Trucking News -- Page 2

EIA data show Gulf Coast waterborne shipments to the West Coast quadrupled in April and May after a Jones Act waiver.

Saia's Q3 contract renewals averaged 10.8 percent, but revenue per hundredweight excluding fuel fell 2.2 percent.

Old Dominion's Q3 LTL tonnage per day held flat at 32,194 tons while revenue per hundredweight rose 13.3 percent.

EIA data show the US diesel average at $6.352 a gallon, with double-digit gains in the Lower Atlantic and Midwest.

The Georgia Ports Authority opened its $134 million Gainesville Inland Port, expected to remove about 26,000 truck loads

Kodiak AI signs a deal to put its autonomous driver in 75 trucks owned by California carrier DTL Transport.

EIA's October outlook puts East Coast distillate inventories 32% below average and forecasts diesel at $5.19 in 2026.

EIA puts U.S. diesel at $6.352 per gallon, up 7.6 cents, while DAT reports Pilot Flying J diesel at $6.47.

FreightWaves SONAR data: second-tender loads cost 22.02% more, and contract rates reset 12.58% higher.

DAT reports dry van spot linehaul at $2.24 per mile, 32.8% above last year, with a load-to-truck ratio of 9.51.

NHTSA reports recalls of 384 trailers and trucks from Great Dane, PACCAR and Volvo, including a do-not-drive notice.

Aurora Innovation targets 30,000 driverless trucks and $5B revenue by 2030, with 200 trucks planned by end of 2026.

EIA map shows Hurricane Isaias tracking toward Gulf Coast refineries with 1.3M barrels per day of crude shut in.

Diesel makes up about 38% of Yesway's fuel sales as rising prices and West Texas truck traffic lift results.

SONAR's new Contract Rate Change Direction index reads 13.11%, up from 3.53% a year ago.

SONAR shows accepted truckload volume near 9,800 and a 13.5% rejection rate in a supply-driven cycle.

Marten Transport posted Q3 net income of $2.9M, 2 cents under consensus, as fuel and payroll costs rose.

Ryder will add 10% more rental tractors in Q4 as utilization hits 77%, the highest Q3 level since 2022.

EIA: May-September refinery utilization topped 95%, but US capacity is 4% lower than in 2019.

DOE will loan 315,000 barrels of heating oil as US diesel averages about $6.32 a gallon.