Yes 84%
No 16%
SHIPPERS: Have you experienced rate hikes apart from fuel surcharges? Rate hikes remain commonplace, according to shippers, and the survey shows that 84% report rate increases in 2025 (apart from fuel surcharges), up 2 points in one year.
TRUCKERS: What legislative measures have the greatest impact on your business? Like any industry, truckers must keep a close eye on the ever- shifting policy landscape and how developments there can potentially benefit or undermine their field. In 2025, driver mandates are the legislative measures that truckers are most closely watching with 56% of respondents calling that area to be the one with the greatest impact on their business. Infrastructure comes in at no. 2 among legislative measures at 48%, but that issue has seen a 31-point drop among respondents since 2023. Meanwhile, energy policy/sustainability ranks no. 3 at 41%, a 15-point decline in just one year. Healthcare (11%, down 10 points in two years), vehicle weight (6%, down 8 points since 2024), and the Highway Trust Fund (4%, down 6 points in two years) also log dwindling importance in the views of truckers. n
Driver mandates
56%
Infrastructure
48%
Energy policy/sustainability requirements
41%
Healthcare
11%
6% Vehicle weight
4% Highway Trust Fund
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