Spot rates rise sharply as trucking market enters late December peak season
Fleet Owner Jenna Hume December 25, 2025
According to FTR, dry van rates saw their highest levels since January 2023. The firm noted that “A spot rate surge was inevitable in late December but typically not this early in the month. Still, variations in when holidays fall during the week can disrupt seasonal expectations, so any confirmation of a sustained market shift must wait until at least January.”
Truck Tonnage Nudges 0.2% Higher in November
Transport Topics Keiron Greenhalgh December 23, 2025
“November’s tonnage reading continues to point to a constrained freight market despite the small sequential increase,” ATA Chief Economist Bob Costello said. “The index was also down from a year earlier, the second straight year-over-year decline.
Link: American Trucking Associations Press Release ATA Truck Tonnage Index Rose 0.2% in November
Rail companies wary of trucking's adoption of autonomous trucks
CCJ Jason Cannon December 26, 2025
"The rise in autonomous and semi-autonomous technology is a further challenge that the rail industry must meet head-on," wrote Jim Vena, Chief Executive Officer of Union Pacific Corporation, in the nearly 7,000-page merger application submitted Friday to the Surface Transportation Board (STB).
Link: Union Pacific Press Release Creating America’s First Transcontinental Railroad: Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern’s STB Merger Application Details Enhancements to Competition and Public Benefits
Trucking’s top 10 regulatory headlines of 2025
Freight Waves John Kingston December 26, 2025
In the wake of a new presidential administration that swept into D.C. in January came a wave of regulatory policy changes affecting truck markets. Here are 10 of the biggest that made headlines in 2025.
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