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July 5, 2026

The freight market tightened. So did the fraud.

Cargo theft incidents fell in the first quarter. Losses didn't. The fraud is feeding on the same tightness that's pushing freight rates to records.

Start with the week's main read. A deeper look at freight, fuel, capacity and the signals moving the market.

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Policy & Regulation

Policy & Regulation archive

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May 29, 2026

FMCSA pulled 12 ELDs in a day. Who gets stranded?

FMCSA pulled 12 logging devices off its registered list on May 20. Carriers running them have until July 20 to switch or risk being placed out of service.

May 16, 2026

Who pays for trucking accidents now?

A unanimous Supreme Court just changed who pays for trucking accidents. The money can now move toward brokers, and the market will adjust around...

April 11, 2026

The federal contractor rule is back. For most of trucking, that won't matter.

Washington is rewriting the independent contractor test for the third time in five years. In California, New Jersey and Massachusetts, nobody is...

March 21, 2026

The USMCA review just started. Trucking is struggling to pay attention.

The first formal review of the trade deal governing $354 billion in cross-border freight kicked off this week. The industry has bigger problems r...

February 28, 2026

FedEx wants its tariff money back. Will it actually get it?

FedEx filed suit seeking tariff refunds under IEEPA. The outcome could reshape carrier costs and shipper freight economics.