trucking

Brits must brace for energy RATIONING. Aussies told to brace for ‘Covid 2.0’ price shock. Trucking leaders across America warn Iran war diesel surge could drive widespread consumer price increases. Diesel gas prices hit $5 a gallon

Brits must brace for energy RATIONING as Middle East chaos causes shortages, ex-No10 expert warns https://t.co/wcNsfx6Ee3 — Daily Mail (@DailyMail) March 16, 2026 Brits were today warned they must brace for energy rationing as the Middle East crisis continues. Former No10 energy expert Nick Butler said the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz by …

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U.S. trucking freight volumes, a key signal for the goods economy, are down 17% YoY. Hiring has fallen to its lowest level since 2009, and layoffs have reached their highest point since 2020.

We’re about to enter the retail holiday season. Give it a few more weeks to see the real horror. Trucking freight volumes, a signal for the goods economy are a dumpster fire right now (-17% YoY) pic.twitter.com/4YPkLJtHdu — Craig Fuller 🛩🚛🚂⚓️ (@FreightAlley) October 27, 2025 Hiring is at its lowest since 2009. But we’re still …

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The “trucker shortage” fake narrative has led to cargo thefts across the nation, trucking execs created this crisis and now play the victim

The American Trucking Association (ATA) is out here feigning outrage over cargo thefts like the Guy Fieri tequila heist that just hit 60 Minutes—24,000 bottles of Santo Tequila vanished in a slick double-brokering scam. For years, the ATA has lied to the entire country, federal agencies, and legislators about a “truck driver shortage” that doesn’t …

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US trucking volumes plunge 14% year over year, freight slowdown began with tariff turmoil in February

Supply chain jitters deepen with sustained trucking decline. US trucking volumes are down 14% YoY. The diversion in the direction freight market started in earnest around early February, around the start of some of the chaotic messaging around tariffs began. pic.twitter.com/FB8PDZCLhx — Craig Fuller 🛩🚛🚂⚓️ (@FreightAlley) July 21, 2025 Here you go… pic.twitter.com/KBrTFHqyn6 — Craig …

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“Mid-to-late May trucking comes to a halt”

"Mid-to-late May trucking comes to a halt" CNBC just published this chart. I've included some charts that show trucking demand right now (volumes, loads rejected, and avg spot rates) Where do you think they'll be in 2 weeks? pic.twitter.com/f8S24fcWIG — Dooner 🇺🇸 (@TimothyDooner) May 5, 2025  

The Coming Shortage: China trade freeze sets the stage for massive delays. Shipping, trucking, and warehouses to face brutal disruptions by May. Container bookings have collapsed.

The White House has put itself and the country in a bad situation but doesn’t realize it yet. Around April 10th China to USA trade shut down. It takes ~30 days for containers to go from China to LA. 45 to Houston by sea, 45 to Chicago by train. 55 to New York by sea. …

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Trucking volumes out of Los Angeles are equivalent to Thanksgiving and close to Christmas.

Trucking volumes out of Los Angeles are equivalent to Thanksgiving and close to Christmas. Thanksgiving and Christmas are typically the lowest volume days of the year. Truckers should avoid taking freight to Southern Cal, else risk having to deadhead back to Dallas to get… pic.twitter.com/fdF0JCozWO — Craig Fuller 🛩🚛🚂⚓️ (@FreightAlley) April 24, 2025

Credit card delinquencies highest since 2011. 275,000 jobs cut in March as layoffs surge. Trucking volumes have collapsed to near pre-COVID levels.

The pressure is not just building. It is bursting through the seams. More than 5,300,000 student borrowers are now in default. Another 4,000,000 are about to be hunted down when federal collections resume on May 5. These are not small figures. They represent lives unraveling under debt that was never meant to be repaid in …

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Corporate bond spreads surge, financial distress signals flash red. Recession fears mount as trucking index slides.

