Transportation Economy News Updates

The freight market gained some momentum in September, as shrinking capacity helped offset flat demand and pressure from fuel costs.

Mack Trucks President Jonathan Randall and Service Director Ashish Sadhu talked about the market outlook, product investments and preparations for 2027.

The trucking industry’s ongoing recovery from a prolonged freight recession appears to have staying power despite a mounting list of economic headwinds.

The report noted that added fuel costs are passed on to consumers through higher prices for goods and higher borrowing costs.

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ATA Chairman Greg Hodgen calls the annual Management Conference & Exhibition "invaluable for both professional growth and business success."

Tom McLeod said the industry is riding a rate rebound driven by the winnowing of excess hauling capacity that had contributed to a four-year rate recession.

The American Transportation Research Institute kicked off trucking’s annual effort to identify and rank the challenges viewed by stakeholders as most critical.

The record showed participants’ inflation outlooks were “highly uncertain” and the re-escalation of the Iran war “clouded the inflation outlook.”

American Trucking Associations' For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index also showed that tonnage was up 1.4% during the first seven months of the year compared with 2025.