Truckload Breakeven Costs Cross $3 Per Mile

Mileage Matters | June 23, 2026

Truckload breakeven costs cross $3 per mile

Commercial Carriers Journal- Truckload breakeven price per mile is at $3.12 as of Q2 2026, crossing the $3 threshold for the first time in history, according to an analysis report by JBF Consulting. It is a 13% jump, or 36 cents per mile, since August 2025.

Federal & State Regulations

Risky carriers list would be 'obituary' for unsafe trucking companies

Commercial Carriers Journal- A proposed high-risk motor carrier list currently facing federal regulators could upend U.S. trucking capacity and serve as a death sentence for thousands of transportation companies practically overnight. The pressure on carrier selection standards reached a boiling point following the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Montgomery v. Caribe Transport II, leaving brokers vulnerable to negligent selection lawsuits.

Government

Need for speed: How could Senate Commerce meeting impact CDL training providers?

The Trucker- The Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Surface Transportation, Freight, Pipelines, and Safety held a hearing titled The Need for Speed: How Technological Advances Are Driving Transportation Innovation. As the freight industry enters an early adoption phase of autonomous and connected vehicle technology, the professional driver and the training pipeline that produces them sits at the center of every policy question Congress is sorting through.

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Operations

NMFTA launches cargo crime and cyber threat report portal

Commercial Carriers Journal- A new tool -- the Threat Report Portal -- where carriers, shippers, third-party logistics providers and brokers can anonymously report cyber-enabled cargo crimes and cyber threats is now available.

FMCSA website features fraud alert page

FMCSA.dot.gov- Many carriers receive questionable emails on a regular basis. FMCSA's website features a fraud alert page to check the most current scams before you respond to what look like a legitimate request.

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Business

Trump Says He Would Prefer No USMCA Deal

Transport Topics- President Donald Trump said he would rather the U.S. not be a part of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trilateral trade pact but sent mixed signals about an upcoming renewal deadline and stopped short of threatening outright to quit. The USMCA agreement is up for renewal by July 1, though the U.S. has ruled that out.