This FTR's Weekly Trucking Market Update podcast (Episode 305) analyzes trucking market trends for the week of March 17th, 2025. Avery Vise, the host, covers the impact of new tariffs on steel and aluminum, discusses trucking revenues and diesel prices, and details spot market rates and volume changes for various equipment types (flatbed, van, refrigerated). Key data points include a 3.3-cent drop in the national average diesel price and a significant increase in flatbed spot rates, potentially linked to the tariffs. Listeners gain insights into current market conditions and economic indicators affecting the trucking industry.
