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09/11/2026

Can Scania really challenge American trucks when it comes to interior cab space? What do you guys think?
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09/08/2026

Waiting for freight rates to drop back down? 🚛
Analysts say this tight market could hold through 2027. The industry lost over 50,000 carriers this past year, even as new trucks came online, and active truck utilization is running close to full capacity.
Swipe through to see why this looks like a plateau, not a spike.

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09/08/2026

09/07/2026

🚛 Happy Labor Day to the drivers, dispatchers, and everyone keeping freight moving.
Thank you!

09/07/2026

🇺🇸 U.S. Trucking Market Brief | August 31 – September 4, 2026

Regulatory & Registration Misfires Impactor Carriers: Critical data glitches in the FMCSA’s registration verification architecture have mistakenly flagged hundreds of active motor carriers with incorrect authority statuses, resulting in severe deadheading and lost revenue while dealing with administrative backlogs.

Engine Rule Revisions & Compliance Overhauls: The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has restructured legacy engine compliance standards following recent federal court precedent, granting manufacturers greater flexibility across component mixes while tightening oversight on cross-border operations and non-domiciled CDLs.

Post-Labor Day Cost Volatility: Although truckload cost-per-mile baselines hovered near multi-week lows entering the holiday week, high-frequency rate swings and climbing drayage expenses are forcing shippers to recalibrate their routing guides ahead of the fourth-quarter demand surge.

09/04/2026

You call that pulling a u-ey under an overpass?
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09/03/2026

Diesel just hit $5.65 a gallon, a new high for the year. Spot rates fell that same week anyway. Doesn’t add up on paper, but it makes sense once you look at what actually sets freight rates. Swipe through for the real story. 🚛⛽

Know your real cost per mile before fuel and rates stop moving together.
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09/01/2026

Unexpected combo
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09/01/2026

Laredo just moved more trade volume than any port handling goods from China, and it’s happening right on the corridor we run every single day. A border crackdown has pulled thousands of drivers off cross-border routes this year, trucking costs just hit a record high, and capacity is tightening fast.

👉🏼Swipe through to see what’s changing.

Tighter capacity means fewer trucks to choose from. Lock in a carrier that’s already running this corridor daily. 🚛
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08/31/2026

🇺🇸 U.S. Trucking Market Brief | August 24 – August 28, 2026

Truckload Rates Near Labor Day Inflection: While national truckload spot rates have drifted down from their mid-summer peaks, contract rates remain elevated. This seasonal cost softening is masking a tight regional capacity crunch ahead of Labor Day, leaving shippers with a narrow window to lock in routing guides before fall volumes surge.

Intermodal Growth Constrained by Rail Surcharges: Shippers continue shifting long-haul freight to intermodal rails to capture fuel efficiencies. However, Southern California throughput limits and rising Panama Canal per-container surcharges are squeezing the window for these cost-saving network adjustments.

Persistent Fuel Pressure and Cost Adjustments: High on-highway diesel prices and parcel carrier fuel surcharge resets are keeping total transportation expenses elevated. With carriers prioritizing equipment replacement over fleet expansion, structural operating floors remain firmly intact heading into the fourth quarter.