Economic trends

'Stop showboating': ATA president to UAW, Biden over unprecedented strike

The American Trucking Associations had harsh words for the United Auto Workers and the President as the strike began on Friday, with potential threats for trucking and EV transition.

September 15, 2023

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Economic trends

Biden blames major jobs report miss on COVID as trucking pulls ahead

Though trucking emerged with positive growth, the overall jobs report for August shows a roughly 68% plunge from analysts' forecast which President Joe Biden blamed on the COVID resurgence.

September 3, 2021

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Owner-operator income saw strong 2020 gains

The average net income in 2020 for leased and independent operators combined jumped to $67,742 in 2020, thanks to pandemic-related changes.

March 16, 2021

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Peering through the fog of 2021 spot freight and rates

We asked forecasters at DAT Solutions to peer through the fog and try to make sense of what lies ahead for freight demand and rates in 2021. The underlying forces in the spot market appear to point to a coming slowdown, though wildcards remain.

March 10, 2021

With the spot market jarred, we asked analysts and forecasters at DAT Solutions to peer through the fog and try to make sense of what lies ahead for freight demand and rates in 2021. The underlying forces appear to point to a coming spot freight slowdown, though wildcards remain.

Expect pandemic-boosted retail freight to stay strong, analyst says

Businesses that have benefited from the pandemic will likely stay strong even as services compete for consumers' discretionary spending.

February 26, 2021

Will Amazon and other businesses that have enjoyed a pandemic boost see it fade much as the economy reopens?

FMCSA's clearinghouse has sidelined more than 50,000 drivers

Most of the 52,000 drivers who lost their jobs in 2020 due to drug and alcohol violations have not completed their return-to-work procedure. Many are expected to find work outside of trucking.

February 10, 2021

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Analysts optimistic on trucking after chaotic year

2020’s strong second half and prospects for continued high freight demand bode well into 2022, FTR says. However, several factors will affect the timing and intensity of further recovery.

January 18, 2021

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California Highway Patrol said it won't enforce President Donald Trump's English language proficiency mandate as it's 'not part of California law.'

Enforcing Trump's English language mandate 'not part of California law': CHP

California Highway Patrol is not enforcing new FMCSA guidance mandating all truck drivers in the U.S. speak English. An Overdrive investigation into violations data shows which states do, and do not, enforce it.

If finalized, this proposal would remove all greenhouse gas standards for light-, medium- and heavy-duty vehicles and heavy-duty engines, starting with EPA’s first greenhouse gas regulations set in 2010 for light-duty vehicles and those set in 2011 for medium-duty vehicles and heavy-duty vehicles and engines – which includes off-cycle credits like the much hated start-stop feature on most new cars.

EPA set to unravel 'disastrous' federal trucking emissions regulations

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Last call! Just days left to compete for 2025 Small Fleet Champ honor

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OOIDA, ATA, Teamsters scrum in Senate hearing: 'Driver shortage,' ELP, CDL fraud, driverless trucks, more

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Truck-ownership traditions staying alive: Owner-operators Lucas Zach, Harlan Martin

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