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The Trucker: Signs point upward for trucking, but freight rates remain stubbornly sluggish going into 2026

Dec 31, 2025

The trucking industry received some positive news in December, helping generate optimism about an improving freight market.

Truck News: ECONOMIC TRUCKING TRENDS: Working through Christmas netted truckers a nice increase on the spot market

Dec 30, 2025

It’s all about the spot market in this week’s roundup of economic trucking news. And the news is mostly positive for truckers.

Equipment Finance News: 6 more freight carriers go bankrupt

Dec 29, 2025

Six freight carriers filed for bankruptcy in November, with some unsecured claims going well into six figures.

The Trucker: Sliding into 2026: Light at the end of the freight recession tunnel may be too late for some

Dec 29, 2025

Many carriers began 2025 with high hopes that trucking conditions were turning the corner, ending the long “freight recession.” The ones that still survive are hoping the same of 2026.

FreightCaviar: 2026 Freight Predictions

Dec 29, 2025

If “unpredictability” were the freight industry’s word of the year, 2025 aced the test.

Fleet Owner: Spot rates rise sharply as trucking market enters late December peak season

Dec 25, 2025

Spot rates increased across all major equipment types year over year, with refrigerated rates up 14% from last year.

CCJ Digital: Gradual recovery ahead, but full rebound remains elusive

Dec 23, 2025

Though the transportation market was largely stagnant in 2025, signs indicate a gradual recovery rather than a complete rebound in 2026, according to DAT Freight & Analytics’ recent report.

The Trucker: DAT: Load posts topped 3M for the third straight week

Dec 23, 2025

Load posts on DAT One topped 3.2 million, exceeding 3 million for the third straight week in the final full shipping week of 2025.

Overdrive: 10,000 CDL drivers out-of-service with English language proficiency violations: Where’s the rates bump?

Dec 23, 2025

Since the start of the year, commercial motor vehicle inspectors have placed 10,203 CDL drivers out-of-service for violating 49 Code of Federal Regulations 391.11(b)(2), the English language proficiency requirement.

DC Velocity: DAT: Truckload volumes for November sank to lowest point in 2025

Dec 22, 2025

Market pricing remains “inverted,” as contract rates were higher than spot rates in November, continuing trend seen since early 2022.