ACT Research pegs September preliminary orders at 18,700 units, down 9.5% year over year, while FTR counts 21,300 — both firms blame the unfinalized 2027 NOx rule and late-opening 2027 order boards.
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OOIDA's English-proficiency push, a Colorado towing-ring indictment, Gulf ports reopening, and a record month at the Port of LA.
Mobile resumed regular schedules Saturday; four Florida ports and part of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway stay in recovery.
Outages persist in eight counties; the hardest-hit areas of Escambia and Santa Rosa come back Tuesday.
Up to 2 million barrels each for ExxonMobil and BP; borrowed crude must be returned with premium barrels in 2027.
Alleged three-year scheme caused about $2.5 million in damages; one trucker's semi was hooked at a crash scene.
The 2026 Driver Compensation Study draws on data from more than 130 fleets; linehaul LTL drivers top $85,000.
Northwest rejections hit 20.27% on a reefer-driven harvest surge; the Midwest sits at 18.61% on broad-based tightness — while every other region stays flat or cools.
Brent settled at $103.89, down 0.4%, after yo-yoing overnight — with Trump saying he won't order new strikes on Iran before the Nov. 3 midterms.
The small-carrier association warned House leaders of a 'real potential for a crisis' in diesel supply and wants a six-month export pause — plus oversight of the fuel-hauler HOS waiver it calls a safety risk.
INEGI data released Wednesday: September exports fell 11.9% and production 15.1% year over year — a far steeper drop than the year-to-date trend.
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