Trucking contracts held hostage by ongoing uncertainty
Freight Waves Zach Strickland September 27, 2025
Long-term or contract rates for the dry van truckload market (VCRPM1) have lost momentum this year compared to last, falling a marginal 0.3% y/y as of early September. While this is still slower than the ~2% drop from 2023 to 2024, contract rates had started to show signs of upward pressure in the second half of last year.
USDOT cracks down on ‘non-domiciled’ CDLs, targets California
Journal of Commerce William B. Cassidy September 26, 2025 $Subscription Based
“Moving forward, non-citizens will not be eligible for a non-domiciled CDL (commercial driver’s license) unless they meet a much stricter set of rules, including an employment-based visa and undergoing a mandatory federal immigration status check,” USDOT said.
Related: OverDrive DOT hopes to force 194,000 non-domiciled CDL holders out of trucking
Emergency Rule Overhauls How States Issue Non-Domiciled CDLs
Heavy Duty Trucking Deborah Lockridge September 26, 2025
As the American Trucking Associations explained in a blog post reacting to the announcement, “a non-domiciled CDL is given to someone who is legally allowed to work in the U.S. but doesn’t permanently live in the state issuing the license — often foreign nationals working under temporary U.S. work authorization.
Link: FMCSA Press Release Secretary Sean P. Duffy Takes Emergency Action to Protect America’s Roads, Restrict Non-Domiciled CDLs
New truck tariff will spark 'major increase in equipment costs'
CCJ Jason Cannon September 26, 2025
Jason Miller, Eli Broad Professor of Supply Chain Management at Michigan State University, said he was "very confident" the new tariff will override USMCA as the finished passenger vehicle tariffs now do. Mexico, the only country from which the U.S. imports finished on-highway heavy-duty trucks, accounted for 71.9% of heavy truck imports last year by dollar value, according to USA Trade Online.
Related: Fleet Owner Trump levies 25% tariff on heavy-duty truck imports, raising fleet costs
Trucking Industry Still Facing Soaring Insurance Costs
Transport Topics Steve Brawner September 26, 2025
Matthew Payne, U.S. transportation practice leader for Lockton, which focuses primarily on insuring large fleets, said the rate environment has “calmed down to a degree this year,” noting that rate increases are significant but not as severe as they have been.
However, he said the current situation is not sustainable.
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