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SEARCHOur second annual HDT Fact Book, aims to give you additional numbers and statistics that can help you in your business.
Trucking is a complex industry, impacted by a lot of other complex factors, from the economy to regulations to consumer buying trends. Numbers, statistics and data are a major key to success in the transportation business, whether you’re tracking how frequently you have to replace different brands of alternators or using sophisticated analytics to determine which drivers are most at risk for a crash.
This, our second annual HDT Fact Book, aims to give you additional numbers and statistics that can help you in your business.
The numbers on safety, for instance, may help you when the local paper or TV station comes calling. Industry figures help keep you on top of long-term trends and help you benchmark your operations against industry averages. And new this year, in conjunction with the struggle in Washington to pass a new long-term highway funding bill, is a section on highway statistics — perfect to refer to when communicating to your government representatives on the need for infrastructure funding.
We’ve combed through publicly available statistics and worked with researchers and analysts to bring you insights on the past, present and future of trucking.
Our hope is that once you’ve looked through all the charts, graphs and infographics and likely learned a few things you didn’t know before, that you’ll keep it handy all year long as a readily available reference guide.
View charts and slides showing data points from seven categories:
How a former commercial vehicle enforcement officer turned director of safety at K&B Transportation is embracing real-world safety technology.
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When the unexpected happens, how you react to, and deal with operational blind spots is critical. Here’s how to keep you recovery on track, when nothing is normal.
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As fleets adopt artificial intelligence for routing, maintenance, and load matching, new security risks are emerging. Learn where the vulnerabilities are and how to put the right controls in place.
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The long-awaited registration system promises a single portal — and tighter fraud controls.
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CargoNet reports fewer supply chain crime events to start 2026. But losses hold steady as organized crime shifts tactics toward impersonation schemes and high-value goods.
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Heavy Duty Trucking is searching for forward-looking leaders at trucking fleets as nominations for HDT’s Truck Fleet Innovators 2026. Deadline is May 15.
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Cargo theft rings plant operatives as drivers inside legitimate, fully vetted carriers, then execute coordinated thefts that look like a traditional straight theft from the outside.
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A modest sequential increase capped the strongest quarterly performance in years, signaling continued freight momentum in early 2026.
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More than 300 carriers across 26 states have been sent to collections as the Ohio Turnpike cracks down on toll evasion and delinquent payments.
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The American Transportation Research Institute will examine driver coaching, regulatory impacts — including the "Beyond Compliance" concept —and weather disruptions that shape trucking operations.
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