Trucking Market Update - Week Beginning May 18, 2026

Trucking Market Update - Week Beginning May 18, 2026

From FTR | State of Freight by FTR

May 19, 2026 · 21 min · Episode 365

About this episode

This episode discusses a record-setting week in the trucking spot market and pricing, along with key economic indicators.

In this week’s episode of FTR’s Trucking Market Update podcast, we discuss a record-setting week in the spot market for truck freight and in pricing for trucking services in April and briefly recap some notable developments in Washington. Plus, we recap the week in diesel and crude prices and address several key economic indicators, including manufacturing output, retail sales, consumer inflation, and inventories. The Trucking Market Update is hosted by FTR’s Vice President of Trucking, Avery...

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Host: Avery

Topics covered

  • trucking market update
  • spot market
  • trucking services pricing
  • economic indicators
  • diesel prices
  • crude prices

Keywords

  • trucking market
  • spot market
  • trucking services
  • economic indicators
  • diesel prices
  • crude prices

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