As the battle between nations over tariffs continues, we discuss what we do and don’t know about potential effects on the trucking economy. Also, OOIDA’s Freight Rate Survey details the average freight rate, which went up, the average cost of operations, which went down, and much more. Then, truckers’ voices are needed to speak out on plenty of issues in trucking – such as broker transparency, lease-purchase programs and more. And freight fraud comes in many forms, but the result is often the same: A trucker gets ripped off. Now, two bills are targeting the problem.

0:00 – What does the tariff war mean for trucking?

09:46 – Freight rates ended 2024 higher than they started

24:24 – Speaking out on things that need to be fixed

39:23 – Effort would take big steps toward combatting freight fraud