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White House Wants Veterans to Replace Immigrant Truckers Who Lost Licenses in Crackdown
About 26,000 drivers were pulled off the road, while around 30,000 commercial licenses were canceled.
July 28, 2026
Smoke fills the sky after a train derailment near Carrington, N.D., July 5, 2024
Logistics
Fiery 2024 Derailment Proves Need to Replace Flawed Tank Cars, NTSB Says
Regulators also said railroads need to change the way they assemble their trains.
June 12, 2026
Union Pacific train cars in Bailey Yard, North Platte, Neb., May 2023.
Mergers & Acquisitions
Union Pacific Argues for $85B Acquisition of Norfolk Southern in New Application
Federal regulators rejected the railroad's initial application as incomplete.
May 1, 2026
A Union Pacific worker walks between two locomotives in a railyard in Council Bluffs, Iowa, Dec. 15, 2023.
Logistics
Union Pacific Profit Up 5% as It Builds Case to Acquire Norfolk Southern
The railroad’s revenue grew 3% even though it hauled about 1% fewer shipments.
April 24, 2026
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administrator Derek Barrs speaks beside Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, left, during a news conference at the U.S. Department of Transportation, Feb. 20, 2026, Washington.
Logistics
Truckers Will Be Required to Take Commercial Driver's License Tests in English
Although drivers must demonstrate English proficiency, many states allow testing in other languages.
February 23, 2026
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DOT Says Hundreds of Truck Driving Schools Must Close Over Safety Failures
Investigators found unqualified instructors, failure to adequately test students and other issues.
February 19, 2026
A Norfolk Southern freight train passes through Homestead, Pa., March 12, 2025.
Logistics
Major Rail Unions Oppose Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern Merger Over Safety, Cost Concerns
The unions expressed concerns that it could raise shipping rates and consumer prices.
December 18, 2025
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy speaks alongside Derek Barrs, administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, during a news conference in Washington, Dec. 12, 2025.
Logistics
Problems with Commercial Driver's Licenses for Immigrants Found in 8 States So Far
The Trump administration has publicly threatened to withhold millions in federal money from four.
December 15, 2025
A student driver helps his classmate steer the wheel into the right direction as they practice driving in reverse, Nov. 17, 2021.
Logistics
Crackdown on Trucking Schools Shouldn't Disrupt Industry; Scrutiny on Immigrant Drivers Might
One trucking company owner says many of his drivers are “afraid to go to some of these other states.”
December 10, 2025
A BNSF locomotive pulls an automated track inspection railcar down the tracks in Valencia County, New Mexico, July 31, 2018.
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Railroads Will Be Allowed to Reduce Inspections and Rely More on Technology to Spot Track Problems
The companies say their inspection technology means that humans aren't needed as frequently.
December 8, 2025
A Union Pacific freight train, April 17, 2025, Eloy, Ariz.
Logistics
Black Men Fired from Federal Transportation Boards See a Pattern of Discrimination
Robert Primus and Alvin Brown were the only Black board members at the independent agencies.
December 5, 2025
A Union Pacific freight train in Eloy, Ariz., April 17, 2025.
Logistics
Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern Shareholders Back $85B Rail Merger
The U.S. Surface Transportation Board must still approve it before the deal can be completed.
November 17, 2025
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy at a press conference outside of the West Wing of the White House, Oct. 30, 2025.
Logistics
Court Blocks New Rules Limiting Which Immigrants Can Get Commercial Drivers' Licenses
The court, in part, said the federal government didn't follow proper procedure in drafting the rule.
November 17, 2025
A CSX freight train in Ohiopyle, Pa., Aug. 19, 2025.
Staffing Changes
CSX Replaces CEO as Union Pacific Merger Looms
The former CEO of industrial gas providers Linde and Praxair will lead the railroad.
September 30, 2025