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Trucking is emerging from a difficult period, and the headwinds that have plagued the industry are beginning to weaken as freight volumes improve and capacity leaves the market.

More than 1,300 trucking executives and industry suppliers gathered for the Truckload Carriers Association’s convention to discuss efforts to navigate a difficult operating environment.

Tariffs have the potential to impact trucking capacity, freight lanes, and new and used equipment costs, and uncertainty over what will happen is introducing new challenges for trucking.

As the latest wave of AI enters the freight transportation industry, load planning automation has emerged as one of the more promising opportunities for trucking and logistics companies.

With delivery expectations climbing and freight fraud concerns lingering, shippers and logistics providers have had to step up efforts to vet and verify carriers.

Carriers are grappling with a tough freight market, relying on cost-cutting measures, operational efficiency and strategic revenue opportunities to stay ahead.

Transportation management systems are beginning to integrate artificial intelligence to unlock new levels of automation, improve decision-making and enable greater configurability.

In an industry as diverse as freight transportation, the operational needs and priorities of one trucking business can vary drastically from those of the next.

Transportation management systems have evolved to address the specific pain points of freight brokers as they bridge shippers’ needs with carrier capacity.

Demand for global air cargo traffic continues to increase amid ­e-commerce growth and ocean shipping constraints, driving prices higher as carriers and airports seek new efficiencies to maximize capacity.