It was a bleak 2025 for the trucking industry, with numerous bankruptcies, rising costs, and uncertain futures for many major players. “The trucking industry is facing the most challenging freight market in years, with loads down and costs increasing,” Groendyke Transport CEO Greg Hodgen told Transport Topics. “ATRI’s Operational Costs data and the customized benchmarking report that compares us to similar fleets are more critical than ever as we navigate rising costs and decreasing margins in this adve ...