Tariffs have dominated international shipping headlines lately, as well as Universal Cargo’s blog. However, they are not the only action the Trump Administration is taking in relation to global trade,...
On Monday, Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed a new law that requires English proficiency by truck drivers. It also turns improper documentation into a felony for foreign-domiciled drivers. The law...
Tanker trucks wait at a storage and dispatch terminal of Petroleos Mexicanos. (Felix Marquez/Associated Press) Fuel shipments from Texas headed to Mexico have ground to a halt as the Mexican...
Tariff uncertainty pushing up transportation costs at US-Mexico borderUS importers and their Mexican logistics and customs partners are experiencing longer wait times when northbound shipments arrive at border towns, and...
Until March, for-hire trucking appeared to be stuck in neutral in terms of employment with little change in payroll job levels since October. Although some indicators of activity – spot...
Economic activity in the manufacturing sector contracted in March after two months of expansion following 26 months of decline, according to the latest Manufacturing ISM Report on Business. The Manufacturing...
Small Parcel: How to Navigate Rising Costs & New Opportunities Small parcel has seen significant shifts in recent years—especially as regional carriers and new technologies like AI reshape the industry. In...
After about ten hours and twenty minutes of reciprocal tariffs being put in place, the Trump Administration paused them, returning to the 10% baseline tariff on countries’ goods. Except for...
A federal agency has declared invalid the required medical certificates of several thousand truckers, and plans to remove from its registry of approved practitioners the two doctors responsible for them.The...
The Transportation Marketing & Sales Association (TMSA) will host its ELEVATE Conference in Austin, Texas, from June 8–10, 2025, bringing together professionals in sales, marketing, and business development from across...
