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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 13 hours ago
  • ATA CEO Chris Spear talks on a stage at the San Diego Convention Center on Oct. 27, 2025, for the group's Management Conference & Exhibition.
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    American Trucking Associations’ CEO Chris Spear leaves position

    Spear is leaving the organization immediately, nullifying an extension to remain in the post through 2029.  

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    Retrieved from RNDC on Aug. 21, 2026

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    Republic National Distributing Co.’s $1B in debts includes multiple equipment financiers

    Among the unsecured creditors in the alcohol and wine distributor’s Chapter 11 petition is First American Commercial Bancorp for a $47.2 million claim.

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    Port of Los Angeles preps for cargo bump as shippers navigate global risks

    The port may see a 5% volume uptick amid Red Sea and Panama Canal concerns and is readying itself for the scenario in talks with operating partners.

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    Trump’s 50% tariff on many Canada imports in effect as talks stall

    The two countries failed to reach an agreement before Saturday’s deadline for the levies, with Canada vowing to “match those tariffs dollar for dollar.” 

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    100-year-old plus business TP Freight Lines shutters: Teamsters

    The Oregon-based LTL carrier has been under new ownership but faced payroll disruption, according to the union.

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    Estes Express Lines seeks to pay out more in bonuses than damage claims

    COO and President Webb Estes noted the 2026 goal while highlighting the LTL carrier’s improvements in freight handling.

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    XPO names chief legal officer

    Former General Electric and Thermo Fisher Scientific counsel Jonas Svedlund will oversee the carrier’s legal and compliance functions.

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    RoadOne acquires Higgins Transport Service

    The move expands the company’s drayage and intermodal capacity in the Charleston, South Carolina, market. 

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    Einride to add 500 Tesla Semis to fleet

    A two-year deployment will begin in September, tripling the freight technology company’s fleet size, the business said.

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    3 trucking firms in Alabama, California and Michigan file Chapter 11 bankruptcies

    Small businesses Anchor South Transport, Rambo Transport and Stoneman Trucking submitted voluntary petitions in court.

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    Obtained from Norfolk Southern 

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    Hub Group financial error fallout causes Q2 reporting delay

    The company continues to sort through its accounting missteps as it works to restate its financials dating back to the fiscal year ending Dec. 31, 2023.

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    How leading diesel equipment dominates performance

    Optimized trucks can vastly outperform industry averages, reaching as much as 12 mpg regularly, a NACFE report noted.

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    Kodiak to launch autonomous testing on public roads in California

    The action is the start to eventual coast-to-coast driverless hauling operations, according to founder and CEO Donald Burnette.

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    Retrieved from BNSF Railway on August 13, 2026
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    BNSF adds faster intermodal service in the Southwest

    The Phoenix-to-Dallas-Fort Worth route is over three days long and will run six days a week due to increased shipper demand.

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    XPO riding manufacturing recovery wave

    The LTL carrier is experiencing growth in industrial markets, which contributed to its Q2 tonnage-per-day gains, according to Chief Strategy Officer Ali Faghri.

  • An aereal shot of the San Pedro Bay ports, Port of Los Angeles and Port of Long Beach, provided in a news release on Oct. 26, 2021.
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    San Pedro Bay ports commit $40M in truck charging network

    Long Beach and Los Angeles ports agreed on the network investments along with developing financial incentive programs to aid the adoption of zero-emission vehicles.

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    Suburban Chicago carrier files for Chapter 7 bankruptcy

    Chicago Freight, based in Carol Stream, Illinois, reported nearly $696,000 in liabilities in the Aug. 5 voluntary petition.

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    Quarterhill lands $5M infrastructure contract in Oklahoma

    The company will deploy weigh-in-motion, electronic screening and other commercial vehicle technologies to improve freight movement along Interstate 35. 

  • A U.S. Postal Service truck backs into a dock at the U.S. Post Office sort center on August 12, 2011 in San Francisco, California.
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    USPS transportation costs climb as it adjusts to UPS contract needs

    The agency's transportation expenses increased year over year in Q3 as it shifted some volume to air cargo handled by UPS.

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    6 industry executives weigh in on Supreme Court’s freight broker aftermath

    Knight-Swift and Schneider National leaders say small carriers may struggle to transition in a legal environment where safety performance faces higher scrutiny.

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    Daimler Truck to build new US manufacturing facility

    The greenfield plant is expected to begin production in late 2029 as the company looks to expand capacity in North America and modernize its manufacturing footprint.

  • A Marten Transport truck driving on the freeway with vegetation in the background.
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    Marten Transport notes better operating environment for segments

    Notably, its truckload segment operating ratio improved from 100.9% in Q1 to 97.9% in Q2.

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    Obtained from Einride 

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    Einride acquiring EV charging management firm Flipturn for $38M

    The combination will double the company's existing capacity of energy under management.

  • Cranes unload intermodal containers from a ship at the Port of Los Angeles at night, with a truck in motion in the foreground.
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    ‘Early peak season’: Retailers stocked up for upcoming holiday season

    Data from the National Retail Federation projects that imports at major U.S. ports have peaked as businesses built up inventory ahead of new tariffs.