Industry Intelligence
Weekly insights on freight markets, regulations, fuel prices, and everything that matters to truckers, curated from top industry sources and analyzed for owner-operators.
Cargo theft jumped 60% in 2025, a $604 million verdict against C.H. Robinson puts brokers on notice, and tight capacity keeps rates supported even as summer demand cools.
Read full reportThe trucking industry navigates a complex landscape of surging fuel costs, evolving regulations, and a recovering freight market, demanding agility and technological adoption from owner-operators.
Read full reportOperating costs are outpacing inflation while spot rates show signs of life. Meanwhile, a major federal crackdown on CDL school fraud could tighten the driver pipeline.
Read full reportThe latest ATRI report confirms what every driver feels: costs are accelerating, squeezing profitability to a breaking point. But it's not all bad news, pockets of strength in Northeast reefer and data center-related van freight are creating opportunities for savvy operators who know where to look.
Read full reportOur reports aggregate and analyze news from FreightWaves, TheTrucker.com, ATRI (American Transportation Research Institute), DAT Blog, and other leading trucking industry publications. We add context for owner-operators and CDL drivers, what matters, what doesn't, and what to do about it.
