Tag: Trucking

  • Trailer Duties

    Commerce slaps preliminary antidumping duties on van-type trailers from Canada and Mexico, extending a North American trade fight that has already hit Chinese producers with rates above 130 percent WASHINGTON, Aug. 5, 2026 The U.S. Department of Commerce has imposed preliminary antidumping duties on van-type trailers and their subassemblies imported from Canada and Mexico, publishing…

  • A Paperwork Cliff: Why Canadian Truck Dealers Say They Can’t Buy New U.S. Models, and Why a Bureaucratic Mismatch Could Ripple Through the Whole Economy

    A warning from Parliament Hill When the head of the Canadian Truck Dealers Association stepped up to a microphone on Parliament Hill on May 21, 2026, the message was not the kind that usually draws crowds. There was no factory closure to announce, no jobs lost overnight, no dramatic tariff to denounce. Instead, Kevin Disher…

  • Senators Push Repeal of Federal Excise Tax Freight Groups Line Up Against a World War I-Era Levy on Trucks, Tractors and Trailers

    Senators Push Repeal of Federal Excise Tax Freight Groups Line Up Against a World War I-Era Levy on Trucks, Tractors and Trailers

    A century after Congress imposed a temporary tax to help pay for America’s entry into World War I, the trucking industry is once again asking lawmakers to let it expire. On June 2, 2026, Sens. Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) introduced the Modern, Clean, and Safe Trucks Act of 2026, bipartisan legislation that…

  • CDL Mills and the Freight Crisis: Why Driver Training Standards Matter More Than Ever

    CDL Mills and the Freight Crisis: Why Driver Training Standards Matter More Than Ever

    The Regulatory Crackdown: Understanding the CDL Mill Problem The U.S. government has taken decisive action against a pervasive problem in the transportation industry. Federal regulators recently removed over 550 truck-driving schools from the federal training registry following comprehensive investigations that revealed systemic safety and training failures. These institutions, commonly referred to as CDL mills, represent…