Regulation
29 posts tagged with “Regulation”
California's Oakland Coal Terminal Law: Put Regulatory Optionality Into Export Capacity Contracts
Learn how bulk shippers can price regulatory, litigation, rail-access, and take-or-pay risk into long-term export terminal capacity contracts.
CXTMS InsightsOctober 3, 2026 · 6 min read
CAFE Standards Reset Won't Automatically Lift Auto Freight: Build a Production-to-Load Trigger
Looser CAFE standards may support vehicle production, but logistics teams should wait for assembly, supplier, inventory, and shipment signals before adding freight capacity.
CXTMS InsightsOctober 2, 2026 · 6 min read
Germany May Block a Logistics Sale to COSCO: Add Foreign-Investment Risk to Deal Timelines
Germany's reported move against a COSCO logistics acquisition shows why infrastructure deals need regulatory gates, control maps, and operational fallback plans.
CXTMS InsightsSeptember 30, 2026 · 6 min read
STB Economics Leadership Changes: What Rail Shippers Should Put in Their Evidence File
Build a defensible rail evidence file for STB rate, service, demurrage, and merger proceedings with auditable shipment data.
CXTMS InsightsSeptember 27, 2026 · 6 min read
Truck Engine Efficiency Rules Are Changing: Preserve Total-Cost Comparability Across Class 8 Bids
A practical framework for comparing Class 8 carrier bids as federal engine-efficiency policy changes, with fuel, maintenance, residual value, and regulatory exposure separated.
CXTMS InsightsAugust 31, 2026 · 5 min read
The Delivery Protection Act: Building a Cost-and-Service Model for New York City Parcels
A practical framework for modeling how New York City's proposed Delivery Protection Act could affect parcel costs, route productivity, and service promises.
CXTMS InsightsAugust 29, 2026 · 6 min read
Trucking’s Regulatory Supercycle Needs a Capacity Attribution Model
Learn how shippers can distinguish regulation-driven trucking capacity loss from seasonality, demand shifts, carrier exits, and equipment constraints.
CXTMS InsightsAugust 23, 2026 · 5 min read
The Two-Person Rail Crew Rule Survives Court Review: What Shippers Should Put in Service Contingencies
The FRA two-person rail crew rule survived appellate review. Learn how rail shippers can separate compliance risk from congestion and build practical service contingencies.
CXTMS InsightsAugust 13, 2026 · 6 min read
Why the UP-NS Merger Secrecy Fight Matters to Every Rail-Dependent Shipper
The Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger secrecy fight is more than a legal sideshow. It is a direct risk signal for fertilizer, chemical, fuel, and industrial shippers that depend on rail service.
CXTMS InsightsApril 21, 2026 · 6 min read
200,000 CDL Holders at Risk: How FMCSA's March 2026 Immigration Rule Is Tightening the Driver Pool
FMCSA's March 16 final rule restricts non-domiciled CDL eligibility to three visa categories, putting 200,000 drivers — 5% of the U.S. truck driver workforce — on a path to losing their commercial licenses. Here's what shippers and carriers need to know about the capacity impact.
CXTMS InsightsMarch 23, 2026 · 7 min read