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April 03, 2026

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Friday Bulletin • April 3, 2026

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The Big Thing

A Senate Bill Would Make CDL Fraud a Deportable Felony. Here's What's in It.

The Dalilah Law Act was introduced in the Senate on March 26. If it passes, using a commercial driver's license while living in the country illegally becomes an aggravated felony — carrying detention, deportation, and ineligibility for asylum.

The bill goes further than that. If an undocumented CDL holder is found responsible for a death in a crash, the legislation calls for the death penalty.

It's named for Dalilah Coleman, a California woman severely injured in 2024 in a crash involving a tractor-trailer. The driver, later identified by DHS as Partap Singh of India, was allegedly in the country illegally and was arrested by ICE.

The Senate bill, introduced by Sen. John Cornyn of Texas with four co-sponsors, requires CDL applicants to verify employment eligibility through E-Verify or a state verification process. A House version focused on English language proficiency is expected to come to a vote in the coming weeks.

President Trump called for this legislation during his State of the Union on February 24, citing truck driver safety standards as a priority.

What it means for drivers: if you're legal and licensed, nothing changes. But the industry is watching this closely because the underlying issues — English proficiency standards, CDL fraud, foreign nationals obtaining licenses — have been festering for years. This is Congress trying to put a hard line down.

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News

Diesel Surge Slows -- But Don't Get Too Comfortable

After the fastest two-week diesel price spike ever recorded -- from $3.90 to $5.07 per gallon -- prices finally cooled slightly last week. Three regions saw small decreases, but California just hit $7.22/gallon, up another 35 cents. The run-up was triggered by U.S. and Israel military action against Iran. Fuel is still at yearslong highs, and operators without strong fuel efficiency or cost control are feeling it hardest.

Amazon Freight Now Has 80,000 Dry Van Trailers

Amazon Freight added 10,000 trailers since last June, hitting 80,000 units total. The company says the growth gives shippers more flexibility and faster response times -- but for independent carriers, it means more competition from a player that can undercut the market to fill capacity. LTL hasn't recovered from the Yellow closure, truckload capacity is still shrinking, and now Amazon is adding scale. Watch this one.

Freight Bankruptcies Piled Up in March

Small carriers kept folding in March -- from a 23-truck Puerto Rico fleet hauling U.S. mail to an Amazon Delivery Service Partner with over 100 employees. The filings span trucking, freight brokerage, last-mile delivery, and even marine transport. Most firms cited heavy liabilities against minimal assets. The freight market may be thawing, but the damage from three years of compressed rates is still working its way through.

Supreme Court Case Could Reshape Broker Liability -- and Hurt Small Carriers

The Supreme Court is hearing Montgomery v. Caribe Transport II, a case that will determine whether federal law shields freight brokers from state negligence claims when they select unsafe carriers. Brokers say the 1990s federal framework was designed to protect them from a patchwork of state rules. Plaintiffs -- and small carriers -- say that protection shouldn't extend to negligent hiring. An adverse ruling could expose brokers to massive liability, trigger consolidation, and squeeze the small carriers that depend on broker loads.

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