The Morning Mile — Friday, Oct. 9

Good morning, drivers. Here is what you need to know to start Friday, October 9.

Isaias landfall tonight: The hurricane strengthened overnight to 110 mph and could briefly reach Category 3 today before hitting between Mobile, Alabama, and Destin, Florida, tonight. Mandatory evacuations are in effect across the Florida Panhandle, gas stations are running dry, and about 25% of Gulf oil production is shut in.

CDL school crackdown: FMCSA has closed 9,970 truck driver training school locations — with nearly 800 more under review and Homeland Security Investigations now helping hunt CDL-mill fraud.

Oil spike: Brent crude jumped 5.3% to $105.54 a barrel after explosions in Riyadh — landing on a diesel market already near record highs.

Reefer record: Refrigerated spot rates hit a record $3.60 a mile in September — but it's a fuel story, not a demand boom.

Truck parking: A bipartisan House caucus wants states to be able to allow commercial activity at rest areas facing severe parking shortages.

Savannah record: The Port of Savannah handled a record 504,015 TEUs in September.

Megacharger: Pilot opened its first Tesla Megacharger in Georgia — six 1.2-megawatt stalls, with a dozen more sites under construction.