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Cass Freight Index: July Shipments Drop 4.8% Annually as Expenditures Rise 9.1%
July Cass data shows freight volumes fell for a second straight month while expenditures kept climbing on rate gains; an...
Lithuanian Truck Ownership Rights Survive Belarus Storage Deadline, Lawyer Says
A Moscow-based international law expert says expiry of Belarus's special-parking deadline does not strip Lithuanian owne...
FTR Trucking Conditions Index Slips to 17.4 in June but Stays Strong for Carriers
FTR's June TCI dipped from May's record 20.4 to 17.4 as lower diesel partly offset softer rate growth; contract rates ar...
Truck Driver Pay Pressure Builds as Capacity Tightens Ahead of 2027
Sign-on bonuses and pay hikes are returning as carriers compete for drivers amid falling capacity, tougher FMCSA enforce...
22 States Sue Trump Administration to Block Federal Access to 17 Million CDL Records
State attorneys general seek an emergency court order to stop DOT, FMCSA and DHS from obtaining names, Social Security n...
Low Water Forces Berlin, Brandenburg and Thuringia to Lift Sunday Truck Bans
Berlin, Brandenburg and Thuringia temporarily allow Sunday truck shipments until 31 August as Rhine, Elbe and Danube low...
Trimble's Freight Unit Attracts Unsolicited Interest as Revenue Rises 5%
Trimble's transportation segment grew revenue to $141 million and ARR to $533 million, while unsolicited interest trigge...
FTR Trucking Conditions Index Eases to 17.4 in June, Still 'Favorable' for Carriers
The June TCI fell to 17.4 from May's record 20.4, still far above the 10 threshold for a strong carrier market. FTR sees...
Class 8 Orders Jump 75% Annually in July, but 2026 Production Slots Are Nearly Gone
Preliminary Class 8 orders rose 68-75% year over year in July, while a roughly 30% sequential drop signals full 2026 bac...
National Diesel Average Falls 9.1 Cents to $5.257 After Four-Week Run
Diesel eased 9.1 cents to $5.257 after a four-week climb, but WTI's rise to $82.95 keeps the annual fuel-cost increase a...
Trucking Rates Rise as Supply Tightens, but Demand-Led Recovery Remains Elusive
Over-the-road pricing has gained for months, but the improvement stems mostly from reduced capacity due to tighter CDL r...
ATA Chair: Secret Lawsuit Finance Hikes Trucking Costs, Demands Transparency
American Trucking Associations Chair Greg Hodgen urges Congress to mandate disclosure of third-party litigation funding,...
Germany Lifts Sunday Truck Ban for Key States to Counter Rhine Shipping Crisis
Rhineland-Palatinate, NRW, Saarland and Lower Saxony are temporarily exempting certain haulage from Sunday and holiday d...
Cargo Crisis on the Rhine: German States Lift Sunday Truck Ban as Water Levels Plunge
As record low water chokes inland shipping, several German states temporarily waive the Sunday driving ban for trucks to...
Trucking Sector Rebounds as Supply–Demand Balance Tilts Toward Carriers
Publicly held trucking companies surprised Wall Street with better‑than‑expected quarterly earnings, signaling that a ma...
Truck Sweeps Sideline 32 Drivers and 45 Vehicles Across Eight States
Multi-state inspections led to hundreds of violations and out-of-service orders for brake defects, CDL and medical-certi...
STG Logistics to Pay $2.2M to NJ Drayage Drivers as Bankruptcy Caps $80.9M Settlement
STG Logistics will pay New Jersey drayage drivers $2.2 million in a misclassification settlement — a small slice of the ...
Covenant Logistics Tumbles After Earnings as Management Defends Long-Term Strategy
Covenant Logistics stock fell 11% after second-quarter earnings missed expectations, while management argued its shift t...
EPA Proposes Ending DEF-Induced Engine Deratements, Offering $12 Billion Relief to Truckers and Farmers
EPA's proposed rule aims to end diesel engine deratements from DEF failures, saving truckers an estimated $12 billion wh...