by mafe | Dec 16, 2025 | Domestic Shipping, Freight, Trucking and Supply Chain
A significant US freight chokepoint is resulting in the DOT ending a $43 million bottleneck. The American Legion Memorial Bridge is a substantial location for cargo movement on the US East Coast. Approximately over 216,000 vehicles and over 21,000 heavy-duty carriers...
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 mafe | Dec 2, 2025 | Domestic Shipping, Supply Chain, Truck drivers
The domestic shipping industry is seeing trucking insurance costs still rising as we approach the end of 2025. Over the last five years, insurance costs have risen by nearly 43.7%. Similarly, truck insurance premiums have increased by about 40% over the previous...
by mafe | Nov 11, 2025 | Domestic Shipping, Freight, Freight Brokers
An important consideration that shippers should be aware of in the next few months is preparing for the holiday season. The holiday season, from late October to early January, is typically the busiest period of the year for freight movement. In particular, retail,...
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...
