Diesel hit a record $6.50 a gallon. What it means for shipper budgets, surcharges, and capacity, from the carrier side of the table.
The same person books the carrier, releases the load, and approves the payment. That is the gap no platform closes.
A carrier packet confirms who you approved. It cannot confirm who showed up, and after May that gap carries legal weight.
Thefts fell 26% last quarter and losses doubled to $304.6 million. The freight now moves through a compromised inbox.
86% of brokers hit by fraud name double brokering. The January rule tightened enforcement and left the security floor untouched.
28,000 drivers out of service. 30,000 licenses flagged. Why the audits still open are the part that decides whether any of it holds.
Shipper spending is up 28.1% while volume falls. Why the 2026 recovery is a capacity story, and what carriers should buy instead of trucks.
Local opposition blocked $98 billion in data center projects in a single quarter. What carriers owe the communities their trucks move through.
Cargo theft losses jumped 60% to $725 million as organized crews shifted from breaking into trailers to talking their way into them.
The supply side never cleared the way it should have. How non-compliant capacity kept a ceiling on rates long after demand stabilized.
Most shippers cannot name the driver hauling their freight. What the March 2026 CDL rule changed, and what to ask your carrier now.
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