Trucking

The Playbook Makes a Bold Debut at MATS 2025

LOUISVILLE, KY — The Playbook, a newly launched knowledge hub and support platform for small fleets and owner-operators, made a powerful first appearance at the Mid-America Trucking Show (MATS) this weekend, offering a fresh, on-the-ground perspective and leaving a lasting impression on the industry.

Throughout the three-day event, The Playbook team handed out over 500 copies of its inaugural Small Carrier Almanac, a quarterly publication packed with insights, tools, and planning guidance...

https://www.freightwaves.com/playbook/the-playbook-makes-a-bold-debut-at-mats-2025

Borderlands México: República Dominicana de los ojos del fabricante de ropa para ahorrar en tarifas

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Borderlands es un resumen semanal de desarrollos en el mundo del transporte y el comercio transfronterizo de los Estados Unidos-México. Esta semana: República Dominicana del fabricante del fabricante de ropa para ahorrar en tarifas; Las exportaciones de México a EE. UU. Cayeron un 2,9% en febrero; Texas City aprieta las restricciones de estacionamiento en tractores-remolques; […]

Esta entrada Borderlands México: República Dominicana de los ojos del fabricante de ropa para ahorrar en tarifas...

https://fullavantenews.com/borderlands-mexico-republica-dominicana-de-los-ojos-del-fabricante-de-ropa-para-ahorrar-en-tarifas/?lang=es

Cinco conclusiones del estado de la carga: preparándose para los aranceles automáticos

En el medio de un mercado de valores el viernes que, según la mayoría de las observaciones de los analistas, se está creando en gran medida por la incertidumbre de la política de tarifas estadounidenses, el seminario web del estado de carga de carga de carga para marzo enfrentó lo que los aranceles...

https://fullavantenews.com/cinco-conclusiones-del-estado-de-la-carga-preparandose-para-los-aranceles-automaticos/?lang=es

Borderlands Mexico: Apparel maker eyes Dominican Republic to save on tariffs

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Apparel maker eyes Dominican Republic to save on tariffs; Mexico’s exports to US fell 2.9% in February; Texas city tightens parking restrictions on tractor-trailers; and Border agents seize almost $24M in drugs at Texas port of entry.

Apparel maker eyes Dominican Republic to save on tariffs

With U.S. tariffs looming for Mexico and Canada, World Emblem is taking steps to...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/borderlands-mexico-apparel-maker-eyes-dominican-republic-to-save-on-tariffs

¿Cuál es el camión?!? Estacionamiento en vivo desde Mid-America Trucking Show

¿En el episodio 818 de What the Truck?!? Dooner Y el coanfitrión invitado especial Reed Loustalot viene a usted en vivo desde el show de camiones de Mid-America en Louisville, Kentucky. Sintonice para obtener el dedo en el pulso de lo que la comunidad de conductores dice que son sus problemas más...

https://fullavantenews.com/cual-es-el-camion-estacionamiento-en-vivo-desde-mid-america-trucking-show/?lang=es

Five takeaways from State of Freight: Getting ready for auto tariffs

In the middle of a crashing stock market Friday that by most analyst observations is being created to a large degree by the uncertainty of U.S. tariff policy, the FreightWaves State of Freight webinar for March confronted what tariffs would mean for the freight market and what consequences could be seen already.

Here are five takeaways from the online discussion between FreightWaves founder and CEO Craig Fuller and SONAR chief of market intelligence Zach Strickland.

Tariffs are about to be here,...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/five-takeaways-from-state-of-freight-getting-ready-for-auto-tariffs

WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Parking Club live from Mid-America Trucking Show

On episode 818 of WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Dooner and special guest co-host Reed Loustalot are coming to you live from the Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, Kentucky. 

Tune in to get your finger on the pulse of what the driver community is saying their more pressing issues are. 

Catch new shows live at noon EDT Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays on FreightWaves LinkedIn, Facebook, X or YouTube, or on demand by looking up WHAT THE TRUCK?!? on your favorite podcast player and at 5 p.m. Eastern on...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/what-the-truck-parking-club-live-from-mid-america-trucking-show

VIDEO: Drivers voice frustrations with FMCSA enforcement

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Pressing regulatory concerns, including English proficiency requirements for drivers and the issuance of non-domiciled CDLs to asylum-seekers, took center stage Thursday during the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration leadership meeting at the Mid-America Trucking Show (MATS).

Attendees voiced frustration over enforcement inconsistencies and the perceived lack of clear policy direction. Those issues, along with broader discussions on regulatory fairness, fraud prevention...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/video-drivers-voice-frustrations-with-fmcsa-enforcement

Texas trucking company, affiliates file for bankruptcy

A Henderson, Texas, business owner has filed bankruptcy for three businesses, including a trucking company.

According to court documents obtained by FreightWaves, Billy J. Townley filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy for his three companies on Wednesday: TLC Transportation, Townley Pallet Manufacturing, and W.D. Townley and Son Lumber Co.

All three filed for Chapter 11 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas.

W.D. Townley and Son Lumber Co. manufactures pine and hardwood pallets,...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/texas-trucking-company-affiliates-file-for-bankruptcy

Aurora unveils safety blueprint ahead of driverless truck debut

Aurora Innovation, a frontrunner in autonomous trucking technology, recently released its Driverless Safety Report, laying out its road map for deploying its self-driving trucks on public highways. The 75-page document, published ahead of the company’s planned commercial launch in Texas, is part of Aurora’s efforts to finalize a safety framework for its Dallas-to-Houston freight lane. Aurora describes the closing of its safety case as a critical step toward rolling out driverless operations.

The...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/aurora-unveils-safety-blueprint-ahead-of-driverless-truck-debut

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