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2020 Fact Book: Drivers [Photos]

This year's Fact Book stats on drivers gives readers a snapshot of the wages, characteristics and turnover rates.

Phase 2 of the heavy-duty truck greenhouse gas emissions and fuel efficiency standards mandated...

Based on its Run on Less Regional fuel-economy event, the North American Council on Freight...

2020 Fact Book: Sustainability [Photos]

Since fuel savings cover more than just costs and consumption, we decided to rename the Fuel section in this year's Fact Book to give it a broader range of topics to cover.

While both tractor and trailer sales saw a surge in October of 2019, those numbers quickly...

The trade cycle of Class 8 trucks among private fleets accelerated to 6.3 years from last year's...

2020 Fact Book: Equipment [Photos]

While 2019 saw surges in equipment purchases in the last few months of 2019, the COVID-19 outbreak quickly changed the landscape.

The Cass Truckload Linehaul Index is a measure of market fluctuations in per-mile truckload...

Spot rates were all about the old adage “what goes up must come down.” After strong growth in...

2020 Fact Book: Logistics [Photos]

In HDT’s 2020 Fact Book, this section deals with all aspects of logistics, giving a statistical look at how fleets are addressing available freight over the course of a year.

Motor carriers with just one tractor represent 59.1% of all U.S. carriers but only 8.1% of the...

In Q1 2020, public for-hire TL carrier profitability, at 3.8%, was down compared to Q1 2019, the...

2020 Fact Book: Industry [Photos]

HDT’s sixth annual Fact Book is a fascinating overview of our industry by the numbers. The following graphs, charts, tables, and infographics are designed to not only give you a snapshot of the industry at this point in time, but also to serve as a reference guide you can keep handy throughout the year.