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    Trucks, trailers, tonnage: Trucking Dive’s data hub shows the state of the industry

    Five charts from leading industry sources capture high-level market data.

    Updated Feb. 27, 2026
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    ‘Dalilah law’ legislation calls for English proficiency testing

    A new bill suggests that anyone with a commercial driver’s license would need to be recertified by a state within six months.

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    Forward Air reports $28.3M loss due to freight market conditions

    The carrier reported a lower year-over-year net loss for Q4, reflecting its progress in integrating Omni Logistics.

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    ‘Dalilah law’: Trump calls on Congress to further restrict CDLs

    During his State of the Union address, the president pushed even higher standards for states in a proposed bill named after a crash survivor.

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    Trump’s tariffs: Tracking the status of international trade actions

    The U.S. has rolled out a deluge of tariffs, sparking responses from trading partners. Here's where each tariff – threatened or realized – currently stands.

    Updated Feb. 24, 2026
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    AAA Cooper buys site in Phoenix for $29M, per county record

    The acquisition comes as the LTL carrier is aiming to potentially generate $2 billion in annualized revenue.

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    XPO’s AI is helping provide real-time feedback of loaded trailers

    VP of Technology Erin Goheen discussed the new initiative that helps dockworkers and highlighted other use cases where the tech is overhauling operations.

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    PAMT reports Q4 operating loss of $38.1M

    Total loads in the carrier’s truckload operations fell 5.6% year over year. 

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    FMCSA targets ‘chameleon carriers,’ announces industry reforms

    Administrator Derek Barrs said the agency was introducing three new rules and other efforts as part of the overhaul.

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    Love’s will add 1,500 more truck parking spaces in 2026

    The company’s $700 million national facility expansion and site update plan will grow its truck parking spaces for professional drivers to more than 50,000. 

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    4th Circuit panel rejects Garten Trucking arguments in labor case

    Judges found that the evidence showed the business violated labor law in multiple ways amid a union drive.

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    Trucking groups weigh in on Supreme Court clawback of IEEPA tariffs

    The decision overturned one of the ways that President Donald Trump has sought to influence international trade, but industry leaders had different takes on the potential impacts.

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    Supreme Court invalidates Trump tariffs based on emergency powers

    In a 6-3 decision, the court rejected President Trump's claim that a 1977 law gave him the authority to impose broad tariffs globally.

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    USDOT says more than 550 driver training programs violating federal standards

    Trucking groups applaud national efforts to crack down on CDL mills. 

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    Kansas-based carrier files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

    Mast Trucking reported over $5.7 million in unsecured claims, affecting creditors such as BMO and Daimler Truck Financial.

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    Ryder Q4 operating revenue flat year over year

    CEO Robert Sanchez says the company’s balanced growth strategy has allowed it to work through the prolonged freight downturn.

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    Weak LTL market shrinks TFI International LTL revenue

    U.S. less-than-truckload revenue declined by 11% in Q4, but the company pointed to some early, encouraging signs in other segments.

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    Illinois at risk of losing $129M in DOT funding over CDL issues: FMCSA

    Officials say the state's commercial driver license issuance policies are compliant with federal requirements.

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    How a combined UP-NS railroad would alter market dynamics

    Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern say a merger will increase competition between railroads as well as with trucks.

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    Many workers lack access to employer-provided retirement plans, data shows

    “The bottom line is that if Americans are not saving for retirement through their employer, then they are probably not saving at all,” the National Institute on Retirement Security found.

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    Estes Logistics expands in Pacific Northwest with family-owned carrier

    The addition of Key Trucking now serves as a strategic gateway to Alaska for the national firm.

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    EPA eliminates 2009 endangerment finding

    Environmental Protection Agency head Lee Zeldin described the move as the largest deregulation in U.S. history.

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    Werner restructures one-way truckload business, takes $44M charge

    The company is narrowing its focus to specialized, higher-margin freight, including pharmaceuticals and technology.

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    Maersk expands ground network with new Southern California hub

    The logistics giant’s new facility adds 22 doors to expedite freight movement in and out of the region.

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    FMCSA issues final nondomiciled CDL rule, upping standards for states

    The final rule, which renews and adjusts an interim version from September, is set to become effective in mid-March.