The Morning Mile — Saturday, Oct. 31
Ohio moves to downgrade 5,000 non-domiciled CDLs, contract rates are set to jump again in 2027, FMCSA talks hours-of-service flexibility, and Georgia opens a $134 million inland port.
Summarized from CDLWire.
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Good morning, drivers. Here is what you need to know to start Saturday, October 31.
Ohio downgrades 5,000 non-domiciled CDLs: About 2,000 are already downgraded and the other 3,000 will get letters with a 30-day clock. Louisiana and Wyoming confirm they will never resume issuing. If one of these credentials is yours — or your driver's — act now.
Rates heading up again in 2027: Covenant's CEO expects a second straight year of double-digit contract rate hikes, and the reset index already shows 12.8%. He also told investors ELD enforcement will keep pulling capacity, especially teams.
FMCSA talks flexibility: The agency's safety chief promised more hours-of-service flexibility, a comment-first Safety Measurement System rewrite, and admitted Motus is still keeping thousands out of the industry. Pilot comments close Dec. 7.
Aurora slips, Georgia builds: Aurora cut its 2026 revenue forecast to about $9 million after a six-week building delay but still promises 1,000+ driverless trucks by the end of 2027. And Georgia opened a $134 million inland port meant to shift 26,000 containers a year from highway to rail.
That's the mile. Drive safe — full stories are on the homepage.
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