Trucking News -- Page 13

LTL fuel surcharges have climbed more than 60 percent this year as freight volume returns to the market.

Data center construction and manufacturing demand are lifting US freight shipments as capacity tightens this summer.

FedEx expands its AI robotic trailer loading test to a Maryland hub as automation moves closer to wider deployment.

Trucking stocks post worst month in over a year as broker liability risk from a Texas jury verdict weighs on the sector.

Spot rates, rejection rates, and freight volumes hit new 2026 highs as capacity stays tight, FreightWaves data shows.

C.H. Robinson will appeal a $604 million Texas jury verdict in a freight broker negligent hiring case tied to a fatal 2021 crash.

US refinery capacity fell more than 250,000 barrels a day in 2025 after two major refinery closures, EIA data show.

Truckload spot rates for dry van, reefer, and flatbed freight eased last week, still up sharply year over year.

Trump administration launches Freedom Haulers initiative to move veterans into trucking careers via expedited CDLs.

EIA forecasts US diesel prices averaging $4.76 per gallon in 2026, easing in the back half of the year.

US trucking capacity tightens in 2026 as tender rejections hit multi-year highs and rates recover.

US truckload spot rates hit a record 3.83 dollars a mile in June 2026 as tender rejections and diesel costs squeezed car

Highline Warren plans a 170 million dollar logistics center in McDonough, Henry County, creating 160 jobs and adding Eas

ATA data: trucks moved 11.27 billion tons of freight, with industry revenue at $906 billion and 8.4 million jobs.

The I-75 and I-285 interchange in Cobb County ranks fifth among the worst US freight bottlenecks in 2026.

FMCSA intensifies enforcement of existing trucking rules in 2026, using telematics and digital records to flag carriers.

US retail diesel hit $5.31 a gallon the week ending July 27, 2026, up 73 cents in three weeks.