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Monday, April 20, 2026

Eric Starks didn’t sugarcoat it. Standing before a packed room at the VIP Breakfast during Truck World, the chairman of FTR opened with a simple question: “How many of you like chaos?”

J.B. Hunt Transport Services reported higher first-quarter earnings, and company executives said they were seeing early signs of a recovery.

While spot market rates remain strong, it is unclear they keep pace with rapidly increasing diesel prices. At the same time,. the outlook for shippers is ominous, according to FTR.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said it is withholding over $73 million from New York for failing to revoke illegally issued non-domiciled commercial driver’s licenses and commercial learner’s permits.

The North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT) announced it has resumed issuing non-domiciled commercial driver's licenses.

The number of Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW) permits approved annually for truck drivers in Canada has more than quadrupled over the past 14 years, according to a new report from Teamsters Canada.

Videos

 

Justin Bauder, national fleet manager with Giant Tiger, and Ralph Dimenna, COO of Aperia Technologies, discuss how Aperia's Halo Tire Inflation System has improved the fleet’s tire management program.

Low rolling resistance tires are often marketed as fuel savers. But what actually makes a tire “low rolling resistance”?