February 2025

Inspector Recognition

The inspector who noted the most UCR violations in January 2025 was Officer Scott Grimm, Illinois Commerce Commission Police. Officer Grimm issued 102 violations. Officer Grimm is assigned to Southern Illinois and works the border areas of Missouri and Kentucky.

The Unified Carrier Registration (UCR) Enforcement Subcommittee is pleased to announce the recognition of the inspector who issues the highest number of UCR violations each month. An annual award will be presented to the inspector with the most cumulative violations over the year. The mission of the UCR Enforcement Subcommittee is to increase UCR enforcement, standardize enforcement practices, support enforcement agencies, and provide education and training resources. For more information about the UCR Enforcement Subcommittee, please visit https://plan.ucr.gov/subcommittee-members/.

Upcoming Industry Events

Chinese retailers that sell on Shein and PDD Holdings Inc.’s Temu platform say they have been asked by logistics agents to start paying an additional 30% levy after President Donald Trump hiked tariffs on goods imported to the U.S. from China and Hong Kong.

While the Trump administration continues to dance a tariff two-step with its leading trade partners — tariffs on, tariffs off — the supply chain can likely expect continued frontloading by nervous shippers to keep ocean container rates elevated.