
Dedicated Fleets Lock Rates as Spot Jumps 21% and Capacity Exits
Van spot rates up 21% since March 2025 while load-to-truck ratio doubles. Dedicated contract carriage offers multi-year rate protection as 200,000 drivers face…
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Van spot rates up 21% since March 2025 while load-to-truck ratio doubles. Dedicated contract carriage offers multi-year rate protection as 200,000 drivers face…

New Alabama training site creates direct pipeline from classroom to carrier employment as Southeast freight demand climbs.

UA Northark will resume four-week CDL training this fall after 18-month pause, using two FedEx tractors and 48-foot trailers donated to address driver shortage.

Fleets face vanishing truck build slots and tightening driver markets as 2027 EPA rule triggers prebuy surge, ACT Research president Ken Vieth warns.

Iowa refrigerated carrier's 2027 autonomous deployment underscores industry shift from driver-shortage narrative to long-haul economics and retention problem.

Cross-border carriers report capacity crunch as Mexico trade volume climbs faster than driver supply at Texas ports.

Employers added 115,000 jobs in April as Iran conflict disrupts global oil but leaves US labor demand intact. What that means for driver availability and shop…
Chattanooga carrier sees Q1 net income fall to $4.4M but says capacity is shrinking, driver pay talks are back, and rate momentum is building into Q2.