Regulation & Safety
Federal regulation, compliance, carrier selection, insurance, litigation, and roadway safety.
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Carrier & Broker Risk · Maritime, Ports & Drayage · Regulation & Safety · Regulation, Infrastructure & Risk · Shipper StrategyPort Closed? A Federal Ruling Clarifies the Detention-Fee Playbook
The D.C. Circuit upheld an FMC ruling against detention charges during a port closure. Here is the fact-specific test and invoice checklist freight teams should use.
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U.S. Sets Solar Import Price Floors and a 15% Derivative Tariff—The Dec. 4 Freight Deadline
New U.S. minimum import prices and a 15% tariff on covered polysilicon derivatives take effect Dec. 4. What importers, brokers and solar shippers must change now.
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U.S. Orders Battery Black Mass and Tungsten Scrap to Stay Onshore Starting Aug. 27
A new BIS rule keeps covered battery black mass and tungsten scrap in the United States from August 27. Here’s what exporters, carriers and recyclers must change.
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DOT’s New AV Strategy Targets Freight Deployment—But Autonomous Trucks Still Face Four Gates
USDOT’s 2026–2030 automated-vehicle strategy targets freight deployment, ADS-equipped commercial-vehicle rules, safety standards and cross-state corridors—but it does not authorize nationwide driverless trucking.