Our second annual HDT Fact Book, aims to give you additional numbers and statistics that can help you in your business.
by HDT Staff
September 11, 2015
2 min to read
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.
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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:
A new partnership brings free wireless ELD service plus load optimization and dispatch planning tools to fourth- and fifth-generation Freightliner Cascadia customers, with broader model availability planned through 2026.
This white paper examines how advanced commercial vehicle diagnostics can significantly reduce fleet downtime as heavy duty vehicles become more complex. It shows how Autel’s CV diagnostic tools enable in-house troubleshooting, preventive maintenance, and faster repairs, helping fleets cut emissions-related downtime, reduce dealer dependence, and improve overall vehicle uptime and operating costs.
The $283 million acquisition of FirstFleet makes Werner the fifth-largest dedicated carrier and pushes more than half of its revenue into contract freight.
B2X Rewards is a new, gamified rewards program aimed at driving deeper engagement across BBM’s digital platforms, newsletters, events, and TheFleetSource.com.
Cargo theft losses hit $725 million last year. In this HDT Talks Trucking Short Take video, Scott Cornell explains how a bill moving in Congress could bring federal tracking, enforcement, and prosecutions to help address the problem.
Cargo theft activity across North America held relatively steady in 2025 — but the financial damage did not, as ever-more-sophisticated organized criminal groups shifted their cargo theft focus to higher-value shipments.
A new partnership between Phillips Connect and McLeod allows fleets to view trailer health, location, and cargo status inside the same McLeod workflows used for planning, dispatch, and execution.
