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    Trump tariffs and trade wars create trucking industry uncertainty in 2025.
    Josh Fisher
    April 2, 2025
    2025 was supposed to be the year trucking bounced back. However, Trump’s trade war creates marketplace ‘paralysis’ among carriers, dealers, manufacturers, and suppliers. ACT Research...
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    Josh Fisher
    March 27, 2025
    What do rising used truck prices mean for fleets? Could tariffs affect the used truck market? ACT Research analyzes how the economy, regulations, and policies indirectly influence...
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    Diesel and gas prices on the rise: Weekly updates and regional highlights
    Jenna Hume
    March 25, 2025
    Diesel and gas prices rose this week to $3.567 and $3.115, respectively. Pump prices remain lower than a year ago, but refinery switches push up fuel prices.
    Josh Fisher | FleetOwner
    Bob Costello, American Trucking Associations chief economist, addresses carrier executives during Truckload 2025, Truckload Carrier Associations' annual convention in Phoenix.
    Josh Fisher
    March 20, 2025
    Tariffs are creating uncertainty for carriers that have weathered a prolonged freight recession. As capacity shrinks and demand rises, the surviving fleets will ’start to feel...
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    March 17, 2025
    Hiring and retaining drivers is uniquely difficult among for-hire, long-haul, truckload carriers. Often dubbed “the driver shortage,” the issue could worsen as freight demand ...

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