freight market
Truck Driver Pay Increased Despite Freight Downturn, ATA Study Finds
Truck driver pay continued to rise through the freight downturn, even as motor carriers dealt with weaker demand, lower freight rates and higher...
Dry Van Rates Rebound as Reefer Rates Slide and Fuel Costs Stay High The latest spot market update shows mixed results across equipment types, while a decline in diesel prices offers some relief at the pump.
Drivers watching the spot market saw different trends depending on what they haul. For the week ending September 25, dry van and flatbed...
Freight Rates Are Rising, but a Demand Recovery Remains Unclear
August data shows a tighter trucking market even as measures of freight activity send mixed signals. Freight rates and shipping volumes did not...
FTR To Host Free Webinar on Key Transportation Issues In 2026
FTR is inviting transportation professionals to a free webinar on July 9 that will focus on several of the issues currently shaping freight...
The Great Capacity Purge: What Truck Drivers Need to Know
The trucking industry is heading into one of the biggest shakeups in its history. Freight volumes are falling, regulations are tightening, and economists...
Signs of a Trucking Market Turnaround as Capacity Tightens
Truck freight in the U.S. slipped slightly in September, but behind the numbers, industry analysts are spotting hints of a market shift that...
Freight Industry Maintains Cautious Optimism as Pricing Pressures Persist
Two new surveys from Truckstop.com and Bloomberg Intelligence show that even with pricing challenges, tariff uncertainty, and mixed demand, carriers and freight brokers...
Tariffs Disrupt Trucking’s Fragile Recovery Says ATA Economist Bob Costello
Things were finally starting to look up in trucking. For the first time in a while, the freight market was showing signs of...
February Truck Tonnage Grows by 3%
The trucking industry in the United States recorded a notable 3% increase in truck tonnage this February, marking one of its strongest month-over-month...
Motor Carriers Encouraged to Contribute Insights to ATRI’s 2025 Operational Costs Report
The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) has officially invited motor carriers to provide data for its benchmark Operational Costs of Trucking report. Shape...
