by A1 Freight Solutions | May 18, 2026 | Domestic Shipping, Economic Trends, Truck drivers
The IEEPA refund portal begins today, and shippers could soon see IEEPA refunds impacting trucking. Last year, President Trump imposed levies under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) as reciprocal tariffs against importers. After an appeals court...
by A1 Freight Solutions | May 18, 2026 | Domestic Shipping, Economic Trends, Freight Brokers
A Supreme Court ruling could hurt freight brokers and small trucking companies. Since June 2025, the Montgomery vs Caribe II Transport case has been pending before the Supreme Court. The case involves a truck driver who collided with a parked truck on a highway in...
by A1 Freight Solutions | May 18, 2026 | Domestic Shipping, Economic Trends, Freight
The push for English proficiency continues as the House passes Dalilah’s Law. On March 18, the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee approved the law in a 35-20 vote. Dalilah’s Law is named after a five-year-old who was injured following a collision with...
by A1 Freight Solutions | May 18, 2026 | Domestic Shipping, Economic Trends, Supply Chain
Domestic shipping is feeling the impact of the war in Iran as trucking costs continue to rise. An ongoing conflict in the Middle East between Iran and Israel has grown recently with US involvement. As a result, US supply chains that rely on goods from that location...
by A1 Freight Solutions | May 12, 2026 | Domestic Shipping, Economic Trends, Truck drivers
Stricter license requirements can continue in the US as an Appeals court rejects the CDL rule pause? On May 5, the federal appeals court for the District of Columbia Circuit voted 2-1 against the rule pause. The court noted that the petitioners did not meet “stringent...
by A1 Freight Solutions | May 5, 2026 | Domestic Shipping, Economic Trends, Truck drivers
Autonomous trucks are growing in domestic shipping, with more of these carriers on the road. Self-driving, or autonomous, trucks are carriers that use technology to enable cargo transport with little or no human interaction. Some technologies carriers use include AI...
