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The best ways to combat high fuel prices

While diesel prices remain unpredictable, fleet managers can protect their bottom line by adopting incremental aerodynamic, maintenance, and driver-focused fuel-saving strategies.

July 21, 2026

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Fleets paying more for less insurance coverage: 'It's like shrinkflation for groceries'

Despite declining crash rates, commercial truck insurance premiums jumped nearly 4% in 2025, forcing motor carriers to offset rising costs by absorbing more risk through higher deductibles and self-insurance.

July 21, 2026

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Workforce development

Crawford Trucking passed on to second generation

At 26 years old, Abby Ryan represents a young generation of leadership in an industry frequently dominated by older, mostly male, executives.

July 17, 2026

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Never mind the rates: Small Fleet Champ TFX 'finding ways to be more efficient'

Thomasville Furniture Xpress owners Scott Denmark and Scott Cruthis both got their start in the trucking business as owner-operators decades ago. Today, after long careers centered in the LTL furniture space out of North Carolina, the 2025 Small Fleet Champs ride on strong relationships, profits, and service excellence.

July 16, 2026

Road-to-rail conversion powers J.B. Hunt to $181 Million Q2 profit

Surging truckload rates make rail more appealing to shippers.

July 16, 2026

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Economic trends

Trucking cost per mile sets new record high

Trucking costs have jumped in three of the last four years and they outpaced inflation last year.

July 15, 2026

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Outlook and Benchmarking

A strategic inflection point for shippers: Why now is the time to rethink private fleets and lock in current transportation economics

New EPA emissions regulations will increase the cost and complexity of private truck fleets, making this a critical window for U.S. shippers to lock in predictable transportation economics.

July 15, 2026

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Small Fleet Champ Wes Oberman harnesses AI coding, builds custom TMS

Owner-operator Wes Oberman built a custom TMS built with Claude Code/ChatGPT assist, saving hundreds each month with a foundation of real transparency for his growing team of owner-operators.

July 14, 2026

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Tech boom masks consumer slump as shifting freight market hits record high

The U.S. carrier population has dropped by more than 50,000 in the past 12 months.

July 14, 2026

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Skyrocketing insurance costs put the brakes on big trucking profits

Freight demand isn't saving America's top transportation firms as rising insurance and claims costs cut top truckers' profits in half.

July 11, 2026

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Clifford C. Hay Inc., up from ashes, with new hurdles after crashes: Small Fleet Champ update

After taking over the family biz in 1999 with one truck, Clifford Hay II built well beyond a single unit, showing plenty resiliency and commitment to customers. Hay was a 2025 Small Fleet Champ finalist, and with the 2026 July 31 entry deadline fast approaching, the owner's regrouping after another big hit.

July 9, 2026

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Outlook and Benchmarking

Contract freight’s margin gap isn’t a pricing problem; it’s a timing problem

Stop training shippers to expect outdated rates. Execution-aligned pricing is the key to recovering fuel costs and maintaining carrier health.

July 9, 2026

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White hot spot rates pass contract rates for first time in 4 years

Trucking contract rates fall behind record-breaking spot rates.

July 9, 2026

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Two fleet safety tech providers plan to merge

Dash camera providers Nauto and Nexar are set to merge in a deal that brings together 10 billion cumulative miles of driving history.

July 8, 2026

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Trimble takes the spotlight for 'rumors' about potential unit sale

Trimble is reportedly working with Goldman Sachs to sell its transportation and logistics unit, but the company did not confirm.

July 8, 2026

Keller Logistics takes on the fentanyl crisis with 'Hope Hits the Highway'

While cause-based truck wraps are common, Keller Logistics is tackling a deadly crisis by equipping drivers with naloxone to fight illicit fentanyl.

July 8, 2026

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Outlook and Benchmarking

What trucking fleets can learn from railroads

Advanced technology and proprietary software are pushing Class 8 trucks toward a locomotive-style ownership model.

July 6, 2026

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Optimize your backhauls to cut down on fuel spend

Deadheading hundreds of miles between loads is one of the least efficient things a trucking company can do, so ensuring you have another load, or series of loads, lined up to get your truck where it needs to be, for the right price, is key.

July 3, 2026

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Don't underestimate AI's role in trucking's recovery

Without AI's boost to GDP, trucking faces a sobering economic reality

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The blind spot in fleet safety: When AI misses the crash risk

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J.B. Hunt eyes 2027 bid season rate hike to fend off higher driver, fuel, and medical costs

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Nussbaum Transportation CEO stepping down next year

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