Trucking News -- Page 3

Valero's Port Arthur refinery outage has trimmed Gulf Coast fuel capacity even as national refinery use tops 96%.

Dry van spot rates topped contract rates in June for the first time since 2022, DAT reports.

Class 8 truck orders dropped 31% in July as 2026 production sold out, FTR data shows.

Freight brokerage holding company Open Road Ventures adds three executives amid industry compliance shifts.

US Commerce Dept sets preliminary anti-dumping duty on Canadian trailer imports, affecting fleet equipment costs.

US trucking fleets post stronger Q2 earnings as capacity tightens and driver shortages resurface.

Refinery closures in California are set to push US fuel inventories toward their lowest levels since the early 2000s.

US diesel benchmark prices have risen for a third straight week even as crude oil futures pulled back sharply.

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.

ATA's Truck Tonnage Index held at 117.8 in April 2026, near its highest level since 2022, new 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.

FreightWaves SONAR data shows truckload spot rates and volumes reaching multi-year highs in 2026.