
Despite a modest freight volume gain to close out 2025, overall tonnage remains subdued, according to ATA.
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A newly released industry white paper from Noregon Systems finds the trucking industry headed toward a structural reset across multiple operational fronts.
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Don’t expect much good economic news for heavy duty trucking in the early part of the new year, according to McKinsey analyst Moritz Rittsieg. But there are signs that things could improve in the second half of 2026.
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A late-year spot rate surge has drawn attention, but analysts say the bigger story is slower freight demand, shrinking capacity, and what that means for trucking heading into 2026.
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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.
Read More →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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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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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 warned that freight rates remain “stably horrible,” but outlined industry challenges could prevent overcapacity from derailing the next upcycle.
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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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