WIT Logistics LLC announced its plans to permanently close its Plainfield facility at the end of May, eliminating over 60 jobs in the process. The logistics company said the warehouse at 6032 Gateway Drive will officially close on May 31, 2026, with the notice being sent to affected employees back on March 11.
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Not long after creating a national outcry against rampant lawlessness in the trucking industry, the Canadian Trucking Association (CTA) has returned with a clear message for Ottawa that “promises don’t protect our roads – dedicated enforcement does.” Stephen Laskowski, president and CEO of CTA, recently stated: “we acknowledge and applaud the Government of Canada for taking a major first step by admitting the ‘Driver Inc.’ model is a threat to our economy and our safety and have committed to taking real action.”
WIT Logistics LLC announced its plans to permanently close its Plainfield facility at the end of May, eliminating over 60 jobs in the process. The logistics company said the warehouse at 6032 Gateway Drive will officially close on May 31, 2026, with the notice being sent to affected employees back on March 11.
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On February 18, 2026, FreightWaves founder Craig Fuller announced that “ICE agents in sprinter vans are showing up at truck stops and rounding up undocumented drivers, collecting more than 30 in a single two-hour sweep at one location.” He goes on to warn shippers directly: “if your driver is arrested, your cargo will be stranded at an unknown location, unsecured, and likely unrecoverable.”
Freedom Drivers (FD), a California-based alliance of immigrant truck drivers, is demanding immediate action as thousands of commercial driver’s licenses (CDLs) are set to expire March 6. Fateh Singh, an owner-operator and co-founder of Freedom Drivers, exclaims: “For an independent trucker, it’s devastating.. this isn’t just a job — it’s how I feed my family. If my CDL expires, the income stops immediately, but my truck payment and bills don’t. Losing my CDL can erase years of hard work overnight.”
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Over half of logistics jobs worldwide (60%) “are expected to change through AI and automation, but only 28% of talent report access to training and upskilling opportunities, according to a study by Randstad.” Randstad continues to point out “that its research suggests upskilling has not caught up with the digital transformation, leaving workers feeling unprepared for the demands of changing modern logistics technology.”
There’s an embarrassment of riches when selecting a trucking company in Wisconsin to work for, so Freightwaves has simplified the process by researching the 248 trucking companies across the state and helped highlight the companies that lead the way in “pay, benefits, workplace culture, and other critical areas.”
While the truck driving industry has always contributed to commerce, nowadays it exists even more so “at the intersection of innovation and necessity, transforming how goods are moved across long distances.” With that being said, the rise of electric vehicles and mental health issues has taken over the trucking news cycle as well.
Australia’s biggest listed tech company believes artificial intelligence will eliminate up to half of all logistics jobs, while making the other half much more important:.
“Wisetech Global has built a number of AI agents into its Cargowise platform that is used by more than 17,000 freight forwarders and third-party logistics providers to manage shipments around the world.”
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The Trump administration’s most recent move to solidify standards for commercial truck drivers, by flagging almost half of the driving schools as noncompliant, might not disrupt the trucking industry, experts say, but the heavy attention on immigrant drivers might.
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