Trucking News -- Page 8

Diesel prices climbed again in late August as Middle East tensions disrupted global crude supply.

U.S. Bank and DAT data show spot and contract freight rates moving apart as fuel surcharges swing.

Freight data show truckload capacity leaving the market faster than demand is falling nationwide.

Fuel retailer groups ask EPA to preserve current diesel exhaust fluid rules for heavy duty trucks.

How FMCSA and EPA proposals become final trucking rules, and how drivers and carriers can weigh in.

US refineries ran at 97.4% of operable capacity in the week ending Aug. 21, an EIA high for 2026.

US on-highway diesel hit $5.65 a gallon Aug. 24, up 19.8 cents weekly and about 52% year over year.

RXO truckload spot rates rose 32.4% in Q2 and 43% so far in Q3, with contract rates trailing behind.

ATA truck tonnage rose 0.1% in June to 113.1 after a 3.2% May drop, with second quarter volumes weak.

FMCSA finished pre-tests on split sleeper berth and split duty hours-of-service pilots, with 2027 launch.

FMCSA sent its revised broker transparency proposal to OMB on Aug. 27, the last step before publication.

Averitt opens a 100,000 square foot distribution and fulfillment facility in Jackson, Mississippi, near I-20 and I-55.

Behnke Dedicated and Logistics acquires AG Freight of Piedmont, South Carolina, adding drayage and a Southeast base.

Saia LTL Freight opens a Buford terminal in Gwinnett County as Georgia freight volume climbs.

EIA data shows US crude stocks down 6.1 million barrels with refinery runs off 81,000 b/d.

US diesel averaged $5.65 a gallon for the week ending Aug. 24, a new high for 2026.

ATRI puts the 2025 average cost to operate a truck at a record $2.336 per mile.

A Georgia accountant faces 54 counts over an alleged fraud scheme aimed at small trucking businesses.

Brake and tire defects drove 39.1% of out-of-service vehicle orders in the 2026 Roadcheck blitz.