by mafe | Feb 10, 2026 | Domestic Shipping, Economic Trends, Truck drivers
The FMCSA (Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration) recently released guidelines for new English safe zones. Safe zones are boundaries where truckers are immune from being placed out of service for not speaking English proficiently. These zones are between 3 and...
by mafe | Dec 9, 2025 | Domestic Shipping, Freight, Truck drivers
The crackdown on the domestic shipping industry is continuing, with President Trump removing trucking schools. On December 1, US Transportation Security Sean P. Duffy announced the removal of nearly 3000 trucking schools. The DOT (Department of Transportation) put...
by A1 Freight Solutions | Nov 4, 2025 | Domestic Shipping, Economic Trends, Freight
Economists predict that the freight industry could soon face the biggest capacity purge in trucking. Approximately 600,000 drivers could soon be removed from domestic shipping in the US. The FTR Transportation Intelligence noted that net operating authorities have...
by A1 Freight Solutions | Oct 21, 2025 | Domestic Shipping, Freight, Truck drivers
The push for English in trucking continues, with the US Senate recently introducing a bill for English-only commercial license testing. On Thursday, October 16, Various lawmakers introduced the Secure Commercial Driver Act. The bill bundles two CDL (Commercial...
by A1 Freight Solutions | Aug 26, 2025 | Economic Trends, Expedited, Truck drivers
President Trump is pausing trucker visas for all new commercial drivers after an announcement on August 22. The pause comes after a fatal crash involving a driver who worked in the US illegally happened earlier this month. An investigation by the DOT (Department of...
