What changed — and why it matters for trucking The Internal Revenue Service issued Notice 2025-42 on August 15, 2025, narrowing how wind and solar developers can prove they’ve “begun construction” to qualify for clean electricity tax credits. The rule eliminates the long‑used “5% safe harbor” pathway for wind and…
USDOT AWARDS $118M FOR TRUCK SAFETY, CDL INTEGRITY AND VETERAN TRAINING FMCSA announced more than $118 million in grants to boost commercial vehicle enforcement, strengthen CDL program integrity, and expand training for veterans entering trucking. $400,000 IN LOBSTERS BOUND FOR COSTCO STOLEN IN SOPHISTICATED CARGO HEIST Thieves posing as a…
Introduction The final full week of December (December 22–28, 2025) delivered a predictable holiday pattern in new U.S. DOT registrations: a slow start around Christmas, followed by a post‑holiday surge. Using the verified dataset provided, total new filings reached 603 entities, led overwhelmingly by motor carriers. External market factors over…
What changed on December 19, 2025 The IRS has extended transition relief for state paid family and medical leave (PFML) programs into tax year 2026. Under Notice 2026-6, the agency delayed treating 2026 paid medical leave benefits as “third‑party sick pay,” pushing related federal withholding and W‑2 reporting to 2027.…
MIDWEST LTL CARRIER STANDARD FORWARDING FREIGHT SUSPENDS OPERATIONS AFTER 91 YEARS Teamsters-staffed Standard Forwarding Freight halted its 14-terminal network and stopped new pickups, less than a year after being sold by DHL. The carrier cited a strategic review as it evaluates next steps for the business. WALMART’S $152M ARIZONA WAREHOUSE…
Why “FSA TREAS 310” is showing up on bank statements If you or your company recently saw “FSA TREAS 310 MISC PAY” on a bank statement, it’s an Automated Clearing House (ACH) deposit disbursed by the U.S. Department of the Treasury on behalf of USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA). When…
FMCSA WEATHER-RELATED HOS WAIVERS NOW COVER 20 STATES FMCSA expanded and extended emergency hours-of-service relief for heating-fuel and storm response freight across a wide swath of the Northeast and Midwest, with most waivers running to Jan. 15 and a separate Washington flooding waiver to Jan. 23. Carriers hauling propane, natural…
Why this new site matters to trucking businesses The EINSTEIN Option, a policy- and care-focused initiative, has launched a resource hub that now includes plain-English explainers on IRS and tax guidance, Social Security updates, and government policy. While the site’s broader mission is to rethink long-term care and “Connected Communities,”…
NORTHEAST WINTER STORM SNARLS TRAVEL; STATES ISSUE VEHICLE RESTRICTIONS AND THOUSANDS OF FLIGHT DELAYS/CANCELLATIONS A fast-moving system dumped 6–10 inches in parts of NY and CT, prompting New York and New Jersey emergency declarations, highway restrictions for commercial vehicles, and widespread airline disruptions at JFK, LGA and EWR. Carriers issued…
Why this matters for carriers and owner-operators From higher unemployment insurance wage bases to fresh Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) rules, several states are changing payroll, tax, and reporting requirements effective January 1, 2026. For trucking companies—especially multistate fleets and owner-operators with employees—these updates will affect per-mile labor models,…
