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Articlesby Deborah LockridgeDecember 1, 2025

Trucking in 2025: Survival of the Fittest in a Year of Uncertainty

Why 2025 delivered more uncertainty than recovery in trucking, and how smart use of AI may separate the survivors from the rest. An editorial commentary from Heavy Duty Trucking's Deborah Lockridge.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseNovember 10, 2025

Import Cargo Slows Into Major Container Ports

Import cargo volume at the nation’s major intermodal container ports should see its usual end-of-year slowdown in November and December.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeOctober 22, 2025

August, September Trucking Indicators Are Still Depressing

Although FTR's trucking conditions index improved to essentially neutral in August, U.S. trucking activity as measured by tonnage dropped in September to the lowest in three months, and North American Class 8 net orders in September were the weakest since 2019.

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Articlesby Avery ViseOctober 13, 2025

Is Trucking Capacity Tighter Than It Looks?

Based on data released in September, it looks like a tight driver supply might be closer than we thought.

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Werner Enterprises CEO Derek Leathers on stage at Wex OTR Summit
Newsby Deborah LockridgeOctober 2, 2025

Why Derek Leathers Says Trucking’s Longest Downturn Could Spark a Lasting Upturn

Werner Enterprises CEO Derek Leathers warned that freight rates remain “stably horrible,” but outlined industry challenges could prevent overcapacity from derailing the next upcycle.

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August 2025 trucking conditions.
Newsby News/Media ReleaseSeptember 25, 2025

Finally! Trucking Conditions Showed Signs of Life in August

Both ATA and FTR are reporting that August showed a rare second straight month of gains for North American trucking activity.

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ArticlesCover StoryAugust 27, 2025

Driver Pay Trends: Fragile Gains in Face of Freight Market Uncertainty

As trucking staggers into the fourth year of the lingering trough, drivers’ mileage pay has been showing surprising slow-but-steady upward movement since late 2024, but pay gains remained restrained by market malaise.

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ATA Tonnage Index line graph
Newsby StaffAugust 21, 2025

Tonnage, Trucking Conditions Indexes Show Continued Stagnation

The murky outlook for a recovery in the freight market remains murky, according to industry indexes released this week.

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Articlesby Avery ViseJuly 9, 2025

Why Aren’t Local Delivery Jobs in Sync With Consumers’ Nonstore Spending?

Why have local delivery jobs stalled while nonstore retail keeps growing? This column from FTR's Avery Vise breaks down the surprising disconnect and what it reveals about e-commerce and labor trends.

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ATA truck tonnage, May 2025.
Newsby News/Media ReleaseJune 24, 2025

ATA: Truck Tonnage Dropped in May

ATA reports that truck tonnage decreased last month, following gain in April.

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