In this week’s episode of FTR’s Trucking Market Update podcast, we discuss a development related to the recent Supreme Court decision regarding broker liability and review a host of economic indicators related to the industrial, consumer, and housing sectors. Plus, we recap the week for diesel prices and the spot market for truck freight as usual.<br>The Trucking Market Update is hosted by FTR’s Vice President of Trucking, Avery Vise. As this information is presented, you are welcome to follow along and look at the graphs and indicators yourself by downloading the presentation.<br><br>Download the PDF: https://ftrintel.com/trucking-podcast<br>Support the show

Trucking Market Update - Week Beginning June 15, 2026

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Welcome to this week's episode of FTR's Weekly Trucking Update Podcast, hosted by Avery Weiss. Join Avery each week as he dissects everything from market trends to economic indicators to explore how these factors are shaping the trucking landscape. Download the graphics package at ftrintel.com slash trucking dash podcast and feel free to use those slides as you defend your

transportation thought leadership within your own company. So buckle up as we embark on a journey through the dynamic and ever-changing world of trucking. And now, here's your host, Avery Weiss. Welcome to FTR's Weekly Trucking Market Update. I'm Avery Weiss, Vice President of Trucking.

This is episode 369 for the week of June 15, 2026. Before we start, a reminder you can download a PDF with graphics related to this discussion at ftrintel.com slash trucking dash podcast. Okay, before we get to the data, I want to discuss the ongoing response to last month's Supreme Court ruling that lawsuits against freight brokers for negligent selection of carriers are not preempted by federal law. Now, if this is the first you're hearing about this court ruling, I gather you've been

on vacation for the past month and probably need to catch up on some things. In any event, as I and of course many others have noted, the significance of the court's ruling is not just in finding that brokers have potential liability. That was actually largely the status quo in much of the country anyway before the ruling. It's more that the Supreme Court has confirmed that exposure nationwide, but there is no more clarity in what constitutes negligence today than there was before

Trucking Market Update - Week Beginning June 15, 2026

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Trucking Market Update - Week Beginning June 15, 2026

Read the full transcript

The candid version is on a podcast, not the earnings call.

The candid version is on a podcast,
not the earnings call.