Markets are hanging by a thread, and most don’t see it coming. High-yield corporate bond spreads just spiked 60 basis points in a month—hitting a six-month high. Investment-grade spreads aren’t far behind, climbing to their highest level since September. These are stress fractures in the system, warning signs that something is breaking. 🚨WARNING🚨 S&P500 2008 …

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Trucking Data Show A Recession

via Tom McClellan The folks at Cass Information Systems spend their time gathering a lot of data about how much money gets spent on shipping things, and their data show that the U.S. is already in a recession of economic activity.  This week’s chart features a fun comparison I put together, comparing the Cass Truckload Linehaul Index …

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Trucking employment has been collapsing. Initial claims up nearly 20% since January to 242,000!

WARNING: Trucking employment has been collapsing This is a precursor to recessions since 1991 pic.twitter.com/QwxGaAGIZO — Bravos Research (@bravosresearch) June 13, 2024 US ECONOMY: UNEMPLOYMENT 📈 📈 Initial claims up nearly 20% since January to 242,000! 📈Continued claims up 6.4%, reaching 1.82 million. Economic pressures persist, underlining the need for support. Stay informed and stay …

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Biden’s EPA regulations threaten to cripple the trucking industry, hurting American businesses and workers.

from Fox News: The Biden administration finalized long-awaited regulations targeting emissions generated from heavy-duty vehicles, including trucks and buses, the latest salvo in President Biden’s sweeping climate agenda. The Environmental Protection Agency announced the new regulations Friday morning, and officials said they represent the strongest-ever greenhouse gas emissions standards of their kind. The rules will …

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Consumer confidence drop and declining trucking employment hint at looming recession fears.

🇺🇸 US Conference Board Consumer Confidence Expectations minus Present Situation -77.2 Leading indicator for #recession! Chart: @LizAnnSonders pic.twitter.com/nYsQcGlMBq — Alex Joosten (@joosteninvestor) March 27, 2024 As economic indicators send warning signals, analysts are keeping a close eye on the pulse of the trucking industry. The latest data points to a downturn in the number of …

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Did the bank fail because of bad trucking loans?

via dismal-jellyfish: Jeff Plagge (the superintendent of the Iowa Division of Banking (IDOB)), also issued a statement: The bank had a concentration of out-of-territory and out-of-state loans to one industry and incurred heavy losses on some of those loans. However, prior to its failure, Citizens Bank, the FDIC, and IDOB entered into a consent order in …

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Trucking Recession Deepens: Convoy Suspends Operations and Cancels All Shipments

  via Mike Shedlock: There’s some sad news today in the trucking business today that unfortunately has some people cheering. Digital Startup Convoy Is Winding Down Its Freight Business Digital freight startup Convoy, a business founded by former Amazon.com executives that has drawn a star-studded lineup of tech investors, has suspended operations and is winding …

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The UAW strike is having a massive impact on trucking volumes….

This one is going to hurt. The UAW strike is having a massive impact on trucking volumes. I haven't seen this big of a drop in trucking contract volumes outside of a holiday since the start of COVID. Contracted load volumes are down over 12%. https://t.co/7Kd2M98QnO pic.twitter.com/1aD3gwJ9Qt — Craig Fuller 🛩🚛🚂⚓️ (@FreightAlley) October 4, 2023

Trucking firm granted $700 million U.S. bailout declares BANKRUPTCY

via naturalnews: Yellow, the freight-trucking company formerly known as YRC Worldwide, is struggling and filing for bankruptcy three years after receiving a $700 million Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic-era bailout from the federal government.   Despite negotiations that went on for months, disagreements between Yellow’s management and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (Teamsters Union), a labor union in the U.S. and Canada, …

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The Beat Goes On: Another Bank Has Collapsed, Another Trucking Company Has Collapsed, And U.S. Consumers Are Tapped Out

by Michael Should we be surprised that we are witnessing so many failures all around us?  After all, the mainstream media claims that the U.S. economy is doing just great.  Of course the truth is that the economy is not in good shape at all.  Those in positions of power have been desperately trying to prop …

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