Diesel trucking costs remain elevated even as crude futures retreat. This update tracks EIA, AAA, Samsara, refinery outages, distillate inventories, freight rates, and carrier responses through April 17, 2026.
The Great Freight Recession 2025 drags on with flat freight rates, weak demand, and rising carrier bankruptcies. Learn the latest data on trucking’s historic downturn and when relief might come.
U.S. cargo theft crisis is surging—costing the supply chain $35 billion a year. See 2025 data, hot‑spot maps, new laws, and eight proven fixes insiders are using now.
Explore how carrier closures last year affected the U.S. trucking outlook, from FMCSA authority trends to driver workforce shifts, and what it means for a cautious 2025 recovery.
Explore a comprehensive freight market outlook 2025 covering consolidation, recession factors, and strategies for carriers to thrive in slow cycles.
Explore why the trucking industry fuel demand remains stable even as fuel prices rise, highlighting the inelastic nature of fuel consumption in freight transportation.
Dive into the heart of the brokerage fraud epidemic plaguing the transportation industry, costing stakeholders $800M. Discover why urgent action and transparency are crucial for the future of the supply chain.
In the first half of the year, the spot market in Texas was boiling over, with not nearly enough trucks to cover the growing demand for freight. In the past month, the market’s been pretty…
Spot truckload freight activity in June rallied to record highs for the number of available loads, while rates rose to their highest points in nearly two years, according to the DAT Freight Index…
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