The Morning Mile — Saturday, Oct. 10

Good morning, drivers. Here is what you need to know to start Saturday, October 10.

Isaias aftermath: The hurricane came ashore near Destin as a Category 2 with 105 mph winds — below the feared Cat 3 — and was downgraded overnight to a post-tropical cyclone. More than 450,000 are without power across five Panhandle counties, the Three Mile Bridge is back open, and Alabama has eased HOS and weight rules for relief haulers.

Russian diesel deal: Trump says Russia will send 300,000 tons of diesel immediately, 1 million tons in November, and 3 million more after that, with sanctions lifted through April 2027. Analysts doubt prices fall before the midterms.

Rates at 52-week high: Contract truckload rates hit $2.72 a mile plus fuel, up 18% year over year; spot is up nearly 50%. Isaias is disrupting Mobile and Montgomery markets.

Age-discrimination suit: The EEOC sued Texas carrier Trancasa USA, alleging it capped driver hiring at 65 and blamed its insurer — with a 64-year-old driver as the lead case.

Wicked Safe: Six Northeast states run a coordinated enforcement blitz Oct. 13–15 — watch your speed and following distance on the corridor.

USPS fraud plea: A Florida carrier owner admitted to a $1 million scheme: taking USPS mail contracts, sending no trucks, and marking loads delivered.

Alaska med cards: FMCSA gave Alaska CDL holders one more year of paper medical certificates — the only state not yet on the digital system.