by A1 Freight Solutions | May 15, 2025 | Economic Trends, Freight, Truck drivers
A new executive order is resulting in Trump enforcing English in trucking for U.S. truck drivers. On Monday, April 28, President Trump signed an order requiring English proficiency for truckers to be mandatory. Titled “Enforcing Commonsense Rules of the Road for...
by A1 Freight Solutions | Apr 29, 2025 | Domestic Shipping, Freight, Trucking and Supply Chain
A trend that has continued to grow over the last few decades has been the IoT’s influence on trucking. IoT, or the Internet of Things, describes physical objects that connect and exchange data over the internet. They do this by being embedded with equipment like...
by A1 Freight Solutions | Apr 1, 2025 | Domestic Shipping, Freight, LTL Shipping
LTL shipping costs are changing with a trucking classification overhaul coming this summer. Late last year, the NMFTA announced a new LTL (less-than-truckload) freight classification system beginning July 19th. NMFTA’s COO, Joe Oht, describes the new system as “the...
by A1 Freight Solutions | Mar 25, 2025 | Economic Trends, Freight, Trucking and Supply Chain
As a trade war between the U.S. and other countries continues, shippers could soon see tariffs impacting cross-border trucking. Over the last few months, President Trump has announced various tariffs on goods coming into the U.S. from different countries. While some...
by A1 Freight Solutions | Mar 11, 2025 | Domestic Shipping, Economic Trends, Freight
Talks with Mexico and Canada officials have resulted in President Trump extending the tariff pause until April 2nd. Initially, the Trump administration planned to enforce the tariffs on February 1st, then postponed them to March 4th. The charges include a 25% tax on...
by A1 Freight Solutions | Mar 4, 2025 | Domestic Shipping, Freight, Supply Chain
U.S. lawmakers are reintroducing a truck parking bill that they previously presented in every congressional session since 2020. The Truck Parking Safety Improvement Act addresses the shortage of trucker parking spaces. On Thursday, February 28th, U.S. Rep. Mike Bost...
