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    Trucks, trailers, tonnage: Trucking Dive’s data hub shows the state of the industry

    Five charts from leading industry sources capture high-level market data.

    Updated July 10, 2025
  • European Union President Ursula von der Leyen speaks at the NATO summit on June 24, 2025, in The Hague, Netherlands.
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    EU, Canada delay retaliatory tariffs against US

    Meanwhile, Brazil announced its own countermeasures while Mexico remains confident it will reach a deal by Aug. 1.

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    Northwest Seaport Alliance grant to fund EV charging depot

    Zeem Solutions plans to build an EV charging facility in the Seattle region that can charge up to 250 vehicles per day.

  • Donald Trump holds up a pamphlet that says "Foreign Trade Barriers" while speaking at a podium.
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    US plans 30% tariffs on EU, Mexico

    President Donald Trump unveiled the new duty rates, set to begin Aug. 1, in separate letters shared on social media Saturday morning. 

  • U.S. President Donald Trump speaks next to Canada Prime Minister Mark Carney during the G7 Leaders' Summit on June 16, 2025 in Kananaskis, Alberta.
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    US plans 35% tariffs on Canada imports

    President Donald Trump said the duties will take effect Aug. 1 while decrying the country’s retaliatory levies to U.S. tariffs. 

  • President Donald Trump attends a cabinet meeting at the White House on Feb. 26, 2025.
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    Trump’s tariffs: Tracking the status of international trade actions

    The U.S. has rolled out a deluge of tariffs, sparking responses from trading partners. Here's where each tariff – threatened or realized – currently stands.

    Updated July 15, 2025
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    Provided by C.H. Robinson Worldwide

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    CH Robinson aids shippers with LTL classification shift

    The 3PL’s latest artificial intelligence tool can manually look up or confirm the freight class and code for emailed LTL tenders in 10 seconds.

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    Southeastern opens 2 relocated terminals in Florida, North Carolina

    Together, the service centers add 106 net dock doors to the LTL carrier’s network.

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    Bilanol via Getty Images
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    Carrier exit blip explained by June data quirk: FTR

    The FMCSA reported more revocations of operating authority in June than earlier months, but the data point might be masking industry improvements.

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    Southeastern Freight Lines readies for NMFC overhaul

    The carrier installed 33 new dimensioners in advance of the NMFC changes, taking its total to 121, VP of Pricing and Traffic Clete Cordero said.

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    How A. Duie Pyle prepared for the upcoming LTL classification shift

    The carrier invested in both its research department and dimensioners to prepare for the National Motor Freight Classification overhaul.

  • The inside of an updated facility for XPO in Kernersville, North Carolina, with bay areas for loading and unloading freight.
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    Courtesy of XPO
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    XPO opens North Carolina facility, featuring 300-plus doors

    “It was a key investment for us,” East Division President Tim Staroba said.

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    Trump rolls out reciprocal tariffs for Japan, South Korea, others

    The U.S. detailed the rates it will impose on imports from certain countries starting Aug. 1 in mostly identical letters shared by the president.

    Updated July 12, 2025
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    DOT announces $180M for Florida parking — again

    The money is part of over $275 million in truck parking funding, according to the department.

  • Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks to reporters at the U.S. Capitol on June 27, 2025.
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    US preps for August return of country-specific reciprocal tariffs

    The Trump administration plans to reinstate the levies Aug. 1 after alerting individual trading partners of their specific duty rates starting Monday.

  • President Donald Trump shakes hands with an attendee of an event at the White House promoting a sweeping tax policy measure.
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    Trump tax law draws praise, criticism from industry groups

    The final tax package restores a 100% bonus depreciation provision, but a ban on overtime taxes fails to benefit truckers, stakeholders noted.

  • Trucks and cars traverse along the Beltway 8 highway in Houston.
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    Overall trucking costs moderate, thanks to some relief: ATRI

    Three areas increased beyond the cost of inflation: truck and trailer costs, driver benefits and tolls, the American Transportation Research Institute found in its annual survey. 

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    US manufacturing activity improved in June, but sentiment remains low

    Weak demand and price increases continued last month as a return of country-specific tariffs looms, according to the Institute for Supply Management.

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    Love’s expands travel stop footprint in Arizona

    The company’s Winslow store adds 81 parking spaces along Interstate 40.

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    Medical examiners’ records must be filed electronically: FMCSA

    Thirty-seven states are already compliant with the new rule, which aims to reduce document fraud.

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    Retrieved from Werner Enterprises on June 27, 2025
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    Texas Supreme Court reverses nuclear verdict involving Werner crash

    The state’s highest court ruled in the carrier’s favor, dismissing the more than $100 million truck crash liability.

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    DOT agencies withdraw speed limiters proposal

    The move was part of a "pro-trucker package" that also declared funding for truck parking and highlighted efforts to reduce regulatory burdens.

  • A workplace poster published by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is displayed featuring the EEOC logo.
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    Denver trucking firm settles with EEOC, ending 9-year lawsuit

    Western Distributing agreed to pay $919,000 for back pay and damages but maintained no liability for alleged disability violations.

  • A FedEx Freight tractor-trailer drives on the road. The industry will be closely watching the LTL carrier's spinoff in the next 18 months.
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    FedEx Freight announces C-suite leadership for spinoff

    Longtime executives with the company and an outsider were on the list of new roles shared.

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    Fed on hold to see if tariff-induced inflation persists, Powell says

    “A majority of my committee has said that they do expect to cut rates between now and the end of the year,” Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said.