persists. Read more…

GOVERNMENT

Alabama Works With ICE on Immigration Enforcement in Trucking

Alabama has detained more than 240 individuals through immigration enforcement actions targeting truck drivers, with federal agents focusing on rural interstates with high crash rates. Read more…

EQUIPMENT

Dom McConnell Wins Grand Champion Title at Rush Skills Rodeo

Dom McConnell’s upcoming wedding and winning the Rush Tech Skills Rodeo grand championship in Nashville, Tenn., make for an extra joyful holiday season. Read more…

TECHNOLOGY

Amazon Names New AI Chief Amid Battle to Take on Tech Rivals

Amazon is reorganizing teams working on artificial intelligence projects, putting Peter DeSantis, a top leader from the company’s cloud division, in charge of a new unit. Read more…

TECHNOLOGY

Utah Deploys AI-Based System to Inspect Tires, Issue Alerts

The technology, now operating at multiple Utah ports of entry, is designed to identify tire problems early and reduce the risk of crashes caused by sudden tire failures. Read more…

BUSINESS

BP Names Meg O’Neill CEO in Bid for Revival

The management shake-up comes as BP lags its rivals due to a combination of corporate disasters, war, lackluster returns from its renewables efforts and some bad luck. Read more…

BUSINESS

Uber Safety Chief to Depart in Latest Executive Shake-Up

Gus Fuldner’s departure sets off a second round of executive changes this year at a time when the rideshare giant is being scrutinized in court over the measures it takes to protect riders. Read more…

BUSINESS

Consumer Prices Slow in November, but Still Up 2.7% Annually

The Labor Department reported that its CPI was up 2.7% in November from a year earlier. Energy prices, driven up by higher fuel oil prices, rose 4.2%, and so-called core inflation was up 2.6%. 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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