Regulation & Safety
Federal regulation, compliance, carrier selection, insurance, litigation, and roadway safety.
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FMCSA Removes 110 CDL Schools—What Carriers Must Verify Before the Crackdown Reaches Driver Files
FMCSA removed more than 110 CDL training providers and published an official lookup list. Carriers should compare provider and completion dates before deciding whether a driver record requires escalation.
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U.S. Opens 300,000-Metric-Ton Beef Quota Sept. 1—The Cold-Chain Clock Importers Must Manage
A 300,000-metric-ton U.S. beef quota opens Sept. 1 in three first-come tranches. What importers must control across customs, reefer capacity and cold storage.
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NMFTA Proposes Mixed-Pallet Pricing Rewrite—What LTL Shippers Must Model Before December
NMFTA’s proposed Rule 640 would shift many mixed LTL handling units toward density-based classification while preserving a highest-class override for special freight. Here is what shippers should model before the…
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CBP Finalizes 24-Hour Rail Export Filing Rule—What U.S.–Canada and Mexico Shippers Must Rebuild Before Enforcement
U.S. rail exporters now face a firm no-data/no-move compliance framework. U.S. Customs and Border Protection has finalized mandatory electronic export manifests for every train departing the United States, creating new…
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Canada Sets Sept. 8 Retaliatory Tariffs—U.S. Furniture Faces Duties as High as 50%
Canada will impose new 15%, 25% and 50% tariffs on C$27.6 billion of U.S.-origin goods September 8. Furniture shippers face some of the highest rates—and an immediate classification, origin and…
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Canada Tariff Pause Is Official: Refunds Authorized, August 22 Deadline Remains
The White House moved new 50% duties on specified Canadian goods to August 22 and authorized refunds. What importers and customs brokers need to do now.
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The July 24 Tariff Reset: What Importers Must Audit Now
The 10% global surcharge expired July 24, but a new Section 301 regime immediately replaced broad import-cost exposure. Here is the entry audit importers need now.
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Freight Markets · Maritime, Ports & Drayage · Regulation & Safety · Regulation, Infrastructure & Risk · Shipper StrategyJones Act Waiver Extended—but Foreign-Vessel Access Now Requires Case-by-Case Approval
The Jones Act waiver continues through November 15, but foreign-vessel voyages now require cargo eligibility, a MARAD vessel survey and Department of War approval.
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Rail & Intermodal · Regulation & Safety · Regulation, Infrastructure & Risk · Technology & OperationsCourt Upholds Two-Person Freight-Train Crew Rule, Raising the Bar for Rail Automation
The Eleventh Circuit preserved the FRA’s two-person freight-train crew rule—a strategic constraint on rail automation and labor models, not an immediate capacity shock.