Cargo Theft Is Down 33%… So Why Are Losses Up? Here's a head-scratcher for your Friday: fewer thefts, bigger bills. Verisk CargoNet counted 547 supply chain crime incidents across the U.S. and Canada in the third quarter, a 33% drop from a year ago. Sounds like good news, right? Not so fast. Estimated losses came in at $230.1 million, up 12% from $205.1 million. Fictitious pickups, where a crook poses as a legitimate carrier to drive off with freight, still hit 138 incidents,

Most commercial truck buyers believe they don’t have to pay sales tax when they buy a truck. “I’m exempt,” they say. That’s only partially true. In this video, we break down the 19 states that offer some level of sales tax exemption for trucks registered with IRP (apportioned) plates, and what that means for your purchase. We also cover Florida, where sales tax is due at the time of purchase, and why it should be built into your budget from day one, along with insurance, regi

📉 Class 8 Orders Fall Off a Cliff, and Everyone's Pointing at EPA 2027 If you've been wondering why dealers sound jumpy lately, October's order numbers explain it. ACT Research's preliminary count has Class 8 net orders at 13,500 units, down 45% from a year ago. FTR's preliminary tally came in at 15,600, down 36% year over year and 24% below September. Both firms point to the same culprit: nobody wants to commit money while the EPA's 2027 rules remain unsettled. The uncertai

Enforcement, EPA 2027, parts prices, diesel, weight limits and driverless lighting — today's news for owner-operators, final mile drivers and dealers.

FMCSA hours-of-service pilots, the red-dyed diesel waiver, Arkansas enforcement results, Delaware's settlement law, trailer recalls and crude prices.

EPA's latest fuel proposal, Aurora's driverless ramp-up, Pennsylvania radar, DoorDash-Instacart and C.H. Robinson-RXO.

⛽ Diesel at $6.35: Your Fuel Bill Is Up About 74% in a Year The Associated Press reports diesel was $6.35 a gallon on Oct. 27, roughly 74% higher than a year ago and just shy of the $6.53 all-time high from late September. Brent crude sat at $110.24 a barrel and U.S. crude at $101.10. The Federal Reserve raised rates last month for the first time in three years, and the squeeze lands hardest on small operators who can't spread fuel risk across a big network. Owner-operators s

Ryder grows its rental fleet, Heartland flips to profit as capacity tightens, and Brent crude hits $116.

Welcome to Episode 1 of Trucker Tales, the podcast where we sit down with truck drivers, owner-operators, and trucking entrepreneurs for a casual conversation about life on the road and the business behind it. My guest is Daniel Asuzu, owner of Easy Go Logistics. Daniel joined me from the cab while hauling frozen bread from Dallas to Missouri. He drove for Uber and Lyft for three years before switching to trucking seven years ago, trained with C.R. England, and bought his ow

Your morning rundown for owner-operators, last-mile drivers and the dealers who sell their rigs. Friday, October 23, 2026. 🚛 Trailer Orders Go Nuclear While Class 8 Can't Make Up Its Mind FTR reported 43,059 U.S. trailer net orders in September, up 78% from August and 385% above a year ago, the biggest month since December 2022. ACT Research counted 42,700, up 311% year over year. Both point to pent-up replacement demand after a long stretch of lean buying, early openings of

Six stories from the last 24 hours: record diesel and the heating oil reserve loan, Tesla Semi production, International's second shift, Mack's 2027 outlook, September tonnage and Toyota's hydrogen refueling.

Seven stories from the last 24 hours: Class 8 and trailer orders, diesel at $6.276, reefer rejections, a $963K cargo theft, the Paccar MX-13 lawsuit and staged-crash fraud.

Three fresh stories from the ATA show floor: a 1,200-mile natural gas Cascadia, a trailer fairing claiming 3 gallons saved per 1,000 miles, and a lock-plus-landing-gear system aimed at trailer theft.

Six stories from the last 24 hours for owner-operators, final mile drivers and dealers.

🅿️ $200 Million Is Coming for Truck Parking Anyone who has circled a full truck stop at hour ten knows parking is a safety issue. The U.S. DOT announced Wednesday that $200 million in annual funding through the Infrastructure for Rebuilding America program will go to truck parking projects in 12 states. Named projects include about 260 spaces on I-91 in Enfield, Connecticut, roughly 500 spaces at five Pilot Travel Centers near Nashville and Knoxville, and around 106 spaces a

Your daily Trucker Tales rundown: the last 24 hours of news for owner-operators, final mile drivers, and dealers. ⛽ $8 Diesel in California: The Squeeze on Small Carriers California's on-highway diesel averaged $8.09 a gallon on Monday, according to the Energy Information Administration. That is up a penny from the week before and a touch under the September peak near $8.25, but nobody hauling freight in the Golden State is calling it relief. Truckers have been asking state l

Driver pay, driverless-truck beacons, OEM sales and orders, used truck prices and fuel — today's owner-operator and dealer news.

🗣️ English Proficiency Out-of-Service Rule: Comment Period Closed The comment window on FMCSA's August proposal to put drivers who can't meet English-proficiency standards straight out of service closed Oct. 9 with more than 2,000 submissions. OOIDA, signed by President Todd Spencer, filed comments backing the rule, arguing there is "no margin for error on the road." According to Land Line, CVSA stopped issuing ELP out-of-service orders around 2014, then reversed course in 2

Owner-operators have seen their net income increase by $7,000 or more over the past year, bringing earnings close to record levels, even though the broader freight recovery is still in its early stages. This information comes from ATBS, which monitors the financial performance of thousands of owner-operators. The firm's leadership is straightforward about the reasons for this trend: it is not a demand-driven boom. We will discuss this situation and explore how owner-operators

The load pops up on the board and your heart does a little jump. The rate looks great. The miles look great. For a second you are already spending the money. Then a quieter voice in the back of your head asks the only question that matters, and it is a question most drivers cannot answer on the spot. What does it actually cost you to turn those wheels for a mile? If you do not know that number cold, you are not running a business. You are gambling with a CDL. The good loads a