small fleets

Used Class 8 Truck Sales Are Picking Up — But Buyers Aren't Going All In Just Yet The used truck market showed more life in March, and if you're an owner-operator or small fleet watching every equipment dollar, that's worth paying attention to. ACT Research reported that preliminary...

ATA and Six House Lawmakers Are Pushing HHS to Stop Stalling on Modern Drug Testing The trucking industry is turning up the heat on Washington again over drug testing, and this time the pressure is aimed directly at HHS. On April 17, the American Trucking Associations backed a letter from six...

Port and Rail Freight Costs Are Rising Again — And This Time It's Coming From Every Direction If you've been waiting for a sign that freight conditions are shifting, ITS Logistics just handed you one. The company's April U.S. Port/Rail Ramp Freight Index shows every major port and rail region...

U.S. Trailer Orders Jumped 42% in March — But Don't Pop the Champagne Yet There was finally some life in the U.S. trailer market in March, but it's a little too early to call it a full recovery. ACT Research reported preliminary net trailer orders came in at 18,800 units for the month, up...

If you've ever tried to fight a bad inspection record or a wrong crash entry through FMCSA's DataQs system and felt like the deck was stacked against you, the agency just made one of the biggest changes to that process in years. On April 15, FMCSA announced a DataQs overhaul designed to make...

For a long time, one of the clearest signs of how weak the freight market had become was the gap between spot rates and contract rates. Contract freight was paying better, spot freight was lagging behind, and a lot of small carriers were stuck trying to make bad numbers work. That gap is...

The U.S. Supreme Court is weighing a case that could have a real impact on freight brokers, small carriers, and the way freight gets booked across the country. At the center of it is a legal fight over whether freight brokers can be sued under state negligence laws for hiring an unsafe carrier...

Freight fraud is no longer just a shady broker problem or a bad load-board story. It is becoming one of the biggest business threats in trucking, and the criminals behind it are getting smarter. That is what makes this week’s reporting so important. The newest industry data shows that freight...

Truckload spot rates are finally moving in the right direction, but many truckers are finding that the improvement does not feel as good as the headlines make it sound. After a long stretch of weak freight, rates are rising again in several key segments. The problem is that diesel has surged so...