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Freight rates rise as trucking capacity shrinks, despite sluggish demand (opens the original)
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Freight volumes for August were better than July … or worse, depending on which report was viewed. In the meantime, spot freight rates may be nearing their peak for the current market while contract rates are still catching up. The American Trucking Associations’ (ATA) advanced, seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index reported a 0.5% decline in truck tonnage for August, on the heels of a 1.2% decline in July. ATA Chief Economist Bob Costello explained in the ATA release that tightened c
Carrier alleges unsafe trailers, seeks compensation for fires, repairs and operating costs (opens the original)
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Summitt Trucking LLC has filed suit against trailer manufacturer Fruehauf, alleging improper installation of brake system components on 100 trailers delivered beginning in 2023 and seeking compensation for resulting damage and expenses. “We’ve ordered 1,500 to 2,000 of those trailers over the years and have always had good luck with them,” said David Summitt, president of Clarksville, Indiana-based Summitt Transportation Group. The group includes Summitt Trucking, LLC, in business since 2003. Th
Good news, bad news: Trucking navigates a chaotic freight market (opens the original)
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Remember that old “fortunately/unfortunately” joke series of long ago? Like the skydiver whose parachute (unfortunately) didn’t open. Fortunately, he was headed for a huge, soft haystack. Unfortunately, there was a pitchfork in it. Fortunately, he missed the pitchfork. Unfortunately…. The moral, of course, is that good and bad news often arrive together. This was also the theme of FTR’s “Managing Chaos, Positioning to Win” webinar, held on Sept. 25, 2026. Cosponsored by Food Shippers of America
Reality check: No truck driver loves inspections — but everyone loves being safer (opens the original)
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Let’s face facts: No driver actually likes DOT inspections. After all, getting inspected by a law enforcement officer has something in common with visiting the dentist: Nothing GOOD is likely to happen. The best you can hope for is that no violations (or cavities) are found. Avoiding bad news is the goal of either process. The two events have something else in common: Like cavities, most of the violations found during a roadside inspection could have been prevented if the person responsible had
Voice of experience: Choosing the right CDL school lays the foundation for a successful (and safe) driving career (opens the original)
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Much has been written in recent days about federal efforts to shut down CDL mills. (If you’ve been living under a rock, so-called “CDL mills” are truck driver training centers that send thousands of ill-prepared and potentially unqualified new CDL holders to the industry each year.) While most drivers tend to agree with the public reasoning behind the recommended closures — which primarily involve failure to comply with English language proficiency (ELP) standards and non-domiciled licensing — s
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